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Almonds are Under Threat. The Key to Saving Them Could Be in...

As Brian Paddock walks through his 12-and-a-half acres of almond trees, he’s taking in  everything.... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
Why California Wineries are Embracing Fire to Avoid Disaster

If you’ve perused a selection of California wines recently, you might have noticed something strange.... (more)

Julie Tremaine
July 13, 2023
California’s Salmon Are Teetering on the Brink

Arron Hockaday Sr. remembers fishing for salmon with his father in the late 1970s. Back... (more)

Rose Garrett
July 12, 2023
There’s No Cure for Citrus Greening. California Growers Have No Choice But...

It starts out as unnoticeable, lying dormant for two or even four years. It’s undetectable.... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
July 11, 2023
‘An Insane Amount of Water’: What Climate Change Means For California’s Biggest...

For Joseph Goni, a fourth-generation dairy farmer in Tulare County, California, the region’s historic floods... (more)

Naoki Nitta
July 10, 2023
State of Abundance

California is an agricultural powerhouse, producing over a third of the country’s vegetables and three-quarters of... (more)

Modern Farmer
July 9, 2023
In California, Climate Change Fuels Disasters—and a Push For More Farmworker Protections

For the past two years, farmworkers in California’s Sonoma County have been advocating for stronger... (more)

Will Carruthers
June 13, 2023
California’s Artisanal Cannabis Farms Were Supposed to Help Build The Legal Market....

The rhythm of North San Juan, CA has changed. Locals—all 151 of them, according to... (more)

Caleb Garling
May 30, 2023
At Last, States Reach a Colorado River Deal: Pay Farmers Not to...

This story was originally published by Grist. You can sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter... (more)

Jake Bittle, Grist
May 25, 2023
California’s ‘Local Food Producers’ Hope Proposed New Label Will Boost Support 

Despite offices being closed, Sundays are the busiest day of the week at the Marin... (more)

Naoki Nitta
May 19, 2023
Squeezing the Most Out of California’s Water Supply

On a recent market day at the San Francisco Ferry Building, Tory and Rebecca Torosian... (more)

Naoki Nitta
March 21, 2023