California releases plan to cut greenhouse gases - To reach its global warming goals, California must cut greenhouse gas emissions by about four tons per person, which would require cleaner cars, more renewable energy and a cap on major polluters, according to a state plan released Wednesday. Sacramento Bee article

Composting is good for the soil - By creating compost, we not only provide a source of fertilizer and soil conditioner for our yards but decrease the amount of trash to our landfills. Since compost makes the soil more absorbent, we also reduce the need for watering. Redding Record Searchlight article

Organic farmers say they’re being squeezed out - California’s comparative handful of organic dairies says they’re being hammered by a perfect storm of higher operating costs, increased competition and a limit to the prices the market will support. Central Valley Business Times article

Lundberg Family Farms twice honored as top workplace - Since 1937, the Lundberg Family has farmed rice and produced rice products at their farms in the Sacramento Valley. Now led by its third generation, Lundberg Family Farms uses organic and eco-positive farming practices to produce wholesome, healthful rice products while protecting and improving the environment for future generations. Gridley Herald article

Love your food: Can UC Davis’ new Robert Mondavi Institute change the way we taste things? - The Robert Mondavi Institute grew from a $25 million gift from Mondavi, the recently deceased giant of the California winemaking industry, made “with the idea that we would build a brand-new complex that would join food and wine sciences together”. Sacramento News & Review article

Editorial: Flawed measures should be rejected -The right of Californians to put propositions on the ballot has largely degenerated to self-serving measures that either seek to tap the state treasury for some special interest, or give one faction's values the weight of being state law. Chico Enterprise Record editorial

We support Proposition 2, but not Prop. 3 -The debate over Proposition 2 begins and ends with the question of whether it's humane for California's egg-laying hens to be forced to live their lives in cages so small that they are virtually immobile; unable to spread their wings, perch or walk around. The answer should be obvious. Paradise Post editorial

My View: Delta Vision: Facing facts about California water - Let's start with some facts: The water supply in California is static; it is not growing. Individual use of water has moderated slightly in California in recent years, but more people, businesses and farms means more water is required. We do not appear to be taking conservation seriously. Sacramento Bee editorial

Grant REACHes youth group - With the grant from the Sierra Health Foundation's REACH youth program, the Yuba-Sutter Community Action Coalition will have 12 youth development sites in the area, said Carmen Smith, local Friday Night Live program coordinator. Marysville Appeal Democrat article