Posts By: Tim Linden

Deep Farmworker Roots Led to Broker Career

Mario Macias Mario Macias Co. Inc. Bakersfield, CA Member Since 1997   Mario Macias’ grandparents first came into the United States from Mexico in the 1940s to work the fields.  They lived in Texas and followed the crops working cotton and tomatoes and any other crop where the farmers were hiring workers.  They often went ...

THE DROUGHT: So Is It Over?

On March 13, 2016, after several days of heavy rains, especially in Northern California, 103,576 acre feet of water flowered into the Lake Oroville reservoir, which is about 80 miles north of Sacramento.  That was the most acre-feet that Lake Oroville had collected in a single day since February 2, 2004. The next day was ...

Charlene Fernandez, representing Arizona’s 4th District in the House of Representatives, which includes Yuma

(Editor’s Note: The questions and answers have been paraphrased for clarity and brevity.   Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Yuma, Arizona.  My father worked for the county in the highway department.  My mom was a stay-at-home mom.  We did not have any connection to agriculture except that I love ...

Insurance Industry Catching Up With Increased Use of Drones

With drone technology and use escalating at a speed much faster than the drones themselves, the aviation insurance industry has lagged behind a bit in figuring out how to offer coverage for drone risks in the commercial sector. Risk Advisory Director Greg Jones of Western Growers Insurance Services, said more drones are coming into use ...