Approximately $20 million invested in local farm and ranch communities DAVIS, Calif., Oct.

STOCKTON, Calif., Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sitting in the middle of what is arguably the best walnut and cherry orchard land in the world is the Brandstad Farms.

By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif. May 10--Global warming, rising energy costs and population growth are changing the way cities grow, and planners must adapt -- especially if they hope to save farmland from sprawl.

By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Feb. 21--SAN ANDREAS -- California officials say Calaveras County should return $313,543.44 in state money the county took by inappropriately classifying grazing land in agricultural preserves as prime farmland.

By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Oct. 29--MOUNTAIN RANCH -- Ron Truman just wanted to build himself a house in the hills near Mountain Ranch.