Northern California peach farmers struggling with heat's impact on crop
With more high temperatures on the way, farmers in the Northern California region are struggling with their crops and they're worried for what's to come.
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With more high temperatures on the way, farmers in the Northern California region are struggling with their crops and they're worried for what's to come.
There's a national push to protect hundreds of thousands of California farm workers by making sure they still get paid even when they can't work.
Farmworkers are starting their days a lot earlier than most, trying to avoid the temperatures of the afternoon. Cherries need to be picked before summer hits.
A free mentoring program is now available to seed the next generation of farmers in California.
Nectarines, apples, bell and hot peppers, cherries, blueberries and green beans rounded out the list of the 12 most contaminated samples of produce. It's dubbed the "Dirty Dozen" by the Environmental Working Group.
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California almond farms are struggling to pay the bills. One San Joaquin County farm filed for bankruptcy in February due to falling almond prices and rising costs.
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When it comes to tomatoes, California's extreme weather is serving up uncertainty and risk for growers and Bay Area restaurateurs.
Changes on downtown Placerville's Main Street are making some merchants mad as the city is forcing some local farmers to move their weekly market.
Pistachio farmer Nader Malakan estimates that about 1,200 acres of pistachio crops were destroyed, to the tune of $15 million.
Friday was Cesar Chavez Day, and thousands across the country remembered all the work he did for farm worker rights -- and all the work that still needs to be done.
The recent storms have put a dent in the drought, but they've also flooded precious farmland, ruining mile after mile of crops across the state. But even at farms that didn't flood, they are still harvesting challenges.
A frost advisory Friday night through Sunday morning has Valley farmers and growers keeping a close eye on both crops and plants.
Storm after storm is taking its toll on farms across the state and will create an increase of prices in grocery stores.
Storm after storm is taking its toll on farms across the state and will increase prices in grocery stores. All the rain that has flooded farm fields is becoming a burden for farmers. It is not just our greens and veggies being hit, the rain is also knocking off blossoms on fruit trees.
The winter cold snap comes at one of the worst possible times for almond farmers in our region.
With climate change and drought, the state of California is incentivizing not using farmland or fallowing it. The move comes as irrigation in some areas is damaging residential wells.
Extreme weather like droughts and flooding, in addition to produce and animal diseases, have squeezed supply and led to wild price swings across food items this year.
This year, however, fewer tomatoes were grown as rising interest rates, inflation and the crushing drought squeezed farmers who saw their margins sliced and diced.
The 2022 version of the event is expected to return to its pre-pandemic level, complete with a two-day concert series.
Over the decades, something unexpected happened — demand for organics started increasing so fast that it began outstripping the supply produced in the U.S.
