Valley Edition: May 12 - Oil Industry, Politics, Vets On the Farm

KVPR | By Joe Moore

Published May 12, 2015 at 1:48 PM PDT

This week on Valley Edition we look at how low oil prices are hurting Kern County's economy, and why veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are turning to farming for a new career. We also get a report on why some DACA youth are having trouble renewing their work permits, and why raw food advocates have a problem with California almonds. Plus we talk politics with John Ellis of the Fresno Bee and about this weekend's Pirate Festival at Kearney Park with Diane Hull. And UC Merced scientist Roger Bales joins us to talk about why forest thinning could help free up additional water in California's drought.

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Joe Moore

Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).

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