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FALLBROOK, Calif. -- Farmers in Fallbrook are now dealing with an infestation of the Mediterranean fruit fly, 10News reported. Tuesday, November 10, 2009.

As climate change alters temperature and rainfall patterns around the globe, the threat posed by invasive species is becoming greater, and scientists and the UN are calling on all participants at the climate ...

Is it wise or foolish to assist with the migration of plants? Some experts see unintended consequences and others say it is worth the risk.

On November 4, 2009, USDA began its Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) program by releasing 3,000 sterilized moths in a Napa vineyard. This was the first LBAM SIT release in the United States.

When Rodney Strong Wine Estates announced last month that it had gone carbon neutral, it became only the second winery in the nation and one of a handful in the world to lay claim to such green ground.But consumers

Where are you? Sharon Foerschler called out to an invisible mushroom after finding a spy mushroom that indicated a tasty porcini might be nearby.Before long, several of the fungi were bagged and

Bees are perishing at an epidemic rate in Southern California, ravaged by a mysterious malady called Colony Collapse Disorder that

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) today announced California remains free of the disease Huanglongbing (HLB) that has destroyed citrus trees worldwide.

Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 | 2 a.m. - David Wong came to Las Vegas to try to save it from an alien invasion. - Quagga mussels a toxic threat (11-9-09) Wary of invasive species, hatchery suspends operations (1-20-2009) Mussels’ last meal (6-20-2008) Get rid of pest? Not if it ...

Reporter Jason Shoultz finds out how some states are handling an old problem in new ways: dealing with cattle rustlers.

Sacramento, CA – Food safety audits of California’s leafy greens farmers increased substantially last year, according to an annual report from the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA).