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‘Don’t Pack a Pest’: California Officials Sound Alarm on Invasive Fruit Flies

California agricultural officials are urging residents to stop shipping or carrying fruit into the state as two Mexican fruit fly quarantines hold in San Diego County.
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Protecting California Communities from Invasive Fruit Flies: Why It Takes Collective Action by Everyone

California experts explain the growing threat of invasive fruit flies, ongoing quarantines and eradication efforts, and simple steps residents can take to protect farms, gardens, and the state’s agriculture industry.

In Race for California Governor, Farmers and Farmworkers Take Center Stage

Two recent gubernatorial debates in Fresno centered on the future of the state's massive agriculture industry and the farmworkers who keep it going.

‘In the Trenches’ With Rizpah Bellard, Fresno’s Lone Black Female Rancher

As the only Black female rancher in Fresno, and possibly all of California, Rizpah Bellard says her identity shows others what's possible.