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Elizabeth "Betty" Ochinero Fry (83) passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Fresno, California to Tony and Anna Marie Ochinero. Her strong Catholic faith was an inspiration to others.

Her eternal optimism and sense of humor was part of her life. She was truly a miracle lady. Betty was a world traveler and especially liked her many pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Medugorje. She was an avid tennis player and Bridge player and she loved the many friends she came to know while enjoying these activities.

MADERA -- The start of the 2023 California Fresh Fig season is just weeks away, but California fig farmers are excited about more than harvest this year. A newly published research review confirms what the California fig industry has been touting for years: figs are delicious and nutritious. The review also suggests there are even more potential benefits with recommendations for further research in the areas of gut health, cholesterol, and glucose control.

"Phytochemical Composition and Health Benefits of Figs (Fresh and Dried): A Review of Literature from 2000 to 2022" was published June 3, 2023, in Nutrients, an MDPI publication, and was conducted by researchers from the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Center for Nutrition Research, Institute for Food Safety and Health at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

SACRAMENTO -  A growing number of California olive oil farmers, millers, industry professionals, and retailers are raising their voices in opposition to California Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry's overly restrictive olive oil labeling legislation, AB 535. As it is currently written, AB 535 criminalizes the selling of olive oil with truthful and accurate brand names containing geographical terms and establishes a concerning precedent for regulating businesses with geographic names and trademarks in other food and agriculture industries.

The proposed bill would make selling products with geographical names or trademarks a misdemeanor and risk criminal penalties for retailers and store employees selling such products.

LAS VEGAS – Thursday, December 12, 2019 - At 35,000 attendees, more than 1,300 exhibitors and over 1,250 investors, MJBizCon took over the Las Vegas Convention Center again in 2019. Now, the largest event in the U.S. hemp and cannabis industry is working with World Ag Expo®, the largest event in U.S. agriculture. 

Hemp Industry Daily is now the exclusive hemp and cannabis media partner of World Ag Expo®, focusing on the Hemp Education & Marketing Pavilion and Hemp Innovation Challenge in Tulare, CA, February 11-13, 2020. As a growing sector of agriculture, hemp will garner its own pavilion at the 53^rd Tulare farm show. With 30 exhibit spaces, a fast pitch innovation competition in cooperation with the Larta Institute and Plant Growth Group, and seminars each day of the annual show, Hemp Industry Daily is the ideal media partner to facilitate panels and share industry knowledge.