State California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwater By TERRY CHEA Associated Press Oct 4, 2022 FAIRMEAD, Calif. (AP) — As California's drought deepens, Elaine Moore's family is running out of an increasingly precious resource: water.
State EXPLAINER: California farmers hit again with water cuts By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press Mar 2, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Farmers in central California will be getting little to no water again from a key water system amid a persisting drought, bu…
State California drought takes toll on world's top almond producer By TERENCE CHEA Associated Press Aug 17, 2021 FIREBAUGH, Calif. (AP) — As temperatures recently reached triple digits, farmer Joe Del Bosque inspected the almonds in his parched orchard in…
Obituaries Giovanni Tantillo Updated Apr 13, 2025 Giovanni Tantillo entered into rest on January 14, 2020 in his home in Millbrae CA, where he lived with his (late) wife Antonietta Gattuso Tan…
State New California lab seeks cure to deadly citrus disease By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Sep 26, 2019 RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — In a lab southeast of Los Angeles, researchers are opening a new front in the yearslong battle against a tiny pest th…
Local News Featured Indoor flowers boost San Mateo County’s agriculture value By Anna Schuessler Daily Journal staff Aug 7, 2019 With indoor-grown potted plants and cut flowers leading the way, San Mateo County’s overall crop value increased to more than $149 million in …
Home And Garden When is fruit ready to pick? Nature offers different clues By DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press Jul 10, 2019 It takes just a twist of the wrist to determine when pears are ready to come off the tree.
Local News Peach fruit fly detected in Palo Alto leads to search in San Mateo County Daily Journal staff report Jul 10, 2019 Following detection of two male peach fruit flies in the city of Palo Alto, staff with the San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Agricultura…
National Wild bee species critical to pollination on the decline By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Apr 18, 2019 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — More than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinating everything from blueberries to apples in New England are on th…
Local News Threat from fruit fly over on the coast By Anna Schuessler Daily Journal staffUpdated Oct 29, 2018 Some 11 months after the appearance of two Mediterranean fruit flies in Half Moon Bay prompted a quarantine, officials are calling off an exte…
