USDA grants help state farmers cut pollution
By Mark Glover - Updated: 8:01 am

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service said it has awarded nearly $23 million this year to 586 California farmers and ranchers to subsidize pollution-reduction and other environmental measures.

Meeting aims to match landowners and farmers
Published: Saturday, November 14 2009 - 12:00 am

A mixer Tuesday evening in Elk Grove hopes to match farmers looking for land with local landowners seeking agricultural tenants.

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Plan for nonprofit produce-handler part of local-food movement
By Jim Downing - Updated: Sunday, October 25 2009 - 4:59 pm

Sacramento-area farmers harvest a cornucopia of food each year – 3.4 million tons. More than 98 percent of this bounty is then shipped out of the region, and 2.2 million tons of food grown or processed elsewhere is hauled in to feed us.

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