Agriculture

Golden State exports plunge, but rice sales remain strong

By Mark Glover - Published: Saturday, July 11 2009 - 12:00 am

Reflecting the depressed state of the worldwide economy, the quantity of goods flowing in and out of California ports continued to slow in May.

Lawmaker to drop California bill on hen cages

By Jim Downing - Published: Thursday, July 9 2009 - 12:00 am

A legislative attempt to make peace in the state's chicken-house wars is fizzling, meaning the dispute between California egg farmers and the Humane Society of the United States over the interpretation of Proposition 2 is unlikely to be resolved this year.

Liberian refugees mix farming, music for rich life in Capay Valley

By Hudson Sangree - Published: Saturday, July 4 2009 - 12:00 am

On summer evenings in the Capay Valley, the sound of West African drumming and chanting rolls across the fields and orchards, as children dance beneath a towering oak.

Tomatoes are top crop as Yolo tallies ag sales

Published: Saturday, June 27 2009 - 12:00 am

Tomatoes are still king in Yolo County even as acreage decreased, according to a preview of the county's crop report, due to be released Tuesday.

State's olive oil production takes off

By Gina Kim - Published: Sunday, June 21 2009 - 12:00 am

Olive oil has the grape harvester to thank for its status as one of the fastest growing industries in California, growing by 50 percent this year alone.

Honeybees to be welcomed at White House after months of negative buzz

By Rob Hotakainen - Published: Saturday, June 20 2009 - 12:00 am

Official Washington is all abuzz over honeybees. At the White House, two types of parasite-resistant honeybees developed by U.S. scientists will be delivered to the first family's new garden next month.

Governor makes it rain for area

By Steve Wiegand - Published: Saturday, June 20 2009 - 12:00 am

A day after being castigated for not doing enough to address Fresno County's water problems, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged state and federal aid Friday to the drought-parched area.

State's battle over chickens has just begun

By Jim Downing - Published: Saturday, June 20 2009 - 12:00 am

After a bruising campaign last fall, Californians voted by a 27-point margin in favor of what was billed as an effective ban on cages for egg-laying hens.

Cal-OSHA board delays heat-stress rule changes

By Susan Ferriss - Published: Friday, June 19 2009 - 12:00 am

Cal-OSHA's standards board refused Thursday to adopt emergency amendments to heat-stress regulations after listening to complaints that some of the changes would be a setback for outdoor worker safety.

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