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Atmospheric Rivers
Rivers flood. We know that all too well here in the Red River Valley. But there is another kind of river that has been causing flooding in California that you may not have heard about, an atmospheric ...
Posted on 12/3/12 at 10:11 AM
California boosts water deliveries to cities, farms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State water managers are increasing deliveries to California’s cities and farms, saying recent storms have boosted supplies.April 23, 2010
California slaughterhouse operator fined for illegal sales
MANTECA, Calif. — The owner of a custom slaughterhouse must serve two years on probation and pay a $4,000 fine after he admitted allowing clients to sell uninspected meat on his property.April 21, 2010
Other states with less regulation lure California dairy farmers
DES MOINES, Iowa — The number of dairies in California has plummeted by more than 500 in the past decade, with many moving to other states enticing them with promises of lower costs and simpler regulations.By Michael J. Crumb , April 19, 2010
European, grape-eating moth now threatens California’s Napa Valley
FRESNO, Calif. — One of the dirty secrets of California’s wine country is now on everyone’s lips.By Tracie Cone , April 19, 2010
Feds to deliver more water to California farms
WASHINGTON — Federal water managers are boosting deliveries to cities and farms throughout California’s Central Valley.April 16, 2010
Biodynamic farmers connect to earth’s rhythms
April 07, 2010
Analyst urges new plan to track California groundwater
FRESNO, Calif. — A state report says California should start tracking how much water is being pumped from underground aquifers to get a better measurement of what some officials consider unreliable supplies.March 25, 2010
Judge: Calif. illegally approved ‘water bank’
FRESNO, Calif. — An Alameda County judge has ruled that California water managers violated state environmental laws when they set up a water bank to store up supplies during last year’s drought.March 18, 2010
South Dakota man shoots a feral pig, rare in the Midwest
A Lake County, S.D., man this month shot a feral pig, an animal usually found in the southern United States. Chad Aker said the animal was first sighted about six weeks ago by farmers chopping corn for silage. Aker found the pig on his property Nov. 2 about 14 miles northwest of Madison, S.D., and brought down the animal with a rifle.By Associated Press , November 22, 2009
Exec to plead guilty in tomato price-fixing case
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A former executive for a California-based tomato processor agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy to drive up food prices nationwide, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.November 04, 2009
Suit: Meatpacker used 'downer' cows for 4 years
Recent filings in a federal lawsuit claim that a California meatpacking plant that supplied the nation's school lunch program slaughtered sick cows for nearly four years, and hid it from U.S. officials.By Associated Press , September 24, 2009
Bovine TB creates more hassles than losses for cattle ranchers
Nebraska and Texas are investigating positive cases of bovine tuberculosis to determine whether there has been an outbreak of the disease already confirmed in California, Minnesota (where it was found in northwest Minnesota), Michigan and New Mexico. The disease is considered untreatable in cattle, so both infected and uninfected animals in a herd usually are killed when bovine tuberculosis is found.By Associated Press , August 27, 2009
Grasshopper infestation forces livestock sales
By Carson Walker , August 21, 2009
High-ethanol E85 fuel hurt by low gas sales
By Steve Karnowski , July 14, 2009
Swine flu cases up to 7 in California, Texas
Health officials are investigating a never-before-seen form of the flu that combines pig, bird and human viruses and which has infected seven people in California and Texas. All the victims recovered, but the cases are a growing medical mystery because it's unclear how they caught the virus.By Mike Stobbe , April 24, 2009
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