WEST

RSS

A DPR report shows fumigant emissions increased 12% in 2019 in the valley.

The order raises more questions about the administration’s agenda when it comes to pesticides and freshwater flows for threatened fish species.

State and federal grants deliver more than $30 million to help farmers and processing facilities to upgrade trucks and tractors to cleaner models in the San Joaquin Valley.

A leading berry producer and an innovator in indoor food production are joining together to produce strawberries in a controlled environment.

A major trade association is taking steps to recognize the efforts of school lunch programs that encourage fruit and vegetable consumption in their meals.

Jovan Djordjevic has joined the UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center as the new education director and Ocean Mist Farms has hired Jesse Lopez as commodity account manager.

Some big 2021 unknowns persist, including how COVID-19 will continue to disrupt markets and demand, whether government payments will continue to be robust and whether or not U.S. farmers can pivot to gathering more of their income from the marketplace.

Hemp industry stakeholders are pushing for regulatory certainty as one of the crop's chief byproducts gains in popularity and interest from a curious consumer base. 

A new effort from the World Resources Institute is designed to identify dishes with a lower carbon footprint on restaurant menus.

USDA sets Oct. 30 signup deadline for disaster aid * USDA works to speed farm payment processing