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California strawberry production got off to an early start in 2026, but warm and wet spring weather slowed production during what is typically the heart of the season. Despite the ...

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From Settler Clearing to Forest Conservation As early American settlers cleared land for homesteads, farms, and growing communities, the federal government increasingly recognized that the nation’s forests were an important ...

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California agriculture faces enormous challenges, but Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen remains bullish on the future. In a wide-ranging conversation with “The Ag Meter” Nick Papagni, Jacobsen discussed ...

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From an Iowa Teenager to a Pioneer in Corn Breeding Long before hybrid seed corn transformed American agriculture, Henry A. Wallace was already experimenting with ways to help farmers produce ...

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Mexico has resumed live cattle exports into the United States, with cattle crossing through the Douglas, Arizona, port under new safeguards designed to reduce the risk of New World screwworm. ...

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A federal judge in California has blocked a Trump administration rule that would have lowered wages for H-2A farm workers, creating another point of uncertainty for agricultural employers already facing ...

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California walnut growers are set to receive a potential boost in domestic demand as the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to purchase an additional $30 million worth of walnuts from ...

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A New Era of Agricultural Education More than a century ago, the United States took a major step toward connecting agricultural research with the farmers who needed it most. The ...

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Four major U.S. cattle organizations are urging President Donald Trump to reconsider a proposal that could allow up to 300,000 metric tons of imported beef to enter the United States ...

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John Deere is making a John Deere AI investment of $10 million through a new three-year research and development partnership aimed at bringing artificial intelligence from the laboratory to the farm. The ...

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