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KPBS Midday EditionThere are currently 42 farmers in San Diego County who are growing some of the world’s rarest and most expensive coffee varieties. -
State agricultural inspectors have detected bacteria which can cause a disease deadly to citrus trees during routine pest trapping in Fallbrook, San Diego County officials announced Thursday. -
California small businesses will have more time to file their tax returns in 2021. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Monday that gives small businesses until the end of July to file their first-quarter tax returns. -
KPBS Midday EditionA consortium of more than 100 organizations in San Diego is working on a plan — a kind of paradigm shift — a new vision of how to make sustainable food sources more available to all San Diegans. The group wants your feedback on the plan before Thanksgiving. -
Salk Institute researchers hope to make plants much more efficient at catching and storing carbon. -
Fires on grasslands and rangelands may not capture as much coverage but can be just as landscape-altering as forest fires. Plus, they can spread more rapidly, and in some cases, cause more damage than fires in forested areas. -
A lobbying effort made it possible for growers of the region’s most lucrative crops to be able to apply for federal aid initially denied them. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhile Pixca aims to increase community access to healthy foods, it’s also trying something equally ambitious — a business model that could point a way forward for urban agriculture. -
San Diego County released the 2019 crop report this week, and it shows last year was a good one for farmers. The next report probably won't be as good.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe most valuable crops in San Diego County aren’t eligible for federal COVID-19 relief payments. Specialty growers are making the case they should be.
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