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Oriental fruit fly scare prompts 94-square-mile agriculture quarantine
The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced Tuesday that a portion of South San Jose is under quarantine for the oriental fruit fly, with residents in the area...Read More
Growers face fines over pesticide, worker safety violations
Three Salinas agriculture companies will pay a total of $110,000 in civil fines, following a judgment from the Monterey County District Attorney.Read More
Report shows drought impacts rural Latino communities hardest
Rural, low-income Latino communities across California were hardest hit by the last drought and could see drinking water shortages again this year as extreme drought spreads across the state,...Read More
Two million pounds of chicken recalled across eight states, including California
Approximately 2 million pounds of chicken products have been recalled across eight states, including California. Health officials say the poultry may be contaminated with foreign materials. According to a...Read More
Warriors showcase fresh food and drink menu for Chase Center
Guests sampled beer, wine and flavors soon to be consumed by the ton at the Warriors' shiny new basketball palace.Read More
Marin Co. crop and livestock values fall
The gross value of Marin County's livestock and crops in 2017 dropped 10 percent from the year before because of sharply lower milk prices, the Marin County Agricultural Commissioner's...Read More
Protest at egg farm near Petaluma ends with arrests
Forty people were arrested Tuesday afternoon for misdemeanor trespassing after protesting alleged animal abuse at a farm near Petaluma, the Sonoma County sheriff's office confirmed.Read More
Balboa Park welcomes $1.6M community garden
A new community garden has opened in San Francisco's Balboa Park neighborhood, the Recreation and Park Department said.Read More
Judges hear arguments in kids’ climate change lawsuit
A panel of federal appeals court judges in San Francisco seemed inclined Monday to allow a wide-ranging climate-change lawsuit to continue in pretrial proceedings.Read More
San Mateo supes OK greenhouse pot growing
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors passed a greenhouse cannabis cultivation ordinance by a unanimous vote Tuesday.Read More
Half Moon Bay medfly prompts 200 traps
A potentially invasive Mediterranean fruit fly was recently detected in Half Moon Bay, so 200 fly traps have been placed.Read More
SF orders grocery chains to disclose antibiotics
Large grocery chains in San Francisco will now have to report the use of antibiotics in raw meat and poultry to The City.Read More
Company fined $310k after worker’s death
Jose Juan Serrano, 30, was crushed to death operating a large piece of machinery applying plastic covering to pallets of strawberries.Read More
Wet winter boosts crop yields 17 percent
The gross production value of crops in Sonoma County last year increased 17 percent from 2015 due partly to the 20 inches of rain from December through March.Read More
California considers energy impact of commercial pot
As California gears up for legalized recreational marijuana, state regulators are trying to figure out how the new industry will impact the energy supply.Read More
Ed Lee floats limits on indoor pot growing
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today introduced legislation that would require a conditional use permit for indoor agriculture including marijuana.Read More
Worker crushed to death on Salinas lettuce farm
An agricultural worker died Tuesday after being pinned between two pieces of heavy equipment in a field near Salinas.Read More
Swarm of aggressive bees identified as ordinary honey bees
Aggressive bees in Concord that sent two people to the hospital earlier this month were revealed by DNA testing to be ordinary honey bees, according to an official with...Read More
Meat processor sent to prison over tainted meat
A co-owner of a Petaluma meat processing plant was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to a year and a day in federal prison.Read More
‘Hitchhiking’ flies infest Santa Clara Co.
The third discovery of oriental fruit flies in Santa Clara County this year has prompted a treatment in that will last two months.Read More