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Just one year after the COVID-19 pandemic locked down millions of individuals and forced many restaurants and bars to close, consumers started going out again and consuming more wine. U.S. wine consumption per resident increased from 2.93 gallons per resident in 2019, to 3.07 gallons in 2020 and increasing again in 2021 to 3.18 gallons, according to the Wine Institute.

President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Maria Gallegos Herrera as the Rural Development state director for California

Nearly a year after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill aimed at jump-starting ag climate markets, the bill remains mired in the House Agriculture Committee, raising the possibility the legislation could be punted to the farm bill debate in the next Congress.

A partnership aimed at helping farmers and ranchers transition to an electric vehicle future has taken another step as an agribusiness announced plans to purchase 10 electric pick-up trucks for use serving agricultural customers in California.

KIND Healthy Snacks used the recent World Bee Day to announce the company is on track to source the majority — 51% — of its almonds from bee-friendly farms by the end of the year.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heads to Capitol Hill this week to testify before the Senate Agriculture Committee amid growing concerns about the global food supplies and soaring costs for fertilizer and other ag inputs.

The Legislative Analyst’s Office is recommending lawmakers reject Newsom’s proposal for $75 million in drought aid to small agricultural businesses.

The Capitol, along with several downtown blocks, lost power, just as committees were to deliver the fate of about a thousand bills in the suspense files.

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, already grappling with the infant formula crisis, told lawmakers Thursday the agency lacks the leadership and staff to properly regulate food safety and appealed for more funding.

California Senator Dianne Feinstein and Arizona colleagues have introduced a bill to boost the Western water supply and modernize infrastructure.