DISCOVERY OF DESTRUCTIVE WEEVILS NEAR BORDER PROMPTS INFORMATIONAL MEETING
County, State and Federal Agencies Monitoring Agricultural Threat, Weighing ActionsAugust 17, 2011 (San Diego County) -- County, state and University of California officials plan to hold a meeting...
View ArticleCOUNTY AGRICULTURE GROWS DESPITE AILING ECONOMY
August 25, 2011 (San Diego County) -- The San Diego County region’s agriculture report offers a ray of sunshine in today’s cloudy economy. The 2010 Crop Statistics and Annual Report released by the...
View ArticleEAST COUNTY NEWSMAKERS OF THE YEAR 2011
By Miriam Raftery January 5, 2012 (San Diego's East County) -- Who were the movers and shakers in East County and San Diego’s inland regions during the past year? Below, we bring you our...
View ArticleCONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE DENISE MORENO DUCHENY HAS BIG PLANS FOR OUR REGION
By Mia Myklebust March 8, 2012 (San Diego and East County) --“The reason I’ve run for office is because I’ve always cared about the areas I’ve lived in,” said Denise Moreno Ducheny, Congressional...
View ArticleWATER AUTHORITY EXTENDS TEMPORARY AGRICULTURAL WATER RATE PROGRAM FOR TWO YEARS
April 28, 2012 (San Diego County) -- The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors has approved extending a temporary agricultural water rate program through January 1, 2015. The action...
View ArticleU.S. FOREST SERVICE SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR PROPOSED LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN...
May 5, 2012 (San Diego) -- Forest Service officials are seeking public comments on a Proposed Amendment to the Land Management Plans for the four Southern California National Forests (including the...
View ArticleSTEINER BRINGS A “NEW APPROACH” TO THE RACE FOR 77TH ASSEMBLY
By Janis Mork May 30, 2012 (San Diego)- One of four candidates will succeed Nathan Fletcher when he leaves the Assembly. Republican Dustin Steiner is one candidate who hopes to represent the newly...
View ArticleKRIS KRISTOFFERSON CONCERT JUNE 15 TO BENEFIT UNITED FARM WORKERS’ 50TH...
By Mayan Avitable June 13, 2012 (San Diego) -- Tickets are on sale now for the Kris Kristofferson & Friends concert series to benefit the 50th anniversary of the United Farm Workers (UFW). The...
View ArticleTWO EAST COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS WIN "FARM TO SCHOOL" GRANTS
November 30, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – Julian Union School District and Lemon Grove School District are among six California school districts and a community organization that have collectively...
View ArticleFARM BILL DEFEATED IN HOUSE: ACTION HAS RAMIFACTION FOR FARMERS, CONSUMERS,...
By Miriam RafteryJune 20, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) – In a surprise action today, the farm bill was voted down by a 195 to 234 margin in the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently a 2008 farm...
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