San Joaquin County Local News: Agriculture, Food & Gardening

11/19/2023
A newly updated “plant hardiness zone map” from the Department of Agriculture has many of the nation’s gardeners rushing online, Googling what new plants they can grow in their mostly warming regions.

11/13/2023
Center for Food Safety has filed arguments seeking to revoke the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of nationwide permit 56, which authorizes industrial finfish aquaculture structures in ocean waters around the country. CFS represents a coalition of conservation, tribal, and fishing organizations.

11/09/2023
The Elmore Desert Ranch gets 22.5 billion gallons of water from the Colorado River, almost as much as is cleared for Scottsdale, Ariz. And that’s just a fraction of the 386.5 billion gallons from the river going to 19 other families in Imperial Valley.

11/08/2023
This quaint tasting room and bottle shop located on the grounds of the Wine & Roses Resort at 2545 W. Turner Road is the place to get maps and information, and relax while tasting wines that showcase the Lodi American Viticultural Area.

11/06/2023
In a study published in Nature Sustainability, scientists assessed the potential for wide-scale synthetic production of dietary fats. The raw materials are the same as those used by plants: hydrogen in water and carbon dioxide in the air.

11/01/2023
The acquisition includes the Daou brand, Daou Mountain Estate, four luxury wineries, and around 400 acres of vineyards in Adelaida District of Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County.

11/01/2023
U.S. Representatives Josh Harder of California and Tracey Mann of Kansas have introduced bipartisan legislation to protect farmers from the devastating effects of drought.

10/27/2023
Marc R. Marchini, who combined his vocation as a Union Island farmer and a leader of the California asparagus industry, with service as a school trustee, has been inducted posthumously into the San Joaquin County Agricultural Hall of Fame.

10/17/2023
As families entered the haunted house at Dell’Osso Family Farm in Lathrop, 11-year-old Sha’Day Danis ran back out the entrance with her mother after a big scare.

10/14/2023
The nonprofit group A New Lodi is hoping to bring cultures from around the world to the city through the power of food.

10/13/2023
San Joaquin County’s milk producers recorded a major financial boost in 2022, while the county’s almond and walnut producers continued to face declining revenues, according to the 2022 San Joaquin County Annual Crop and Livestock Report.

10/12/2023
Hundreds of wells in Tulare Lake aquifer are at risk of going dry. Today's recommendation is the first time that state officials have moved to crack down on local plans that fail to stop excessive groundwater pumping.

10/10/2023
The California Food Safety Act prohibits the manufacturing, distribution and sale of food and beverages that contain brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye 3.

10/04/2023
Water providers say rebates for residential areas are costly and residents may refuse to remove their lawns. The rules aim to save enough water for more than a million households a year.

10/02/2023
The European Union has banned certain additives that are used in American candies and baked goods. California is on the cusp of prohibiting their sale by 2027.

10/02/2023
Longtime wine columnist Bob Highfill joins Stocktonia with a monthly column about the local industry.

09/23/2023
For more than a decade, the aroma of pies, sweet breads and cookies wafted from a small bakery at 623 E. Oak St. in Lodi.