Category Archives: Agriculture News

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Vast areas of California’s Central Valley are sinking faster than in the past as massive amounts of groundwater are pumped during the historic drought, state officials said...

  UC Davis is reporting that the drought is costing California agriculture $1.84B and 10,100 jobs in 2015.The drought is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing about 30 per...

Two Representatives' will address the 2015 United Fresh Washington Conference. Representative Tim Ryan, an Ohio democrat, along with David Valadao, a California republican, will address the conference...

In a move that hasn't happened in 40 years, fast food giant McDonalds will downsize. The Washington Post reports that McDonalds announced it is planning to close 184 restaurants across the United Stat...

A smoky taste to a glass of wine could become a reality because of northern California wildfires.Fires burning in Napa, Sonoma and Lake Counties might cause some problems for the wine industry.Since r...

Syngenta held a grand re-opening for its newly expanded woodland research and development and seed production facility.The $11.2 million expansion represents a significant investment in the local econ...

A coalition of 13 states has asked a federal judge to block the controversial Waters of the U.S. rule slated to take effect later this month. Led by North Dakota, the attorney generals for eight of th...

Several farm and consumer groups are seeking to stop the proposed deal Monsanto has offered to Syngenta as a possible merger/takeover. Ag Professional reports coalitions of opponents are being formed ...

Following what the L.A. Times called a disappointing round of talks in Hawaii, negotiators for the 12 nations included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership are still hoping to wrap the trade deal up somet...

New research could reduce the probability of E.coli in lettuce. Scientists with the US Department of Agriculture have found the bacterium that causes food borne illness in humans, is more likely to co...