grasslands

With the rising cost of labor and shortage of workers to hand-pick fruit, California canning peach growers are looking to science for solutions.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Three wildfires burning in grasslands south of Wenatchee, Washington, had grown to approximately 36.7 square miles (95 square kilometers), but had not destroyed any structures. Firefighters on Wednesday were trying to prevent the fires from growing to protect property and sage grouse habitat...