California Walnut Market Takes Big Hit After Exports To China Drop 60 Percent In November
Walnuts generate $1.4 billion in revenue for California growers, but their largest exporter didn't come through in 2014.
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Walnuts generate $1.4 billion in revenue for California growers, but their largest exporter didn't come through in 2014.
With harvest time across California, many of the state's once-robust crops - from the grapes that make world-famous wines to popular almonds - are anticipated to be smaller than usual this year due to the state's historic drought.
Gardener Paul Trudeau isn't harvesting vegetables on some remote farm down a dusty road off of Interstate 5, he's doing it in the middle of Sacramento on his urban farm.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $9.7 million in new drought aid for rural Californians.
Perspectives On Agriculture luncheon was held on May 22nd at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento. Keynote Speaker, Jay Ziegler, director of External Affairs and Policy for the Nature Conservancy.
Report says California's drought will cost the state's agricultural economy an estimated $1.7 billion this year and leave about 14,500 farmworkers without jobs.
Political and environmental pressures intersect in water crisis.
Emily, along with Edward Silva and Lorena Galvan, will be in Berlin on Wednesday to compete in the Thought For Food Challenge. They're one of just five groups in the world picked to come up with clever and efficient ways to feed people.
California's agricultural production has reached another record high.
A recent Employment Development Department report reflects growth in Sacramento employment within several sectors related to green operations.
A few drops of unwelcome and unexpected rain on a gloomy June day is bad news for Katie Kelly's peaches and nectarines.
Hitching health and greener planet hopes to the local food movement? You may want to reconsider.
The mayor, standing with dozens of local chefs at the downtown farmers market, announced Sacramento's new national identity Wednesday.
She was trying to save a school; instead she lost her life savings in the process.
Gathering inspiration from the bounty of vineyards, orchards and flowering fields in the Central Valley and Sierra Foothills is easy. However, painting, sketching or taking photos where inspiration strikes is not.
California's billion-dollar citrus crop is safe for another day after a predicted deep freeze failed to bring temperatures down far enough to cause damage.
Andrés Chaparro went 4 for 5 with two home runs and eight RBIs as the Washington Nationals handed the Athletics their 10th straight defeat in a 23-4 romp.
Thousands of young athletes are coming to the Greater Sacramento region this weekend to show off their skills in several different tournaments. It's a growing trend in the Sacramento suburbs, with communities competing for sports tourism dollars.
The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four states alleging that a combined 250,000 noncitizens were registered to vote. Elections experts caution that could be a significant overcount.
For the first time ever, the California State Fair will feature an exhibit like no other. This temporary display is filled with artifacts and rich traditions from the first people of California.
San Francisco police say its marine unit found the submerged 49-foot Volare using boat-mounted sonar in the area where it sank Tuesday afternoon.
For the first time ever, the California State Fair will feature an exhibit like no other. This temporary display is filled with artifacts and rich traditions from the first people of California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the $6.2 million Baby2Baby contract "went through a competitive bidding process." State records reveal it didn't. CBS California Investigates found dozens of similar no-bid deals in the state budget worth over $1 billion.
Andrés Chaparro went 4 for 5 with two home runs and eight RBIs as the Washington Nationals handed the Athletics their 10th straight defeat in a 23-4 romp.
A 78-year-old woman has died after a crash along Elk Grove Boulevard Thursday night.
For the first time ever, the California State Fair will feature an exhibit like no other. This temporary display is filled with artifacts and rich traditions from the first people of California.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is playing in 70mm IMAX film at Sacramento's Esquire IMAX Theatre, one of only a small number of U.S. locations equipped to show the Matt Damon-led epic in the premium format.
Sources told CBS News Sacramento that the judge dismissed the first-degree murder counts after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The jury has now been instructed to continue deliberating on the lesser charge of second-degree murder.
A successful Sacramento screen-printing company is giving back to its community. Their motivation: It turns out, the local business owners have never forgotten where they came from, and they're making a difference in the lives of young students.
A Sacramento couple placed a "Slow Down" sign in their Boulevard Park neighborhood to help curb speeding, but it keeps disappearing.
A body found in San Francisco Bay on Thursday afternoon was identified as one of the three passengers missing after the sinking of their boat near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday.
A man who lost relatives in the San Francisco Bay boating tragedy says his brother who captained the vessel was an experienced seaman and not at fault.
A coalition of crime victims' families, prosecutors and victim advocates filed a lawsuit challenging new California Board of Parole Hearings regulations they say could allow some of the state's most violent offenders to seek release.
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday that the search for three boaters missing after their vessel sank in San Francisco Bay will be suspended at sunset.
A woman was killed in a boating collision on a lake in Plumas County over the weekend, the Sheriff's Office said.
Andrés Chaparro went 4 for 5 with two home runs and eight RBIs as the Washington Nationals handed the Athletics their 10th straight defeat in a 23-4 romp.
West Sacramento's possible final chapter with the A's is coming into focus with the release of the team's 2027 schedule.
Spain is looking to secure a World Cup victory for the first time in 16 years, and Argentina enters Sunday hoping to become back-to-back champions.
Defending World Cup champion Argentina rallied to edge England 2-1 to advance to Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium, where they will face Spain.
Tiffany Hayes added 13 points, Janelle Salaun scored 12 and Kayla Thornton added 11 for Golden State (18-7), which has also won five straight road games.
The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four states alleging that a combined 250,000 noncitizens were registered to vote. Elections experts caution that could be a significant overcount.
In a primetime address, President Trump alleged the U.S. election system falls "catastrophically short," revisiting a topic that has drawn his attention for years — and making claims that election experts have heavily disputed.
President Trump alleged voting machines and ballot-counting systems are "extremely exposed to attack" — but experts say voting machines are subject to intense controls.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A Monterey County company is now at the center of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Washington Post is reporting that lettuce from Taylor Farms, a company headquartered in Salinas, may have supplied contaminated lettuce to Taco Bell.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
While there are a few Californians sick with cyclosporiasis, there aren't any known local outbreaks right now, and none linked to the national outbreak, state health officials say.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Fresh off their undefeated season and conference championship win, the women on the team are speaking out for the first time.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Nothing but rubble remains of the McCombs home that was destroyed by the Kearny Fire. All their kids' toys, a wedding dress, memories and everything that meant something to them are completely gone.
All evacuation orders were lifted for a grass fire in rural Nevada County, west of Penn Valley, on Tuesday.
The Van Fire was reported Wednesday northeast of White Rock Road in Cathey's Valley, and north of Eastman Lake. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Three firefighters were injured while attacking a rapidly spreading vegetation fire sparked by a vehicle fire on Monday afternoon near Groveland, officials said.
Crews are battling a vegetation fire that was threatening structures near Camanche Reservoir in California's San Joaquin Valley, officials said Wednesday evening.
Their message is simple: keep showing up, keep moving and keep your heart open, because sometimes, the person who changes your life is living right across the street.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
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For the first time ever, the California State Fair will feature an exhibit like no other. This temporary display is filled with artifacts and rich traditions from the first people of California.
Nina Burns reports.