WEST

RSS

Grape breeders across the country are working to develop varieties that won't fall victim to powdery mildew, a fungus that threatens grapes just about anywhere they are grown, and now artificial intelligence is speeding up the process, a USDA scientist says.

West coast seafood industry groups are asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider the impact on near-shore fisheries as they prepare a congressionally ordered report on the reintroduction of sea otters.

Jenny Lester Moffitt was confirmed by the Senate last week to become undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs at USDA, and the Bureau of Reclamation’s California Great-Basin Region has selected Joshua Israel to be the new science division manager for the Bay-Delta Office.

Bayer has filed a petition with the Supreme Court requesting the review of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld a $25 million award to a California man who alleges exposure to Roundup caused his Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are set to receive an average of 40 cents more per meal, a move Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says is based on changes in the way people eat as well as federal dietary guidelines.

The nation’s largest beef industry group says it wants to demonstrate the sector’s ability to achieve climate neutrality in less than 20 years.

Jenny Lester Moffitt has been confirmed as undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs at USDA, where she will oversee the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Republican frontrunners blame Newsom for failing to plan for drought and for rising energy costs and high taxes.

Californians identified water supply and drought as their top environmental concern in a recent survey, and the number of respondents who said they believe climate change is contributing to drought increased.

CDFA has established a quarantine in Oceanside following the detection of citrus greening in residential trees.