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  2. History of agriculture in California - Wikipedia

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    The history of agriculture in California began with California's indigenous peoples and was radically altered by colonization and statehood. Throughout its history agriculture has formed an important part of the state's economy. California has been the largest agricultural producer in the United States for over 60 years. [1]

  3. Dried fruit - Wikipedia

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    It accounts for over 99% of the US crop of raisins and dried plums, 98% of dried figs, 96% of dried peaches, 92% of apricots and over 90% of dates. Most of California dried fruit production is centered in the San Joaquin Valley where the soil and climate, especially the hot, dry summers, provide ideal growing conditions.

  4. Sun-Maid - Wikipedia

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    Sun-Maid is one of the largest raisin and dried fruit processors in the world. As a cooperative, Sun-Maid is made up of approximately 850 family farmers who grow raisin grapes within a 100-mile (160-kilometer) radius of the processing plant. Sun-Maid also sources dried fruit beyond this geographical area.

  5. Family-run raisin company sold after 55 years in Fresno ...

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    In the past two decades, raisin grape acreage has plummeted statewide from 280,000 acres, the bulk of it in Fresno County, to about 70,000 acres of conventional raisin grapes.

  6. National Raisin Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The National Raisin Reserve was a raisin reserve of the United States. [1] It was created after World War II by the government in order to control raisin prices. The reserve was run by the Raisin Administrative Committee. [2] It was enforced by means of a "marketing order". In 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Horne v.

  7. In a dramatic spike, 36.3 million trees died in California ...

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    The survey counted over 36 million dead trees, which is a dramatic increase, but there still may be more that were not counted. In a dramatic spike, 36.3 million trees died in California last year ...

  8. How California eco-bureaucrats halted a Pacific Palisades ...

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    In 2019, the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) began replacing nearly 100-year-old power line poles cutting through Topanga State Park, when the project was halted within days by ...

  9. Raisin - Wikipedia

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    Raisins are 15% water, 79% carbohydrates (including 4% fiber), and 3% protein, and contain negligible fat (table). In a reference amount of 100 grams (3.5 oz), raisins supply 299 kilocalories and moderate amounts (10–19% DV) of the Daily Value (DV) of riboflavin , vitamin B6 , and several dietary minerals rich in content (above 20% DV ...