The USDA has allocated $85 million in grants to strengthen organic markets nationwide, with California avocado farmers among the notable recipients. This funding is part of the USDA’s Organic Market ...

The Salton Sea Management Program announced the expansion of its Species Habitat (SCH) Project at the south end of the Salton ...

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. By the 1850s, the migration to the Midwest had become a great wave. Families camped at the Mississippi River, waiting their turn for ferry ...

Speculation has already begun on who the next Secretary of Agriculture will be when Donald Trump returns to the White House in January.

The CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork (CDFA-F2F) has announced ....assistance programs, like WIC and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs ...

While the election is now behind us, the future of the long-awaited Farm Bill remains in question. Farmers and ranchers have been waiting for the reauthorization of the bill for more than a year, ...

The Engine Technology Forum has called on California’s energy and environmental agencies to recognize renewable biodiesel and renewable diesel ...

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In 1873, Fred Hatch, a farmer from Illinois, built what is believed to be America’s first variation of the modern silo, trying to figure ...

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California has announced federal assistance opportunities for agricultural producers for Fiscal Year 2025. While applications for the ...

Sustainable aviation fuel could drive significant growth in the U.S. biofuels sector, but the industry’s success will depend on favorable ...

The Organic Farming Research Foundation recently hosted Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Jimmy Panetta for a field day at the USDA’s ...

As grain production grew in the .....not use all the crops they grew and didn't want to be forced to sell for a lack of storage. Such was ...