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Western vintners hope late harvest makes fine wine

A cool summer along the West Coast has made for a hurried harvest in the nation's top winemaking regions as growers rush to beat the first frost. Vintners, however, are hopeful the late grapes will make great wine.

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Study claims conventional ag limits greenhouse gas

Advances in conventional agriculture have dramatically slowed the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, in part by allowing farmers to grow more food to meet world demand without plowing up vast tracts of land, a study by three Stanford University researchers has found.

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Calif. aims to boost enforcement of organic rules

It's been barely a year since Luis Miranda began selling organic produce at farmers markets near his home in California's Central Valley, but he's already seen every trick in the book.

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Immigrant farm workers' challenge: Take our jobs

In a tongue-in-cheek call for immigration reform, farm workers are teaming up with comedian Stephen Colbert to challenge unemployed Americans: Come on, take our jobs.

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Vilsack: USDA investment should help rural America

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday that crop subsidies aren't going to be enough to help revitalize rural economies and he expects the federal government to do to more to help small town America.

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Muslim fundamentalists should 'drink wine to learn tolerance'

Roger Scruton, 65, urged "lunatic fundamentalists who have set their heart on giving Islam a bad name" to imbibe, although it is considered against their religion, claiming it would help them to a more moderate view.

100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1)

By Bruce Buschel/ New York Times

Home Brew Hard Cider from Scratch

Now that it's fall and the apples are ripe in my neck of the woods (New Hampshire), I thought I'd share a recipe for home brew hard cider. It's a very simple first-time home brew and it's very rewarding.

Wine Banned In Alabama Because Of Its Label

A wine label showing a nude nymph is too much for Alabama's liquor control agency, which has told restaurants and stores not to sell the product.

Sixth generation steps up to run Bogle Vineyards in Clarksburg - Sacramento News

CLARKSBURG – By any of the usual measures, the Bogles can label themselves successful. Their family business put Sacramento on the world's wine map and is on track to ship 1.2 million cases to 20 countries this year, with a net worth edging toward $100 million.

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