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It’s been a constant struggle over the years to get Japan to buy more U.S. rice, and a new development may be just the ticket to help improve trade ties.

Prop 13 initiative hooks in ag * Bleak new estimates on US farm economy * Democrats question CFAP

During a recent Assembly hearing, legislators raised questions over the implications of a property tax initiative registered for the November ballot.

The State Water Board is raising eyebrows for requesting 74 new positions during a hiring freeze.

The State Water Resources Control Board and its regional branches are facing an uncertain time, and farmers could see the fallout.

California wineries are facing a new world of shifting to plastic, using face masks, and maintaining social distancing as the state government allows tasting rooms to reopen on a county case by case basis this Friday.

USDA staff at the Agricultural Research Service are searching for the Asian giant hornet (AGH) in hopes of preventing a serious threat to the U.S. beekeeping industry.

USDA's APHIS has cleared the pathway for carrots to be imported from Korea to the U.S.

Karen Hearn has been promoted to vice president of domestic marketing for the California Table Grape Commission and Harold Weisfeld, founder of Fruit Distributing Corp. of California, Commerce, died on June 2.

Much of the ag industry was still in a state of confusion Tuesday over applications of dicamba this growing season following EPA’s decision to cancel three registrations but allow use of existing stocks by growers and applicators.