Valley of plenty fights to survive

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California's Central Valley, considered as the richest farmlands in the world, is being threatened by urban development. The valley, which produces one-tenth of the US' agricultural output despite comprising only 1% of its entire cropland, is losing ground to land developers who have been willing to pay $30,000 an acre for the privelege. It is projected that when the valley's population becomes more than double in 2040, over a milion acres of fertile cropland will have been converted to housing facilities.

Crop Production, Public affairs, Farms

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Destructive insect invades Calif. wine country

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Several vineyards in California have been devastated due to the invasion of sharpshooters. The wine-grape industry in Southern California has already lost at least $14 million due to the infestation. In Jun 2000, the federal government has declared an agricultural state of emergency in the state and allocated $22 million to fight the insect. The sharpshooter is an inch-long, glassy-winged insect that causes Pierce's disease on grape vines.

Natural resources, Grapes, Grape Vineyards

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Home developer is on familiar grounds

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Housing developer American CityVista founder Henry Cisneros said his firm plans to buy and develop land in the urban cores of major cities mainly in the West. It already has housing projects planned in Las Vegas, NV, and Denver, CO. The company has also broken ground on a 600-unit development in a section of San Antonio, TX, where no new housing has been built on that scale in a generation. Cisneros was formerly with Spanish-language TV company Univision.

Land Subdivision and Land Development, Strategy & planning, Subdividers & Developers, American CityVista

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