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Rapidly rising almond production coupled with trade wars and COVID-19 impacts have cut prices for farmers nearly in half over the past year and they won’t likely fully recover for at least a couple of seasons, says Roland Fumasi, a senior analyst for Rabobank.

Chris Sayer, a lemon and avocado grower (along with some figs) in Ventura County, California, has been using cover crops in his 50 acres of trees since 2005, with some clear benefits.

One of the nation’s top snack companies plans to exclusively source its almonds from “bee-friendly farmland” across the globe by 2025.

USDA officials are handing out the first series of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants and cooperative agreements. A Woodland, California center is one of the first to receive funding for a project in West Sacramento.

A new study projects that estimated air temperature increases may require shifts in the growing season of cool-season crops and the growing locations of warm-season crops.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has created a centralized portal for wildfire recovery assets as flames rip through the state.

Following California's historic decision to end use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in 2019, DPR has been funding research to look for alternatives.

On Tuesday, the Assembly passed a measure requiring quarterly reporting on the use of the granular form of chlorpyrifos.

The Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement voted to accept over 50 changes to strengthen food safety practices for the farming of leafy greens.