EnvironmentCalifornia Drought Contributes To Low Honey ProductionSeptember 2, 2014 | Rich IbarraCalifornia's drought is blamed for a big downturn in honey production. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityWest Sacramento Gets First Urban FarmMay 8, 2014 | Amy QuintonA vacant lot in West Sacramento will soon be transformed into the city’s first urban farm. The Center for Land Based Learning and the city have teamed up to provide beginning farmers with land. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Valley Asparagus Growers Struggle To CompeteMarch 20, 2014 | Rich IbarraAsparagus is coming up in the Delta, but cheaper imports make it too expensive to harvest. Prices at the supermarket have seldom been lower, even dropping to 99-cents a pound, this makes it harder and harder for Delta farmers to compete. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
USDA Announces $20 Million Grant Available For California Drought ReliefFebruary 4, 2014 | Max Pringle | State Of DroughtA 20-million dollar federal grant is now available for drought relief in California. It is part of a program announced Tuesday by the US Department of Agriculture. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Operations Suspended at Chicken Farm With Cockroach InfestationJanuary 13, 2014(AP) -- A California chicken farm that was shut down last week because of a cockroach infestation says it's "voluntarily and temporarily" suspending operations a day after calling employees back to work.
