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Future of agriculture industry on the line as water woes play out

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - Tom Pfingsten | March 15, 2009

AGRICULTURE: Avocado, citrus may be on the way out

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - J. Kikes | March 1, 2009

Food Stamp Recipients Get Access To Fresh Produce

SAN DIEGO 6 -Eric Collins| January 30, 2009

Proposal to import avocados from Peru bugs growers

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - bradley J. Fikes | January 25, 2009

State's avocado crop smallest in years

CAPITAL PRESS - Cecilia Parsons | January 22, 2009

Farmers market makes debut
East County gets only second such site

UNION-TRIBUNE - Michele Clock | January 22, 2009

Closure of Valley Center dairy farm just another sign of the times

NOURTH COUNTY TIMES - Gary Warth | January 12, 2009

California's avocado growers expect meager harvest this year

UNION-TRIBUNE - Leslie Berestein | January 5, 2009

The cows will no longer come home: Konyn Dairy closes

VALLEY ROADRUNNER - December 31, 2008

Medfly mystery treated by air, ground to protect fruit crop

Successful sterility program not enough, some critics say
CAPITAL PRESS - Dan Wwisman | November 27, 2008

Farmers Facing a Flood of Increased Water Fees

Local farmers will lose discount by 2013

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - By Edward Sifuentes | November 12, 2008

San Luis Rey florist receives a hall of fame bid

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - By Jeff Frank | November 20, 2008

Sensors Help Wine Crop, Track Climate Change

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - By Bradley J. Fikes | October 9, 2008

Macadamia crop recovers

CAPITAL PRESS - By Dan Weisman | October 2, 2008

Neighbors Douse Efforts to Open Wine Tasting Rooms

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - By Jacob Adelman AP | October 1, 2008

Egg producers at odds over Proposition 2

UNION TRIBUNE - By Michael Gardner | September 28, 2008

Grazing rights

UNION TRIBUNE - By Peter Rowe | September 24, 2008

Farmers Market on its way to becoming a community institution

VALLEY ROADRUNNER | September 17, 2008

Citrus pest puts big part of county in quarantine zone

UNION-TRIBUNE - Leslie Berestein | September 12, 2008

Water Agency May Kill Growers' Discount

UNION-TRIBUNE - By Mike Lee | September 10, 2008

Francisco Valdivia went from Immigrant to Chefs' Favorite

UNION-TRIBUNE - By Lori Weisberg | September 10, 2008

INSURANCE: Farm Bureau offers little-known health benefit

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - Julie Pendray | September 4, 2008

Single Asian Citrus Psyllid Detected in San Diego

CDFA Press Release | August 29, 2008

Cage-free egg farms peck away at consumer reality

ARIZONA REPUBLIC - By Linda Valdez | August 10, 2008

Tomato Growers Seeking to Replant Seeds of Perception Following Salmonella Scare

SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL - By Heather Chambers | August 18, 2008

Stumped trees leave a stark reminder of water shortages

AG ALERT - By Ching Lee | August 13, 2008

Poultry feed production facility is a holdover from region's rural past

UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER | August 17, 2008

SoCal farmers angry about proposed power line path

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - By Jacob Adelman - AP | August 14, 2008

Student's letter leads to farmers'market for town

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - By Gary Warth | August 10, 2008

Asian citrus psyllid search coming up dry

CAPITAL PRESS - By Cecilia Parsons | August 1, 2008

On Water, Farmers Doing Their Share

UNION-TRIBUNE - By Gary Broomell | July 24, 2008

Farmers Say Salmonella Scare Has Hurt Tomato Sales

ASSOCIATED PRESS - By Garance Burke | July 4, 2008

Farmers' Market Welcomes Food Stamps

SAN DIEGO READER - By Dorian Hargrove | June 30, 2008

Supervisors Adopt 'Interim' Winery Ordinance

NORTH COUNTY TIMES - By Edward Sifuentes | June 18, 2008