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California farmers continue to face significant challenges due to recurring drought cycles and stringent water restrictions.
For many decades, California has been the leading agricultural state in terms of the value of agricultural goods, marketed, generating $58 billion in agricultural cash receipts in 2023, outpacing ...
California’s agriculture industry faces an urgent challenge: the aging workforce. The average age of farmers in the state has risen to 59.2 ...
Following two banner crop years in California’s San Joaquin Valley, cherry yields are projected to decline by as much as 50% ...
Drew Ketelsen, vice president and farm manager at HMC Farms, says adopting the latest in agtech has created a safer work ...
Agriculture is a nearly $60 billion industry in the state, but many Central Coast farmworkers don't have enough to eat.
Andreas Tompros lost his home and at least a third of his avocado orchard to a wildfire last year, but the 47-year-old grower ...
As climate change continues to exacerbate water challenges in California, her team’s research points to how agricultural producers can help to ensure sustainable water access for all.
The suit filed on behalf of 20 Kern County farmworkers aims to challenge part of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act that ...
California’s nut farms are a large part of its agricultural economy. Those farms grow 80% of the world’s almonds and 75% of the world’s walnuts. In addition, 98% of pistachios in the U.S ...