Peninsula farmer works to prop up agriculture in San Mateo County
B.J. Burns hopes a centralized market and distribution site for farmers will buoy agriculture in San Mateo County. Max Darrow reports. (8-17-23)
Watch CBS News
B.J. Burns hopes a centralized market and distribution site for farmers will buoy agriculture in San Mateo County. Max Darrow reports. (8-17-23)
A controversy is brewing in the North Bay that pits some small business owners against Napa County.
A controversy is brewing in the North Bay that pits some small business owners against Napa County. Andrea Nakano reports. (8-10-23)
California's extreme weather threatens bees and pollinators critical to our crops. You can help without leaving your garden. Lauren Toms reports. (7-20-23)
When it comes to tomatoes, California's extreme weather is serving up uncertainty and risk for growers and Bay Area restaurateurs.
When it comes to tomatoes, California's extreme weather is serving up uncertainty and risk for growers and Bay Area restaurateurs. Elizabeth Cook reports. (7-16-23)
Sarah Silva raises about 60 hogs a year on her farm in Sebastopol. It's a relatively small operation, but the way the animals live could soon become the industry standard.
Sarah Silva raises about 60 hogs a year on her farm in Sebastopol where the pigs are free ranging. Kelsi Thorud reports. (7-6-23)
What if Northern California could produce what were once considered tropical fruits and vegetables? Climate change may make that possible. Kelsi Thorud reports. (6-8-23)
Meet Will Scott Jr., president of African American Farmers of California and see how he and others are working to bring Blacks back to the land so they can build wealth in a multi-billion dollar industry. Jan Mabry reports for Black Renaissance.
Researchers at UC Davis estimate a single cow can produce about 220 pounds of methane per year but there's an important attempt to reduce those harmful emissions taking place in the Bay Area. Kenny Choi reports. (4-23-23)
While record rain has eased California's drought emergency, it has also put a damper on farmers' ability to get crops in the ground on time. Lauren Toms reports. (4-13-23)
America's beekeepers have faced challenges during the unusually cold and wet winter in California's farm country.
While hepatitis A has not actually been detected on these products, the FDA is urging consumers "out of an abundance of caution" to return the recalled items for a refund.
Len Ramirez visited the only cattle auction left on the California coast where they're still selling cows the old- fashioned way. (3-17-23)
A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries.
Friday's snowstorm made for an inconvenient start to a new era at Memento Mori winery in Calistoga.
A nonprofit organization called Fresh Approach is steering people to a healthier diet with a farmer's market on wheels. Itay Hod reports. (2-16-23)
A Half Moon Bay Farmworker Advocate will attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address next week.
Flooding in vineyards and orchards brings a boost to local agriculture, along with some concerns for the season.
The San Mateo coast is farm country but those who work the fields have a tough time accessing basic services to live a normal life.
Like many small farmers around the country, the James siblings in Santa Rosa are growing older and they're finding there isn't anyone willing to take over their fields.
Many farmers are growing older and they're finding there isn't anyone willing to take over their fields. Itay Hod reports. (10-6-22)
A small Petaluma farm in partnership with a nonprofit has created a rain-harvesting program to water plants in their neighborhood garden. Da Lin reports. (9-18-22)
You might think a forecast for rain coming at the end of a sweltering summer would be met with unalloyed happiness from any farmer. But this is Wine Country.
