Category Archives: Agriculture News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase $11.7 million worth of shell eggs and egg products to ease a surplus as farmers and egg processors try to cope with falling prices. USDA says the produ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — AB 1066, if signed into law, would make overtime pay for California farmworkers kick in at 40 hours a week, instead of the current 60. Supporters say it aims to promote eq...

The California Senate approved the farm overtime bill, which now sets up a final vote in the assembly. The bill AB-1066, would require employers to pay farm workers overtime after 8 hours instead of t...

Bayer AG could turn "directly to shareholders" in its quest to acquire Monsanto. The news from a German publication comes after St. Louis, Missouri-based Monsanto rejected two proposals from Bayer. Mo...

U.S. dairy farmers have asked the USDA to purchase up to $150 million worth of cheese. Pro Farmer's First Thing Today says that money could purchase up to 90 million pounds of cheese to help feed the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The use of synthetic fertilizers by farmers poses a risk to water quality in the valley, and could exacerbate respiratory issues. https://www.kmjnow.com/wp-content/uploads...

A co-chair of Donald Trump's Agriculture Advisory Committee says the Farm Bill needs a revamp. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told Politico this week the Farm Bill was written in a time of ...

The Department of Agriculture says orange juice production in the United States continues to fall. U.S. orange juice production peaked during the 1997-98 season at 1.55 million gallons, but has trende...

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he sees no point in bringing up the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal for a vote during the lame-duck session of Congress. Ryan followed up the comment by saying i...

A new study shows California's wine and winegrape industry contributed $57.6 billion to the state's economy and $114.1 billion to the U.S. economy in 2015. The study commissioned by the Wine Institute...