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A new analysis shows California is behind on its goal of cutting dairy methane emissions 40% by 2030.

The April megashowers needed to reverse the trend are nowhere in sight, while a high-pressure ridge is set to deliver warmer and drier conditions into the summer.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture's Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation announced yesterday it has selected 11 organizations to receive a combined $5 million in Water Efficiency Technical Assistance Funding.

Amrith Gunasekara has joined the California Farm Bureau as the director of science and research of the California Bountiful Foundation.

Farmers and ranchers are increasingly worried about supplies of key inputs for the upcoming growing season, lowering a measure of producer sentiment to the lowest point since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Agriculture and forestry could play meaningful roles in reducing greenhouse gas emissions around the world, but lack of financing and know-how remain important barriers, according to a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

CVS is taking steps to reduce the use of pesticides that could be harmful to pollinators.

Several Democratic lawmakers gathered at a United Farm Workers rally at the Capitol to support a measure on vote-by-mail elections.

Senate Democrats are seeking quick confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court this week, while U.S. agriculture and other export-minded sectors are watching what the House does with the Senate-passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which is intended to ease port bottlenecks.