By Mariana Martínez Barba and Julián Trejo Bax | The Associated Press Cassandra Garduño squinted in the sunlight, her pink boots smudged by dirt as she gazed out over her …
As a physician, I am closely following a bird flu outbreak that is hitting our Central Valley dairy farms hard, especially since the California Department of Health reports at least 26 human cases. This number seems to …
The National Park Service and several environmental organizations are resisting a bid to include people living on agricultural operations in the Point Reyes National Seashore in closed-door negotiations that could …
By KATE LINTHICUM, Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — If Maria del Carmen Díaz, 69, and Jose Carlos Silva, 67, had the retirement of their dreams, they’d own a …
By Jonel Aleccia and Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, …
Federal scientists are closely studying H5N1 genetic sequences from California dairy workers in search of any dangerous mutations that may make the virus, called avian flu or bird flu, more …
By Brenda Goodman | CNN Two farmworkers in California tested positive for H5 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Thursday. The confirmation came hours …
SARATOGA — Nestled under the redwood trees on Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards’ 60-acre property is the 40-foot-long RV that vineyard manager Marcelino Martinez and his family of five call home. The winery’s …
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today he has vetoed a bill to bolster farmworkers’ heat illness claims as they face the increasing dangers of extreme heat. The unique proposal would have …
MEXICO CITY — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government. Inspectors hired by the …