Category Archives: Agriculture News

(KMJ) A California appeals court has sided with one of the largest fruit farms in the country in its fight with state regulators and a union over a labor contract for its workers.The 5th District Cour...

The organic industry saw record growth in the United States with more than 39 billion dollars in retail sales last year. Due to this growth the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural marketing ...

The Bee Informed Partnership recently released the results of its 2014-2015 Colony Loss Survey. For the 2014-2015 winter, managed honey bee colony losses were 23.1%.But for the first time, summer loss...

American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman says the U.S. House of Representatives sent a strong, bipartisan message that the flawed Waters of the U.S. rule is unacceptable and should be scrapped. By ...

A new report produced by Purdue University, with grant support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shows demand for recent college graduates with degr...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says Value-Added Producer Grants enable new farmers to develop new product lines to grow their businesses and expand their contributions to the nation's economy. USDA is makin...

The American Farm Bureau released the results of its Women in Ag survey this week.AFB Women's Leadership Committee Chair Sherry Saylor says the survey results point to a need for a deeper dive into wh...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation reports that the state used less fumigants and carcinogenic pesticides in 2013 than the previous year, according to data in the Annual Summary of Pest...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California water regulators adopted sweeping, unprecedented restrictions Tuesday on how people, governments and businesses can use water amid the state’s ongoing drough...