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A program to boost domestic fertilizer production capacity announced earlier this year will be open for business soon.

The Biden administration hosts the first White House conference on hunger and nutrition in more than 50 years to debate a national strategy that officials will unveil ahead of the Wednesday meeting.

The Trump administration's overhaul of Endangered Species Act regulations that was welcomed by industry groups but opposed by environmentalists is back in place following an appeals court decision.

More money is being awarded through the Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect program, offering loans or grants to 32 projects across 20 states to strengthen the country’s rural broadband access.

The ruling sets a limit on the water board’s authority. But the agency retains several regulatory tools for curtailing senior water rights, and lawmakers could add more.

State and industry players are looking to build on California’s most cost-effective climate program by investing in the next groundbreaking technologies and innovative practices.

A new report by USDA’s Economic Research Service demonstrates how federal risk management programs have changed and attracted more specialty crop producers, while also investigating the decision-making process for participation.

The next class of the California Agricultural Leadership Program is now official, there's new global retail leadership at Nutrien and CropLife picks an new government relations lead.

The Senate Agriculture Committee holds a long-awaited hearing this week on two more USDA nominees, including department’s undersecretary for trade, as Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack struggles to fill out his team 21 months into the administration.

The Legislature is pushing PG&E to pick up the pace in preventing power lines from causing more catastrophic wildfires. But agriculture and consumer groups are pressing for the state and federal administrations to cover the $30 billion price tag instead of ratepayers.