Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera District Fair junior fair board member, Nikki Sylvester, and her little sister, Lilly, who are...

Madera Tribune File Photo Almonds, which held the top spot of Madera County’s leading ag crop in 2014, remained king in 2015 at a value...

Eleven local Future Farmers of America members will accept American FFA degrees at the four-day 89th National FFA Convention and Expo in...

In 2011, a handful of U.S. college professors and a few others began to build a political platform for a new party, but it wasn’t until...

County crop report slated for late August Almonds are harvested on a ranch in Madera County. Farmers throughout the county have begun...

Debi Bray, right, CEO of the Madera Chamber of Commerce, and fellow members, from left, Annette Kwock, Eugene Bell, and Jim Chin, help...

The art of farming depends on so many things. The weather, the soil, the right amount of water, proper nutrients and the careful use of...

A recent bill that would limit farm laborers’ hours from 60 to 40 hours a week could have the wrong affects, according to Jay Mahil,...