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A Senate committee has advanced a proposal for establishing a drought assistance program for farmworkers.

A new measure in the Legislature would ban the use of “sell by” dates on food products and mandate food packaging adopt “best if used by” or “use by.”

A Cal/OSHA board has denied two petitions and several requests for an advisory committee to update a 70s-era labor code that bars the use of autonomous tractors.

The celebration of agriculture was subdued by a cold, driving rain—as farms battled to hold back floodwater from snowmelt and topped levees.

The 2021 California Agriculture Statistics Report reports production by the numbers for the state producing over one-third of the nation’s vegetables and two-thirds of the country’s fruits and nuts.

Jeana Cadby has been hired by Western Growers to be the new director of environment and climate and Naturipe Farms has brought on John Johnston in the newly created role of director of premium products.

Congress is under pressure to finally put a significant amount of farm bill funding toward reversing a decades-long decline in public research funding that has seen facilities decay even as universities and companies struggle to find new scientists.

This year's World Water Day will be the 30th anniversary of the global event bringing awareness to the need for water and sanitation for everyone across the globe.

The Biden administration on Monday awarded $197 million in grants to help 22 states and seven tribes prepare for the coming wildfire season.

A new bill capitalizes on emerging forecasting technology to better prepare California for sudden droughts.