agriculture

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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.

7 years ago

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.

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

‘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…

9 years ago

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