Northern California almond, walnut, rice farmers face problems with persistent rain
(World News Science)

CHICO - With more upcoming storms this weekend and more rain into next week, local agriculture officials are in unison saying `rain rain go away.` As the end of May nears, Butte County´s main agricultural drivers - almonds, walnuts and rice - will likely face some setbacks as more showers cause more precautions taken by farmers for the county´s multi-million dollar industry crops. `All this precipitation is causing major headaches for farmers here in Butte county,` said Colleen Cecil, executive director for Butte County´s Farm Bureau. `This rainstorm is big and it´s saturating...