Category Archives: Agriculture News

The Department of Agriculture Friday announced more funding for farm operating loans. Farm Service Agency administrator Val Dolcini announced the funding to assist more than 1,900 approved applicants ...

Authorities in New Zealand are investigating what is believed to be the nation's largest cattle theft in history. As many as 500 cows were stolen from a New Zealand dairy farm. The 500 milking cows we...

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...