Agriculture

Environment

State expands citrus greening quarantine to Camp Pendleton, southern Orange County

City News Service

This was San Diego's first multi-jurisdictional quarantine, spanning from southern Orange County to northern San Diego County, in the San Onofre and Agra areas, including the northwest part of Camp Pendleton.
Environment

California’s last beet sugar plant is closing. Can Imperial County keep the industry alive?

Kori Suzuki

The closure of the Spreckels Sugar factory will shutter a $243 million industry and hundreds of jobs in a county with the highest unemployment rate in the state.
Education

High school students join Salk Institute labs for summer internships

Katie Anastas

High Tech High Mesa graduate Kelly Semtner spent the summer studying how plants and fungi exchange nutrients.
Economy

California wine industry torn on Trump tariffs

Levi Sumagaysay

American wine industry stakeholders have different opinions about the potential fallout from tariffs on European wine, with California likely feeling the biggest impact.
Health

First community-owned grocery store in San Diego’s South Bay to open this fall

Jacob Aere

Some Imperial Beach residents said the new store means they won't have to travel outside of their city for nutritious food options.
Economy

California avocado growers say Mexican imports have helped their sales

Amy Taxin

Consumption of avocados has boomed in the United States in the past two decades, and much of the demand has been met with rising imports from Mexico. California growers say these imports have wound up helping, not hurting, their crop.
Arts & Culture

A hidden gem in San Diego County where gourds become art

Maya Trabulsi

Fallbrook Gourd Farm honors the culturally significant fruit
Environment

A partnership with fungus could make plants less reliant on fertilizer

Thomas Fudge

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a way to make soil fungus work harder, delivering more nutrients to plants.
Environment

Even in wet years, wells are still dry. Why replenishing California’s groundwater is painfully slow

Alastair Bland

The governor vowed to clear the way for more groundwater recharge. Has it worked? “We’re still tinkering around with small numbers,” one expert says.
Environment

California farmers are hopeful Trump administration will deliver more water to fields

Amy Taxin

Since winning election, President-elect Donald Trump has been talking about immigration, border security and government efficiency. But in California farm country, his comments about water are also getting attention.