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Category Archives: Agriculture
Development Threatens California Farms--and Farm Economy
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Despite written policies protecting farmland across Central California's agricultural heartland, the state's most productive region is on track to lose 570,000 acres of prime, irrigated land to development by 2050, according to a new report. The American … Continue reading
News Pix: Olive Harvest, Holiday Festivities and Miss Richmond
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Much of the olive oil on grocery store shelves is imported from Italy or Spain, but California has a growing reputation as a producer of quality olive oil. KQED's Bay Area Bites visited one farm about 60 miles north of … Continue reading
Pt. Reyes Oyster Farm Sues Government
by Laird Harrison and Jon Brooks The owners of an oyster farm at Point Reyes National Seashore are suing to stop the federal government from putting them out of business. Last Thursday, Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar denied the Lunny family's … Continue reading
Feds Deny Oyster Farm Lease Renewal
UPDATE 11:07 a.m. Dec. 4: The owners of Drakes Bay Oyster Co. have filed a lawsuit alleging that the government did not follow proper procedures in making its decision not to renew the farm's lease. Learn more here. Original story: SAN FRANCISCO … Continue reading
Bug a Bitter Threat to California Citrus
California farmers find themselves in a pitched battle against a little insect with a taste for citrus. The Asian citrus psyllid is having such a grand 'ole time sucking juice from plants across Southern California, it's moving north into the … Continue reading
Methyl Iodide Manufacturer to End Sales of Controversial Pesticide
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – The maker of the controversial pesticide methyl iodide, used primarily to fumigate strawberries, has agreed to remove all of its products from the U.S. market and end sales permanently. The U.S. EPA announced Wednesday that Arysta … Continue reading
You Can Now Fill Up on Algae Fuel in the Bay Area. But How Ecological Is It?
To the list of things that started in the Bay Area (blue jeans, Sourdough French Bread, fortune cookies) you can now add automobile fuel made by algae. On Tuesday, four service stations in Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley and Redwood City … Continue reading
Mass Shooting Reported at Fresno Food Service Company
A gunman opened fire Tuesday morning at a food service plant in Fresno. From the Fresno Bee: One person is dead and three are in critical condition, including the gunman, after a workplace shooting Tuesday morning in central Fresno. Gunfire … Continue reading
Gay 'Conversion,' Vaccination Opt Out, Immigration and More: California Gets 191 New Laws
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Parents who don’t get their kids vaccinated will need permission from their doctor’s office before enrolling them in school. Psychotherapists can’t try to convert gay teenagers into straight ones. And some undocumented immigrants can get driver’s licenses. These changes in … Continue reading
SF Recycling Center Takes Inspiration From 1967 Hippie Protest
The Kezar Gardens Ecology Center specializes in making the old new again, but most of that effort has focused on bottles, cans and paper. On Friday it launched a last-ditch push to save its own Golden Gate Park facility from … Continue reading
