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Tag: agriculture

Grapes ripen on the vine at Helwig Winery in Plymouth, Calif., on Sunday, Aug 21, 2016. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group)
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

A shooting, wine, taxes, weed and the homeschool bill that failed

Avatar photo by Dan Morain April 29, 2019
Posted inCommentary, Economy, Environment, Health

Organic food is a rich bounty. Policymakers can help it grow

by Guest Commentary February 26, 2019
Posted inCommentary, Environment, Water

My turn: Peace in California’s water wars is within grasp

by Guest Commentary December 19, 2018
View of theView of the Tuolumne River as it approaches the confluence with the San Joaquin. Dos Rios Ranch, with more than six miles of river frontage, is among sites in which floodplains are being restored. Photo via River Partners River as it approaches the confluence with the San Joaquin. Dos Rios Ranch has more than six miles of river frontage. Photo via River Partners
Posted inEnvironment

Let it flow: In about-face, state breaks and shifts levees to restore natural floodplains

Avatar photo by Alastair Bland December 4, 2018June 23, 2020
Assemblyman Rudy Salas' 2016 vote giving overtime pay to farmworkers has prompted the agriculture industry to target him with campaign ads.
Posted inElections

He voted for farm worker overtime. Farm interests try to make him pay

Avatar photo by Dan Morain October 24, 2018June 23, 2020
Dairy cows are shown in the pasture. | Photo credit: PublicDomainFiles.com
Posted inCommentary, Environment

Pro-con: Are bio-digesters key to climate change fight?

by Guest Commentary August 22, 2018
A canal in San Joaquin Valley is shown. Voters will decide on a $8.9 billion water bond.
Posted inElections

What an $8.9 billion water bond would buy

Avatar photo by Dan Morain July 16, 2018June 23, 2020
Posted inEnvironment, Health, Politics

Lawsuit #33: California sues Trump administration to demand pesticide training for ag workers

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher May 30, 2018June 23, 2020
Posted inElections, Politics

News Analysis: Why big-city politician Villaraigosa is spending so much time in farm country

Avatar photo by Dan Morain April 16, 2018June 23, 2020

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