the fact of the matter is it is a labor force that has become increasingly difficult for california agriculture to secure on a regular basis. we are part of discussions when it comes to immigration reform in how do we get individuals into this country to work with us? >> this weekend, we are featuring the history of fresno, california together with our comcast cable partners. ♪ >> the commanding general determined that all japanese within the coastal areas should move inland. notices were posted. all persons of japanese descent were required to register. >> we have to put ourselves in their shoes in 1942 and not think through the lens of 2017. things were very different back then. we have to explain to people the environment people were in so they can understand how people endure that. we are at the special collection research center at california state university fresno. we are here to talk about the 75th anniversary of the executive order 9066 that franklin roosevelt signed on february 19, 1942. after the bombing of pearl harbor, the president franklin roosevelt decided that japanese american

immigrants and imn that affected my family when the first arrived from japan and understanding california agriculture that is swirling and churning and growing, expanding are, all at the same time, this whole issue of immigrants and immigration are part of the fabric of agriculture. it continues today. so that the workers that we have are part of this whole new definition of what does it mean to be an american and an immigrant, and they're all part of the food system that we have. i hope people take away from my stories and my books a sense of authenticity. this is the real world. i'm not a journalist who spends one summer on a farm and then writes about food. i've lived this. my family has been part of this for generations. this is what i live and breathe, and hurt from at the same time because i try to write about that authentic life of farming and being a family the same time and the struggles and challenges we have within that, economic forces, environmental. climate change, prices, shifting weather, those are all part of what we do here on the farm. that's part of, again, the story of food that

and understanding california agriculture expanding all at the same time, this whole issue of immigrantsimmigration. so we have this haunted definition of what does it mean to be an american and an immigrant? and they are all part of the food system that we have. i hope people take away from my stories and my books, a sense of authenticity. this is the real world. i am not a journalist who spends one summer on a farm and then writes about food. i have lived this, my family has been part of this for generations. this is what i live and breathe and hurt from at the same time as i try to write about that authentic life of farming and being a family at the same time and the struggles and challenges we have within that. economic forces, environmental climate change, prices, shifting weather. those are all parts of what we do here on the farm. that is part of again, the story of food that i try to write about. i hope people take away that will taste of the food from the stories that i write. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to fresno and the many other destinations on our city

of immigration that affected my family when they first arrived in japan, and understanding california agriculturet is swirling and turning and growing and expanding, all it was a time this whole issue of immigrants are part of the fabric of agriculture. the workers that we have are part of this whole new definition of what does it mean to be an american and an immigrant? they're all part of the food system we have. hope people take away from my stories of my books a sense of authenticity. this is the real world. i am not a journalist spends one summer on the farm and then writes about food. i have lived it, my family has been part of it for generations. .his is what i live and breathe i try to write about that authentic life of farming and being a family at the same time, and the struggles and challenges we have come economic forces, climate change, prices shifting weather. that is all part of what we do on the farm. that is the story of food that i try to write about. -- pe people take away of my book's patents, parlors, and pretty women. one of the real kind of jumping off points of this aside

the history of theodore kearny, an early contributor to the development of agriculture in fresno and stablished the california raisin growers association. >> he especially was interested n growing of raisins and he wanted to get together a co-op of raisin growers to structure pricing, control quality and other reasons. >> watch the city tour of california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3 working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. at

a local farmer about some of the challenges he and others in california face today. >> one thing we talk about when istalk about agriculture diversity. this one single county has over 400 different is diversity. this one single county has over 400 different crops and commodities. >> later, visit fresno state to look at items that help tell the story of japanese-american internment camps during world war ii. >> one of the main goals of this exhibition>> is to explain to people what happened and how the people actually felt themselves who were in those camps. >> we begin the hour with a visit to the home of one of fresno's early agriculture pioneers. ruth lang: we are in the kearney mansion. this was the managers residence. mr. kearney did not intend to live here or mentally. he at plans for a grander chateau to be built on the property. he's lived here for years until he died. mr. kearney was really a self-made man. he was not born here in california. he was born in liverpool, england. his family immigrated. they settled in a suburb of boston. and he went to commercial college, learned how to be a businessman. and he worked

california's central valley. >> they have a very vibrant agricultural community partly because when immigrants came, this was the only entry for them into the american economy. history tv oncan c-span3, the history of farming and agriculture in fresno from county director jacobson. only region like this found in the united states. >> we will tour a museum and learn about an early contributor to agriculture in fresno. >> he especially was interested in the growing of raisins, and he wanted to get a co-op of reason growers to structure the pricing, and control the quality. tour of the c-span's fresno, california. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> a federal judge in seattle has temporarily blocked president trump's executive order on immigrants and refugees. this is from bloomberg. the ruling saying washington state and minnesota can sue over the executive order, saying the states economies and residents could be injured by the band. the judge is a george h w bush appointee and the ruling in seattle came after an earlier ruling from a federal judge in boston said the order

his will left everything to the university of california berkeley so they could build an agriculture arl college out here. again, they chose not to complete the chateau and still continued to use it as a ranch. it would have been beautiful to have that, but, unfortunately, it didn't ever happen that we had a chateau fresno here in fresno. this is kearny's private office. this office is very similar to how it looked when mr. kearny lived here. in fact, as we walk through the house, we always have pictures of what the house looked like when mr. kearny lived here. and this is what it looked like in 1903. it almost looks the same way today. very similar to how it was when mr. kearny lived here. we kind of have a little hole in the wall there to show everybody what the structure is made out of. it's made out of adobe bricks, about two feet thick. that was very good for insulation to keep the house warm in the winter and cool in the summer, before we had air conditioning or heating. when the -- they started to excavate the land out here, it really was like a sandy plain. not much out here.

california's central valley. >> they had a very vibrant agricultural, partly because when the immigrants first came this was the only entry point for a lot of them in er

in the h1b 1 visas aside like tech companies, et cetera to the low end workers in the agricultural fields of california for example, you know, what this does is it allows an increase in z-ild and unskilled labor into the country and we need that. so immigrants are the life blood of this country and any denial of its economic benefit is clearly somebody who missed econ. it's a very good thing. >> what about the fact that the administration most likely will come out with a statement, we don't know what they plan to do. there are several avenues that they have one of which includes an appeal to the supreme court. does that -- >> that's what they're going to do. so trump's already tweeted just now i'll see you in court. so we're going to go to the supreme court. he's going to lose. it's an unconstitutional executive order. the judiciary does supercede the executive branch in this area and he's going to lose and i think it's a great thing for the american brand to approve that trump can't just do what he wants. >> my question which is more germane perhaps to our viewers is does that, the discussion and the

speaker, i just came back from the organizing committee meeting with my good friend from california for the house agriculture committee. i appreciate the opportunity to work with this gentleman and all the folks that serve on that committee that really provides policy to our nation's agriculture industry. it's about making sure that americans have access to affordable, high-quality and safe food. i actually look at the agriculture committee as well as having a duo mission of making sure that the rule economies of our nation are robust or successful. today, i, mr. speaker, rise first of all to say thank you and farewell to scott graves, staff director of the house agriculture committee, an individual that has served well for many years. mr. speaker, as you know, there's a right way to do business here in the house and scott graves has understood what it takes to manage the agriculture committee. the chairman's personal affairs and agenda. but he's also found time to help out members of this committee from both sides of the aisle. knowing is one thing, execution is everything. i've always been impressed with t

it is strongest in the heart of the farm belt, but even california fruits investable is, essentially all of american agriculturalome weight tends to be export dependent, and all can be affected by whatever calculation takes place in trade. carol: as we talk about these issues, rolling back trade agreements, is we need to understand the numbers and facts involved in the situations. you mention about one quarter of the u.s. soybean crop go straight to china. china, canada, and mexico, are the top farm goods buyers. these are important relationships. >> it is a relationship that can become undone quickly. the u.s. has always been the buyer of last resort. if other countries have droughts or trade disruptions, you can count on americans to have a stable stock that you can buy. the u.s. is less and less the only game in town. south america, argentina and brazil ramping up their crops. the former soviet union countries now overtaking the u.s. as the leading exporter of grain, so it is not like other countries don't have another place to turn. the problem is they start buying from those countries, that crop has to go s

his will left everything to the university of california-berkeley, so they could build and make a cultural college out here. -- build and make an agricultural college at here. they chose not to complete the chateau, and still continue to use it as a wrench. it would have been beautiful to have that, but unfortunately, it did never happen and we did not have a chateau fresno here in fresno. this is mr. kearney's private office. this is very similar to how it looked when mr. kearney lived here. as we walked through the house, we have pictures of what the house looked like when mr. kearney lived here. it is very similar to how it was when mr. kearney lived here. we have this in the wall here to show people what the structure is made out of, and that is adobe brick. it's about two feet thick, and it was very good insulation to keep the house warm in the winter and cool in the summer before we had air-conditioning and heating. when they started to excavate the land out here, it really was a sandy plain. not much out here. there was some vegetation, maybe some trees, but you can really get a sense of what it looked like when they did the groundbr

history of martin theodore kearney, an early contributor to the development of agriculture in fresno and established the california raisin growers. >> a co-op to structure the pricing. >> watch c-span's cities tour fresno california at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3 working with cable affiliate and visiting cities across the country. >> for welcoming our founder, ishmael reed, to the stage, i want to say a few words about nick terrorist who received the american book award this year for tomorrow's battlefield, us proxy wars and secret ops in africa. nick was

on american history tv on c-span3 the history of farming and agriculture from fresno, california, ryan jacobson. we're the only one found in the united states. >> and we'll visit the historic mansion museum and learn about the and establish the california raisin growers association. >> he especially was interested in the growing of raisins and he wanted to get together a coop of raisin growers to structure the pricing and quality of raisins. >> watch c span city tours of fres noe, california on c-span 2. he looks an unemployment numbers, inflation and the gross domestic product growth rate. speaking in front of the snet budget committee. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> first let me say thank you for this report. speaking for all members of the committee i appreciate t

. >> reporter: but the country's largest agricultural concerning the new warning label on roundup. californiafficials want to list it as a chemical that possibly causes cancer, citing limited evidence. monsanto is suing california, rejecting that their product poses a health risk, calling the proposal flawed and baseless and that it violates the constitution. killing weeds is big business. last year, monsanto reported $3.5 billion in global sales of crop control products, which include roundup. and there's more at stake for monsanto than just the weed killer. many of the company's genetically modified crops are immune to roundup. jeffrey stod is a professor at cornell university. >> it's toxic to nontoxic to anything not >>> each year, more than 2 billion tomatoes are sold around the world. but it's been cross bred to grow bigger and last longer. but at what cost? david begnaud has the story. >> reporter: a lot of people have been telling us they just don't taste like they used to. but now you have a team of researchers in florida who say they think they can change that. we went to gainesvill

the dam supplies water for agriculture in the central valley and to residents and businesses in southern california. >>> d.c. police are looking for a young boy. miguel escobar. he's 14 years old, and he's been missing since wednesday. escobar was last seen on hole brook terrace in northeast. he was wearing a black sweater, khaki pants and red and black shoes. if you've got any information on his whereabouts, you're asked to call police. >>> the music world is mourning the loss of a jazz legend. alger row died this morning in a los angeles hospital. he announced he wouldn't be touring anymore, citing exhaustion. his career spanned half a century. his biggest single, we're in this love together, hit the charts in 1981, and he also sang the theme song for "moonlighting." he was splated to play the hour theater on friday. he was 76 years old. actors, musicians, and lovers of jazz all paying tribute on social media. and many of you offering condolences through our nbc washington facebook page. we've got more on his life and music in our nbc washington app. plus we'll bring you highlights from tonight's

california's central valley. >> japanese-americans had a very vibrant agricultural community partly because when immigrants first came, this was the only entry point for a lot of them in the american economy committee could >> sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on history tv, the history of farming and agriculture from fresno county farm bureau brian jacobson. >> we have a mediterranean climate that is found in only five regions throughout the world. >> we will visit the historic carny mansion museum and learn about martin theodore kearny, and a dull -- an early contributor. >> he was interested in the growing of raisins and wanted to get together a co-op of raisin growers to structure the pricing and control quality of reasons. >> watch c-span's cities tour a fresno, california saturday at noon eastern on book tv, and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates and cities across the country. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. morning, saturday senior enron analyst for defense of democracy joins us to discuss u.s.-iran relations under the tru

california economy would be crippled. we are incredibly dependent on those workers, in the agricultural sector especially, in the central valley, but also elsewhere in the state. this is a booming economy, and it's booming in part because we have so many immigrants. some of whom are here illegally. >> i wanted to ask you about h 1 b, the issue in silicon valley. visas given to professional foreign workers. some lawmakers feel the program needs to be overhauled. that it is subject to too much abuse by companies that take advantage of it. what is your take on that program? >> when i was labor secretary, i took a hard look at the h 1 b program and found that it was abused on occasion by employers who did not need the workers that they said they needed. they were trying to undercut the wages of american workers who were available to do these jobs. and so we've got to make sure that this program serves the purpose it was intended to serve. and that is to make sure that particularly in high technology, employers get the skills they need, and that are not available in the u.s. work force. >> you have said tech companies could be pivo

california economy would be crippled. we are incredibly dependent on those workers, in the agricultural sector especially, in the central valley, but also elsewhere in the state. this is a booming economy, and it's booming in part because we have so many immigrants. some of whom are here illegally. >> i wanted to ask you about h 1 b, the issue in silicon valley. visas given to professional foreign workers. some lawmakers feel the program needs to be overhauled. that it is subject to too much abuse by companies that take advantage of it. what is your take on that program? >> when i was labor secretary, i took a hard look at the h 1 b program and found that it was abused on occasion by employers who did not need the workers that they said they needed. they were trying to undercut the wages of american workers who were available to do these jobs. and so we've got to make sure that this program serves the purpose it was intended to serve. and that is to make sure that particularly in high technology, employers get the skills they need, and that are not available in the u.s. work force. >> you have said tech companies could be pivo

agriculture, learn about mr. kearney. we are so lucky that the kearney mansion still exists today. >> this weekend, we are featuring the history of fresno, californiae about fresno and other stops on our cities tour at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. philadelphia's museum of the american revolution is scheduled to open on table 19. before constructing museum, a team of archaeologists excavated the site a few blocks from independence hall. in the process they eventually uncovered 82,000 artifacts. up next, on american artifacts,

agriculture, learn about mr. kearney. we are so lucky that the curry mansion still exist today. today.l exists >> this weekend, we are of fresno,he history californiae about fresno and other stops on our cities tour at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> sunday, "in-depth" will feature a conversation with nick adams. we're taking your calls and comments during the program. >> this is still by far and away the greatest country in the history of the world. the author ofis "america: the greatest good," "the american boomerang," and crushingg america: political correctness." he is the founder of an organization devoted to promoting american exceptionalism worldwide. sunday at 3 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> max, author r. scott hanson talks about -- next, author r. scott hanson talks about religious diversity in flushing, queens. this is about an hour. >> this place was almost mythical to me. , queens.lushing my only reference point for the burroughs was manhattan, because

drought and it change the way they did business and that is what california needs to do, it keeps growing and allocating water for agricultureher areas. conservation should be the main priority but we are getting rain and snow and we will get more of it again tomorrow morning and into tomorrow afternoon. wind as well, a high wind advisory will go into effect tonight and we will see a flash flood watch go into effect as well. there are still showers lingering but you will notice in the mountains that you are not seeing a lot of snow and that's because the snow levels are high. temperatures outside are mostly in the low 60s right now. the next storm is not much cooler, it is a little cooler but it will have a lot of moist air. >> this is mostly dry and this is the time that we are waiting for, we are waiting for a break that we need and that's what we are getting. it did shower today and we had up to an inch of rain and most areas had less than that but this break has given the russian river a chance to go down and the napa river a chance to go down. this guy comes in her tomorrow around 10 a m and look what happens, the weeke

a lot of rain down in southern california natural he will have flood issues there. the next system race agriculture long. think i this arrives on sunday. once the door is open it's hard to stop it from rolling in. look for rain off and on. moderate to heavy and windy at times. upper 50s. low 60s. what do you see? anything on there? >>> i do see slow traffic. the planes are coming in. they talk to each other on the radio. i'm a radio geek. pressure 29.9 4 is what they are setting their altimeter too coming in. traffic is going to be busy. all over the place. mac maze. picture here. you can see traffic is going to be busy. sometimes i just make myself laugh. sorry. this is a lack at 80 westbound and slow. an earlier accident wasn't serious and they cleared it rather quickly. the traditional view. you will see the traffic will be slow. a big difference today is that the east bay drive isn't as heavy as i thought it would be as we push in. highway 24. 680. people who have discretion on days like today to say i will use my discretion to make a decision not to go. that's making it easier. 6:33. let's go

of the california drought, the deep aquifers of fresh groundwater in the state's central valley are depleting faster than they can be replenished. as the groundwater deep below the agriculturalt, the ground sinks. it's called subsidence, and can wreak havoc on roads, bridges and aqueducts. talking about groundwater. >> stahl: back in 2014, we asked university of california-irvine professor jay famiglietti about reversing the process. now, when they take water out, and it rains-- >> famiglietti: yes. >> stahl: --doesn't the water go back down there? >> famiglietti: these aquifers near the surface, they can sometimes be replenished very quickly. if we're talking about a deeper aquifer, that could take tens or hundreds of years to recharge. >> stahl: in spite of months of rain this winter, the groundwater crisis is far from over. a new nasa report says the central valley is continuing to sink. in some places, the ground has dropped as much as 20 inches since may, 2015. i'm lesley stahl. we'll be back next week with a brand new edition of "60 minutes." before i had the shooting, burning, pins and needles of diabetic nerve pain these feet... jumped into city life as a kid... ...a

agriculture, induustry, urban ggrowth, mining, energy prproduction, claw for their share. soso much so, , that the m mighy colorado river of today rarely, if ever, reaches her delta in the gulflf of californiaith populations in the region expected to reach 50 million by 2050, tetemperatures r rising, d precipitation patterns becominig more erratic, demamand will outpace supply unless we embrace a a new water ethic, one that questions not only how we use water, butut how it affects the world around us. >> " "watershed" is a a film tht is really exploring a regionon of the e southwesest of america, the coloradado riverr plateau. and d it's lookiking aeverythihg that relies on the flow of that river, everything from urban water use, to farming, to energy sources,s, to recreaeation. and d what we dodo know is that there is an approaoaching shorte coming. >> i h had the good fortune ofof going down the colorado river in 2008. ththis is before i i kw anything ababout the prproject.d i noticed on thhe river evevery nigght you had to pullll your bs up and tieie therealally tight.. and i said "why do we have to do that? you know, e river i is just the river, w why--why doest change at t night?" and

california's central valley. >> historically, japanese americans had a vibrant community. when the immigrants first came, this was the only entry point for them in the american economy. >> and sunday afternoon, the history of farming and agriculture in fresno, from ryan jacobson. >> we have a mediterranean climate that is found in only one of five regions in the world and we're the only in the united states. >> and we'll learn about the history of martin theodore kerney, who established the california raisin grower's association. >> he was interested especially in the growing of raisins, and he wanted to get together a co-op of raisin growers to control quality and structure the pricing of racens. >> that's saturday at noon eastern on c-span2 book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> now a hearing on challenges to the implementation of the affordable care act, and issues of waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. this hearing is 90 minutes. >> the hearing will come to

agriculture in fresno, from fresno county farm bureau director ryan jacobson. >> a mediterranean climate, the only one in the united states. >> we'll visit the kearney mansion museum. he established the california raisin growers association, you we want to get together a co-op of raisin gores to control the kuwait and pricing of raisins. >> sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., on american history dison c-span3. >> the labor department reported the economy add 227,000 jobs in january, and the unemployment rate was 4.8%. president trump discussed jobs numbers and dodd-frank financial regulations at a white house meeting with business leaders and his economic advisory couple. here's some of the meeting. >> thank you, everybody, for being here this morning. this is a really world class group and i want to thank you

california. to learn more, visit c-span.org /citiestour. we continue with a look at the history of fresno. a lot of people probably cannot think of agriculture. you think of hollywood, san francisco, the golden gate bridge. you probably forget about

california because of the nature and scope of the size of the stakes. when you think about the environment, it could be impacted more. 2.7 milli 2.7 million undocumented immigrant in this state. from agricultureective, from tech seventy and on health care, 4.5 to 4.8 ben fish ears of that. all of those issues create anxiety that brings people here today. >> a lot of celebrities are expected to be part of this rally. what's your thought, this is first amendment rights, but what's your view. are oscars for oscars or it is it opportunity to make political statements? >> we are there for dletalents, they have the right of free expression and they can use that forum to -- i don't begrudge people taking advantage of that success using that to make principle statements. >> any idea what we're going to hear from any actor assuming that actor is up on stage and gets an oscar? >> anxiety and fear is palpable. particularly in a state like california and community that thrives on free expressions. it thrives on celebrating it. it's fulfilled and regenerated because of the value. i imagine you would hear those expression ands poignant retartsing ba to the president. he anticipating it and we'll watch his

agriculture that would be affected? >> well, manufacturing, because some of the parts that we assemble, we actually provide the feed for those parts here. so we have a two-way economy between california and mexico where we have a constant flow of goods that are going down there. they're coming back up here. it is very, very complex situation. down in san diego, of course, they have one economy between san diego and tijuana, so they'll be affected down there. >> okay. if you look back -- pull the camera back from the mexico border and look at the entire california situation, vis-a-vis trump. he is talking about rearranging our relationship with china. and that will have tariffs as well. >> we have several office in china, three, and they're a major trading partner. we have strategic advantage on the pass civic rim. >> is the a two-way street. is it they make it and we buy it. >> they're going from a merging economy to emerged. we're growing exports over to china. >> what do people not know? >> agriculture is a big one. chinese people trust american products and they've had issues over there where we really want our agriculture in their country. we would take a bit hit if we shut the d

y conditions around here a lot off agricultural interests anderes people like to get out andnd garden it's not rained much.d >> big national story withatio california largely fromm their drought with all this rain they have. we'll have the opposite problemh oite over here withpr it being so dr. we don't get our rain and snow o in the winter season in the springtime when it gets to bee summer and hot you don't have a lot ofot precipi ytaoution systs moving through.hrough very easy to slip into drought. >> all right. r this winter looks like we'll beb snow free. is this sort of one year and then next year we could be cou totally different or is thisffor going to be pattern we'll seen e over and over again? over aga >> you can definitely have veryr big swings on what winter isinrs from season to season.son toso a year and a half month ago iono was in here talking about the big blizzard we were about to t get and did get.diet one season isn't going to play too much of a factor in thehe next. >> let's get to it. you guys>> a lreet welcome to t interrupt at any point.rrup >> i have two questions.t ave >>tw yes.o >> first question for chris thii dove tail

jacobsen: california, a lot of people probably don't think about agriculture. you really probably forget about this area. people have heard of fresno. they don't know what we do and what we contribute. california produces over 50% of the fruits and vegetables ending up on plate around the country. the san joaquin valley is the real heart of california. it is that big green area you will see in a map of california. it is approximately 100 miles wide and it runs from sacramento to just past bakersfield, about 250, 300 miles. we have a mediterranean climate that is only found in five regions throughout the world and we are the only one found in the united states. that essentially means we get here. we have a nice, long, dry growing season and it gets here late enough in the wintertime to allow these crops to go into a drama state. secondly we have incredible soils in this region. they can grow just about anything in the world. we also have water. it is so essential. it is the lifeblood of the crops we have around it. we are fortunate to have a snowpack that feeds t

california. to learn more, visit c-span.org /citiestour. we continue with a look at the history of fresno. a lot of people probably cannot think of agriculture. you think of hollywood, san francisco, the golden gate bridge. you probably forget about this area. people have heard of fresno, but they do not know what we do or contribute. california produces over 50% of the fruits and vegetables throughout the country. most of that comes right here from the san joaquin valley. it is the heart of california. that big green area you see when you look at the map. it is approximately 80 miles to 100 miles wide. it runs from sacramento down to bakersfield, which is about 250 to 300 miles. we have the mediterranean climate, only in five regions around the world, and the only one in the united states. we have a growing season that is dry, and it gets just cold enough in the winter to allow the crops to go into a dormancy stage. we have a lot of soil in the region. is a lot of diversity in the soil that can grow about anything in the world. we also have water. it is so essential. it is the lifeblood to the crops, so we are blessed to have a snowpack tha

history tv on c-span3, the history of farming and agricultural from fresno, california. mediterranean climate, and we are the only one found in the united states. >> we will finish -- visit a historic museum to learn about the early contributor to the agriculture in fresno. >> he was especially interested in growing. he wanted to get together a co-op of raising growers to structure the pricing and control quality of reasons. isins.ra >> you can watch that coverage , and american history tv on c-span3. the american cities tour featuring cities across our country. >> republican governor terry branstad gives his -- gave his final state of the state address in the state of iowa. he has been