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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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'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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