Local farmers are pitching in to help feed needy families in the metro area this holiday season. About 42,000 pounds of potatoes were delivered to the Salvation Army Distribution Center. The potatoes will be put into boxes as part of the Army's Christmas Food Basket project, which helps feed Kansas

Not much is going well in the region's economy, but Stockton-based nut giant Diamond Foods Inc., has been making nearly all the right moves. When the farm price of walnuts rose, Diamond simply raised ...