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The Local Food Myth: Why Locavores May Be Getting It Wrong

Hitching health and greener planet hopes to the local food movement? You may want to reconsider.

2013/02/20

Artist's conception of a California high-speed rail train. (California High-Speed Rail Authority)

California High-Speed Rail Faces New Legal Challenges

Farmers in the Central Valley have filed a pair of lawsuits claiming the path of the bullet train line will severely impact farming in the community.

2012/06/03

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California’s Agricultural Industry is Booming

The state’s economy as a whole may still be limping along, but one sector seems to be red hot these days.

2011/11/25

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San Francisco Inspectors Find Crop-Eating Pest On Orchids From Thailand

Orchids arriving in San Francisco from Thailand were carrying unexpected cargo—an agricultural pest that a federal agency said is the first of its kind to have been encountered in the nation.

2011/10/15

Water levels are low at the San Luis Reservoir, near Los Banos, California on March 11, 2009. (Robyn Beck / Getty Images)

Californians Pay The Price During Drought Years

A just released water policy report finds consumers paid dearly during California’s most recent drought in the form of higher energy prices, and environmental strain.

KCBS–2011/06/16

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Central Valley Farmers Benefit From Our Rainy Winter

The rainy weather we’ve experienced over the last few months may bring some unexpected benefits for one regional economy.

KCBS–2011/01/17

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California Agriculture Officials Declare Victory Over Grapevine Moth

California agricultural officials say they have successfully beaten back an invasive species that was threatening the state’s wine industry.

CBS San Francisco–2010/10/16

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