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The moderate Democrat has pressed his colleagues to think beyond party lines on bills and rooted the problem to agriculture ranking as one of the least influential industries at the Capitol.

Farm and business groups have been fighting off new attempts to expand various protections and benefits for workers.

Farmers in California’s second most populous county are pleading for more flexibility with a pending regulation at the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board.

An administrative law judge has upheld a $1.89 million penalty against Agro Research International LLC, Sorrento, Fla., producer of AGRO GOLD WS biological amendment, for alleged adulteration and organic mislabeling.

Displaying calorie and fiber information in front-of-packaging nutrition labeling is an effective way of helping consumers pick the healthiest food option, according to new research from the International Food Information Council

Republican Rep. Vince Fong has taken the seat of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after winning a special election in May, and Derek Neilson, head of the agriculture division at Case New Holland Industrial, has left the company to pursue entrepreneurial interests.

A partnership between a California cattle producer and the world’s largest carrot grower may show agriculture how to “close the circle” in a way that minimizes food loss, cuts expenses and reduces the use of fuel and water.

The Air Resources Board has denied a request to enact new regulations on methane emissions from dairies and other livestock operations.

A progressive Bay Area lawmaker is proposing legislation claiming to protect the health and lives of schoolchildren in California’s agricultural communities, frustrating lawmakers in those communities.