State authorities announced a 77-square-mile quarantine this week after five Mexican fruit flies were detected in La Mesa, ...

California’s ambitions to lead the next agricultural technology revolution were on full display at the FIRA USA robotics conference in Woodland last week. But beneath the optimism over drones, ...

A new farmer in San Bernardino County surveys his silage crops for dairies. (USDA photo) California’s working landscapes generated an estimated $404 billion in sales and supported nearly 1.5 million ...

Gas prices continue to climb and are affecting local co-ops, including one that packages and markets beans out of California.

Guided by farmer and rancher input, CDFA, UC ANR and academic and industry partners have developed a blueprint to advance scientific discovery and next-generation tools.

California’s agricultural industry is absolutely massive. The state grows about a third of the country’s vegetables, three-quarters of its fruits and nuts, and employs nearly 900,000 farmworkers each ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Imperial Irrigation District, which provides water to farmers in the southeastern corner of California, drew a ...

California can take a creative approach to land policy that would foster a resilient food system and mobilize broad support.

Farmworkers harvest vegetables near Salinas, California. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) This colu mn was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When James ...

The Imperial Irrigation District, which provides water to farmers in the southeastern corner of California, drew a figurative line in the sand earlier this month, calling for a halt to the conversion ...

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