Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue issued a temporary local state of emergency for Madera County due to the anticipated impacts of the Beet Curly Top Virus on county crops. “A reported increase in populations of the beet leafhopper (BLH) in the wildland and agricultural areas of Madera County has precipitated a concern for the spread of Beet Curly Top Virus, a disease known to cause serious crop damage,” Pogue said in a statement released Wednesday. “The existence, or threatened existence, of... Read this story
