Category Archives: Agriculture News

Grower and industry groups from across the country have joined together to support a new coalition, the Modern Ag Alliance. The coalition seeks to protect farmers’ access to critical crop protec...

America’s trade deficit reached $68.9 billion in February, the highest disparity in almost a year. The Hill says import values exceeded exports by more than analysts were expecting. The total va...

AgCareers.com surveyed employers to gain deeper insights into the skills they seek and identify as the most significant skill gaps in the workforce. Employers rank "problem solving and decision making...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is highlighting the essential role farmworkers play in our food system.CDFA is posting on its website how the department supports initiatives to help ...

Prop 12 is already raising the price of pork in California. In effect for just over six months, pork sales have dropped across the state. That's from data compiled by the USDA's Office of the Chief Ec...

The Bureau of Reclamation is increasing water allocations for Central Valley Project water users.For irrigation water service and repayment contractors south-of-delta, including cross valley contracto...

A new U.S. Senate bipartisan bill would break down barriers to farming and agricultural land ownership. The goal is to help more Americans pursue farming careers. The bipartisan Farm Transition Act of...

More than thirty agriculture groups released the eighth annual "Feeding the Economy" report. The study helps estimate the direct and indirect economic contributions of the food and agriculture industr...

The 2024 growing season is expected to bring a unique combination of El Nio this spring through early summer before switching to La Nia in late summer through early fall. Farmers Business Network says...

Farmers in the Fresno Irrigation District can start taking water deliveries on April 1st.FID says it's too early to tell how long the irrigation season will last.But the district is expecting to have ...