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A new risk assessment from EPA concludes there are no risks of concern to children’s health from chlorpyrifos.

CDFA finalized its hemp plan and yesterday submitted it to USDA for review.

DPR has spent five years cautiously scrutinizing an organic pesticide already registered in the U.S. since the 1960s.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2021 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.

Perdue disappointed with specialty crops * Newsom hosts Climate Action * Democrats relent on CCC funding * EPA: Chlorpyrifos no risk to kids

USDA’s Agricultural Research Service announced that a harmless airborne fungus, can dramatically accelerate plant growth if a germinating plant is near the fungus as it emits volatiles or gases.

American Pistachio Growers is preparing a marketing blitz ahead of what is expected to be a bumper crop of pistachios with the hope of keeping consumer demand strong.

Rep. Josh Harder’s effort to secure a $5 billion grant program to offset losses suffered by fairgrounds during the coronavirus pandemic now has a Senate measure to match it.

California Giant has hired Alan Ediger as the new vice president of sales and Jay Brown as the new CFO and Bobalu Berries has added Jonathan Sparks in the sales department.

For the second straight year, Democrats threatened but ultimately backed down from blocking Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue from getting a fresh pot of money to make payments to farmers.