Flory Celebrates the Beginning
1909-2009

In 1909, the Flory family arrived in Salida, CA from Whittier, CA and built their home on the property where the Flory manufacturing facility is today. Flory began in the agricultural industry with custom bean harvesting in 1936. During the late 1920s and early 30s the Flory's had a 100 cow grade "B" dairy. Read Complete Story

Setton Farms Steps Up Safety Program

Following up on their voluntary recall this past spring, Setton Farms, called a town hall meeting in late June in Visalia, Calif., for their growers, and others, to explain what they did during the recall. Company officials also outlined their new food safety program now in place. Read Complete Story

July 2009

Robert Fiack

After a farming rice and row crops on 1,500 acres for many years, Roger Fiack decided to take it a little easier by farming almonds.

Beetle & Fungus Threaten Walnut Tree

A newly discovered disease caused by a previously undescribed fungus hitchhiking on a tiny native bark beetle, is infecting and killing hundreds of black walnut trees in California and seven other Western states.