Category Archives: Agriculture News

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association, as well as the U.S. Cattlemen's Association, were both pleased with the introduction of the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act. The NCBA says t...

The U.S. is trailing China in federal ag research and seed-breeding investments. China has outspent the U.S. in those categories for the past ten years. To help combat the low spending, House Democrat...

The Friday attempt to approve the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 failed in the U.S. House, 198-213. 30 Republicans voted against the bill, along with 183 Democrats, without a Democrat supportin...

The National Farmers Union says many farmers and ranchers are coping with alarming levels of stress, and that farmers and ranchers commit suicide at a rate five times that of the general population. I...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is awarding a $213,349 research grant to the California Dairy Research Foundation in collaboration with University of California scientists to study m...

A report from American Farmland trust finds that between 1992 and 2012, almost 31 million acres of farmland were lost, equal to all the farmland in Iowa. The "Farms Under Threat: The State of America'...

FRESNO (KMJ) — Following the decision by the California Water Commission to award $171 million to the Temperance Flat Project, far below what officials originally requested, Tulare Congressman D...

The Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on a rule to establish the National Bio-engineered Food Disclosure Standard mandated by Congress in 2016. The rule will regulate how genetically...

Enrollment for the new Dairy Margin Protection Program continues through the end of this month. Dairy producers who haven't already have until June first to review the changes to the program and sign ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Increasing the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables you eat may result in improve brain function. That’s among the findings of a new study, published in the journal...