Orrick Advises Octopus on French Solar Farm Deal
Orrick has advised Octopus Energy Generation on the acquisition of two French solar farms built on former military sites. These repurposed areas are now generating clean energy for thousands of…
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Mississippi Sheriff Used Inmate Labor for Family Farm
Bryan Bailey, the Mississippi sheriff whose department had been under federal investigation for torturing people, staffed his mother’s commercial chicken farm with inmates from the county jail and used taxpayer-purchased…
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Farm groups look to stabilize workforce amid immigration crackdown
As the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, California farm groups are working behind the scenes to influence legislative measures that would ensure a stable supply of laborers for…
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State Farm seeks emergency rate increase averaging 22% after L.A. fires
State Farm General, California’s largest home insurer, asked state officials for an emergency rate hike averaging 22% Monday, claiming the Los Angeles County fires have put the company in tough…
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New bird flu strain found on a California duck farm
A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in California’s Merced County at a commercial duck operation. According to the World Organization for Animal Health —…
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A rose’s journey from a Colombian farm to a parade float in Pasadena
A little more than a week before the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, Bob Mellano was counting flowers and coming up short — 50,000 roses short. Mellano studied his paperwork….
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Raw Farm CEO reportedly encouraged to apply for FDA position
Mark McAfee, the California raw milk producer who has been at the center of several bird flu-related product recalls, says a transition team for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has encouraged…
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Bird flu warnings are going unheeded at many dairy farms
TIPTON, Calif. — It was a late fall morning and hundreds of cows — black and white splattered Holsteins and cappuccino-colored Jerseys — milled about a San Joaquin Valley dairy farm…
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A paradox has settled across California’s velvet green fields and orchards. California farmers, who are some of the most ardent supporters of Donald Trump, would seem…
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State inspectors investigating Knott’s Berry Farm ride malfunction – Orange County Register
State inspectors are investigating a ride malfunction at Knott’s Berry Farm that left nearly two dozen thrill seekers stranded in the air for more than two hours when a six-story…
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Riders left dangling in midair on Knott’s Berry Farm ride
About 20 thrill-seekers were left dangling midair after one of Knott’s Berry Farm’s rides malfunctioned. Amusement park staff took more than two hours to safely evacuate the riders on Monday…
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Beekeeper mourns millions of bees killed in Mountain fire
On the morning the Mountain fire erupted, wind gusts were so strong in Somis that several of the sturdy wooden boxes that housed Eduardo Flores’s bee colonies had already blown…
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Teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Canadian health officials announced Tuesday that a teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu from an unknown source is in critical condition. According to British Columbia Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry,…
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Officials say H5N1 bird flu has infected a pig in Oregon
Oregon state and federal officials confirmed Wednesday that H5N1 bird flu was found in a pig living Crook County — the first such swine infection reported in the current outbreak….
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California authorities say they broke up farm equipment theft ring
A multimillion-dollar theft ring operation in which heavy farm equipment was stolen from California’s San Joaquin Valley and transported to Mexico has been dismantled, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has…
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Navigating a world-record corn maze tests the human psyche
DIXON, Calif. — Deep inside one of the world’s largest corn mazes, where the tri-tip sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream purchased at the concession stand have become but a memory and…
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With Scary Farm, Knott’s shows how to do theme parks right – Press Enterprise
Is it wrong to wish that Knott’s Berry Farm could be more like Knott’s Scary Farm? This is not a wish for Knott’s to adopt a boundary-to-boundary haunt theme all…
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More California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu
California officials have identified three new outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in Central Valley dairy herds, bringing the total number of infected farms to six. Wednesday’s announcement comes as health…
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Bowman II v State Farm Fire and Casualty Co Decision
Exercising its newly expanded jurisdiction that now permits Virginia’s intermediate appellate courts to hear insurance coverage disputes, the Court of Appeals recently reversed a lower court decision that allowed a…
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Barn beside Knott’s Berry Farm catches fire, no injuries reported – Orange County Register
A vacant barn in Buena Park, located beside Knott’s Berry Farm, caught fire Thursday, Nov. 23. The blaze was reported around 6:30 p.m. on the 7800 block of Western Avenue,…
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