Category Archives: Agriculture News

The Congressional Budget Office released an official cost estimate of the House Ag Committee's farm bill and says it's $33 billion over budget and fails to pay for a large increase in crop subsidies. ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will look into why grocery prices are still high despite falling costs for retailers. FTC Chair Lina Khan made the announcement during a public meeting with officials...

California is among 12 western states sharing $400 million to address drought through investments at the irrigation district level."Family farmers, water users, and communities across the American Wes...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture says so far, two horses in Placer and Yuba Counties tested positive for West Nile virus.As a result, one of the horses was euthanized.Horse owners are...

The USDA is making changes to the Enhanced Coverage Option Policy Program beginning with the 2025 crop year. The Risk Management Agency is expanding coverage options to additional crops and increasing...

Alexis Taylor, USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs will lead 24 agribusinesses and organizations, including several from California, on a trade mission to Bogota, Colombia,...

Valley Congressman David Valadao co-authors a bill that addresses detection of the avian influenza virus also known as H5N1 in dairy cattle.So far the virus has infected dairy cattle in more than a do...

John Deere, faced with lower customer demand for equipment, declining sales, and a difficult ag economy, confirmed cuts in its global salaried workforce. Corridor Business says Deere didn't release de...

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association confirms that the effort to prevent ultra-processed, lab-grown protein in the diet of the American armed forces was successful. The announcement follows news ...

The American Farm Bureau and more than 500 other groups sent a letter to Congressional leaders calling for the passage of a new, modernized farm bill. The groups signing onto the letter represent agri...