Monday, May 12, 2008
California growers benefit from tight world rice market, high demand
WILLIAMS -- Dipping its left wing, a canary-yellow biplane makes a sharp turn and dives over a flooded field, showering rice on the shallow water 15 feet below.
Technology can trace meat to animal
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Meat retailers now can trace their wares from the ranch to the refrigerator case using DNA analysis.
Agriculture
- Cold snap may take toll on valley, foothills vineyards; smaller harvests predicted
- Livestock producers defend practices animal-rights groups criticize
- Ag notes: Delhi brothers' land gets OK for conservation easement
- Lawmakers reach end on farm bill
- Lawmakers finish farm bill as White House repeats opposition
- Almond forecast a record
- Group says Turlock egg producer abuses chickens
- Survey shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year
- Joseph Gallo Farms featured on 'Today' show
- Bill's goal is to make food imports safer
- Ag land sales steady in valley
- California bans salmon fishing in coastal waters
- Jon Shastid, Gallo executive, dies at 93
- Hen cage ballot measure going to voters
- Winery honors John Muir with a Sonora tasting room
- Turlock dairyman elected to milk cooperative board
- San Joaquin County vintners seeking new voice to promote wine
- Nut processor seeks nearly $5 million in suit claiming fraudulent sales
- Local wine industry veteran Collins dies
- Students' ag tales honored
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