December 13,2014
Tulare Biogas Project Gets $5 Million
Colony Energy Partners Tulare LLC will receive a $5 million grant from the California Energy Commission to build a digester for processing waste. The digester will produce 2.8 million diesel gallon equivalents of biogas each year, displacing an equal amount of diesel fuel used by trucks in the San Joaquin Valley. Colony expects to start construction near the Tulare WWT plant in the next few months.
Almond production generates more than 100,000 California jobs and adds $11 billion dollars to the state’s economy, according to a study issued this month. The report from the University of California Agricultural Issues Center says almonds account for nearly one-quarter of the state’s agricultural exports. The study tracked the economic impact of almonds at every stage of production, from growing through hulling, shelling, handling and manufacturing.
Farm Bureau Honors Shirley Kirkpatrick
Decades of service to California farmers and ranchers led to awards for two people at the California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting this week in Garden Grove including a Tulare County woman. Longtime Tulare County Farm Bureau staff member and agricultural advocate Shirley Kirkpatrick was honored with the Lifetime Service Award.
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