California Central Valley, which is known for the agriculture that produces much of the nation's fruits, vegetables and nuts, is a major contributor to a growing dust problem that has profound ...

An average of more than 1 million acres of idled farmland a year is a significant contributor to a growing dust problem in California that has ...

That was up from an estimated 563,000 acres of fallowed farmland last year. Nearly all the farmland that was left unplanted and dry falls within the Central Valley, and a large portion of it in ...

For example, on Aug. 16, The Bee published an article on fallowed farmland during the drought in which Dale Kasler of The Sacramento Bee reported that researchers said 78,780 acres of farmland ...

But a fledgling industry focused on growing and distilling agave plants, which are used to produce tequila and mezcal in Mexico, could be California’s answer to fallowed fields and a lack of water.

California farmers last year lost an estimated $1.1 billion and fallowed thousands of acres of land as a result of the ongoing mega-drought gripping the west. That's according to a new study ...