Farming & Ag News
California Jobs at Record Lows
The job market in California seems to be struggling based on the latest statistics. And compared to the US average, the state is not looking
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Farm to Fork
Women Farmers Create Better Community Well-Being
Having more women involved in agriculture is associated with better community well-being, according to researchers at Penn State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A
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California Leads The Nation in Ag-Production By A Country Mile
California continues to lead the nation in agricultural production, according to the latest (2022) U.S. Census of Agriculture, which was released late last month by
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Citrus & Orchard
A Surge of Pests Threaten California’s Almond, Walnut and Peach Crops
California farms are facing a surge of agricultural pests on some of the state’s most valuable crops due to climate change, according to researchers at
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Is There A Future For Agrivoltaics in California?
Agrivoltaics – the practice of using the same piece of land simultaneously for agriculture and solar power generation – is getting a lot of positive
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California Farm Bureau Elects First Woman President
The California Farm Bureau has elected its first woman president, Glen County family farmer Shannon Douglass, in the organization’s 105-year history. Douglass was elected at
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Farm to Fork
Ensuring Competition in Agriculture and Leveling the Playing Field For Farmers is Essential
Ensuring greater competition in agriculture, particularly for smaller family farms which still comprise the majority of farm operations in California, is an issue that’s climbed
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Farm to Fork
Agriculture in 2024: What to Look For Nationally and in California Next Year
There’s good and bad economic news for U.S. food and agriculture in the coming new year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) authoritative
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Farm to Fork
The Kroger-Albertsons Mega-Merger and California Produce
Earlier this year Kroger Co. ($140 billion annual revenue) and Albertsons Inc. ($80 billion annual revenue), the nation’s two largest conventional supermarket operators, announced they
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Farm to Fork
Fall Harvest Season in California
Pumpkins, apples, oranges, wine grapes, broccoli, cabbage, carrots and (much, much) more. It’s fall harvest season in California, which produces most of the fresh produce
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California Orders Arrowhead Bottled Water To Stop Drawing From Mountain Springs It’s Used For More Than A Century
California regulators ordered the company that owns Arrowhead bottled water to stop using some of the natural springs it has relied on for more than
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A Call For More and Better Education About Agriculture in California
California has the highest urbanization share of total population among all U.S. states, with 94.2% of Golden State residents living in urban areas, according to
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