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Local wineries generated $51.7 million in gross sales last year, a 5% decline from 2023. However, sales were still more than double what they were in 2016.
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Tariffs in President Trump's first term did some damage to the local farming community.
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The Trees For Health garden in Balboa Park introduces San Diegans to the medicinal uses of plants growing all around them.
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The San Diego Botanic Garden expands its collection of medicinal plants four-fold as scientists learn to harness their power.
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The governor vowed to clear the way for more groundwater recharge. Has it worked? “We’re still tinkering around with small numbers,” one expert says.
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Since winning election, President-elect Donald Trump has been talking about immigration, border security and government efficiency. But in California farm country, his comments about water are also getting attention.
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The agency said its is handing pest inspections of Mexican orchards over to the Mexican government because of threats of violence against USDA inspectors.
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Cityscapes can store and amplify heat from the sun and create urban heat islands. San Diego groups see the urban forest as the best solution.
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Nearly 200 people have already applied. For some, it could mean life-changing access to San Diego’s restricted and lucrative cannabis industry.
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California officials are considering whether to take over monitoring groundwater use in part of the fertile San Joaquin Valley.
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