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FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR, San Joaquin County sheriff’s deputies have foiled an attempt to steal supplies from a Scotts Miracle-Gro manufacturing plant in Linden. Soaring prices for fertilizer could have made the haul worth a lot more had law enforcement not intervened. The suspected thief was seen tossing 43 bags of potting mix over a […]

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A sheriff’s drone nabbed a fertilizer thief — then deputies made him return the haul

California’s wine boom reached places like Lodi and Edna Valley — now they’re hurting

Oakland launches first free compost hub, giving residents unlimited compost access

San Joaquin Valley cherry harvest likely to be the pits again after weather batters crop

Last days on Point Reyes: Part 2 — Way of life ending for three generations of Lunny family

Last days on Point Reyes: Part 3 — Dairying made money, but the business grew tougher

Last days on Point Reyes: Part 4 — Displaced ranch hands pay price for park’s expansion

Last days on Point Reyes: Part 1 — Ranchers’ time up as deal returns grazing land to park

Last days on Point Reyes: Ranching families prepare departure, ending 167-year tradition

Gravensteins on the brink: Sonoma County’s signature apple hangs on — just barely

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