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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter CORNING Amanwasfounddead Friday morning at the TA truck stop, 3524 99W in Corning, when Cal Fire responded about 9 a.m. to a vehicle fire. The fire was dispatched about 8:50 a.m. and Corning Police re- sponded at 8:57 a.m., however, it was determined that the fire was in county jurisdiction and handed over to the Tehama County Sher- iff's Department, said Sheriff's Public Information Officer Lt. Yvette Borden. Cal Fire put out the fire, at which point a deceased man was found in the vehicle. The man has been identified, however, his name is being held pending notification of next of kin, Borden said. It is unknown at this time whether the fire was an accident, as the incident is still being in- vestigated. FATALITY Manfound dead in Corning vehicle fire By Rick Gurrola Tehama County Agriculture Commissioner RED BLUFF Agriculture is an important part of Tehama County and the nation and will be celebrated with National Ag Day on Tuesday, March 15. In Tehama County there will be a proclamation read at the Board of Supervisors along with educational presentations about agriculture at schools around the county and other small events. Agriculture is a major indus- try for the county and an ag- riculture report can show just how much money it brings into the area. County Agricultural Commis- sioners are required by the Cal- ifornia Food and Agricultural Code to compile and record in- formation in an annual crop and livestock report regarding the gross production and value of the county's commodities. All information gathered from farmers, ranchers, pro- cessors and others for the pro- duction of the annual county crop report is considered confi- dential pursuant to the Califor- nia Government Code. Various research institutions, schools, banks, agencies and businesses use this valuable information to the benefit of the local economy. California is the only state where the counties produce a crop report. Basic data col- lected by the Agricultural Commissioners and staff mem- bers are compiled from many sources and vary from county to county. Examples of data sources include grower surveys, regulatory and inspection data, shipment data and industry as- sessments. Each year, the California De- partment of Food and Agricul- ture publishes a statewide re- port that is based upon the an- nual Crop Reports compiled by the County Agricultural Com- missioners within the state. In 2014, the most recent year for which a full crop-year report is available, California's 76,400 farms and ranches received about $54 billion for their out- put. This represents an increase of 5.1 percent over 2013. California is the leading US state in cash farm receipts with combined commodities repre- senting nearly 13 percent of the US total. California's agricul- tural abundance includes more than 400 different commodities. Over a third of the vegetables and two-thirds of the nation's fruits and nuts are grown in California. The dairy industry, California's leading commodity in cash receipts, generated a re- cord $9.36 billion in revenue for milk production in 2014, up 23 percent from 2013. AGRICULTURE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRY TO BE CELEBRATED CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO Almond blossoms represent the No. 2crop in Tehama County, a $48.2million industry surpassed only by walnuts at $169.4million. By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING The City Council Tuesday approved the authori- zation for the Public Works De- partment to solicit bids for a pro- posed 2016 Street Paving Project. The project is estimated to cost a total of $187,000, with funds coming from previous years' street maintenance fund balances. The project cost estimate en- compasses an asphalt overlay of East Street between Solano and North streets along with five additive bids, according to the Corning City Council agenda re- port. Those bids include paving on Edith Avenue and 99W at So- lano Street, Pear Street between South and Walnut streets, Yolo Street between East and First streets and North Street between East and First streets, according to the report. The last bid is to install re- inforcing paving fabric on East Street. According to the notice to con- tractors in the agenda report, the work will consist of furnishing all labor, equipment, tools, mate- rials and incidentals to install a 2-inch thickness of asphalt pav- ing overlay on the streets listed above. The contract will require the grinding of existing asphalt and filling in of any potholes prior to paving. A total of $200,000 will be appropriated from four street funds for the project. These funds are intended specifically for street maintenance and can- not be used within the general fund, according to the report. The additive bid items will be included in the contract award only if bid proposals are favor- able and upon council's approval after the bidding process has been completed, according to the report. The project will move forward once a contract is awarded. CORNING Citytoseekbidsforstreetproject Community.....A4 Opinion............A5 Lifestyles........A8 Weather ........ A10 Sports.............. 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