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Reduced consumer incomes around the world and supply chain difficulties during the pandemic have taken a toll on ag and food exporters in developing countries, but overall trade has remained “remarkably resilient” and some suppliers have prospered, according to a new publication from the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization.

DPR denies neonic petition *Vaccine availability concerns industry * USDA transition lead a ‘bridge builder' * Fudge gets backing for USDA

DPR has rejected a petition by several prominent environmental groups to regulate seeds treated with neonicotinoids.

Report pins down water priorities * Becerra’s environmentalism on national stage? * USDA carbon bank eyed as Biden climate fix

Major events have shifted the landscape and the priorities for local, state and federal action, according to a new report.

The Department of Treasury is considering adding nearly 28,000 acres to a viticultural area in Northern California.

Wildfire hardening, emissions regulations and renewable energy have driven up energy rates in California five times faster than the national average.

The Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service plans to roll out $13 million in funding to help producers on private working lands better conserve water resources in coordination with investments made by water suppliers.

California’s strict goals for reducing methane emissions from dairies, when combined with incentive grants, has led to some early successes.