California Ag Today

According to a release from Senator Adam Schiff’s office, the bipartisan call presses USDA to speed Red Card certifications for wildland firefighters as extreme heat and wildfire risks grow.

Even with slightly lower overall expenses in 2024, producers across California and the U.S. are still feeling the pinch of high input costs, rising interest rates, and falling commodity prices.

According to the group’s President and CEO Dave Puglia, “Rescinding the ‘no-staggering’ rule eliminates needless cost and complexity, giving farmers the flexibility they need to meet real-world labor demand.”

Officials are responding to a Mediterranean fruit fly detection in San José with an aggressive quarantine and sterile fly release program.

Early scouting and prevention are critical to protect yields.

New policy aims to protect farmland access, safeguard food security, and shift focus back to agricultural production.

A small regulatory shift on orange juice standards could bring big benefits for California citrus.

State tops 108,000 members as Jill Sperling becomes first woman State FFA Advisor.

California dairies are using purebred beef embryo transfers to boost profits and manage market risk.

California Citrus Mutual shares that the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley is calling for major investment to tackle the state’s growing water crisis.