Congress approves trade with China boosts Kern cotton plans
Chinese delegation visits Fred Starrh's Shafter cotton farm after the U S House approves a measure to expand trade with China The move aims to give China the same low tariff privileges as other partners and could boost Kern Tulare agriculture with greater market access and export opportunities for Central Valley crops.
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Shafter
Fred Starrh
U.S. House of Representatives
China
Kern County
United States
U.S. Senate
World Trade Organization
U.S
Bill Thomas
Kern
Tulare
Cal Dooley
Congress
Central Valley
Ribbon cut opens North Shafter Farm Labor Center
Dignitaries from federal state county and local governments attended the ribbon cutting for the 5 million North Shafter Farm Labor Center funded by California and the USDA. The 84 housing units for seasonal workers open July 1 with phase two adding more housing, a maintenance shop and child care center.
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North Shafter Farm Labor Center
District 5
Usda-Rd
Schraff
Carter
Kern County
Shafter Center
Robert Prenter
Tim Ennis
Wallace and Smith
Pierce’s Disease threats hit Kern and Tulare counties
May reports warn of Pierce’s Disease spreading in Tulare vineyards threatening Kern’s grape industry. Officials note Sharpshooter insects transmit the disease, risking California table grapes valued at $969 million in 1999 with a 15 percent volume rise from 1998. Assemblyman Florez seeks emergency funds. Gov Davis already funded $6.9 million for research and containment.
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Kern County
Pierce
Tulare County
Larry
of Ag
Starrh
California
Dean Florez
Shafter
Gray Davis
Gover
Davis
Serum as Scenes in Our Era
A fragmented OCR reads as a brief notice or column snippet titled Serum as Scenes in Our Era, hinting at cultural or medical topics. The readable text is sparse, but suggests a discussion of evolving scenes in society and science.
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Ichland
Patriotic Assembly
Tral Valley
Margaret Baker
Blyman Roy Asburn
Lamont
Dvent of Food and Agriculture
CDFA
Tad Bell
Secretey
Kern County Department of Agriculture
Bell
Bakersfield
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