California Ag Today

The latest Census of Agriculture reveals a striking shift in U.S. farming over the past decade. While most farm size categories saw a fewer number of operations, large-scale farms jumped significantly.

The California Farm Bureau recently celebrated its 106th Annual Meeting in Monterey, highlighting leadership changes across the state. Three new members were elected to the California Farm Bureau Board of Directors, while seven others retained their seats.

California's state agriculture officials have issued a recall for raw milk from Valley Milk Simply Bottled, a Central Valley dairy, after detecting the bird flu virus in a bulk tank sample.

The goal of the program is to help specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher costs.

Through October, there have been 44 confirmed livestock losses due to wolves in the state.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy, which builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle was first detected in March 2024.

The decision came days ago from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

A court in Texas has hit the pause button on a federal law filing requirement a lot of farmers considered burdensome and an overreach.

This $10,000 award recognizes landowners for exceptional stewardship of soil, water, and wildlife habitat.

Japan has reclaimed the top export market position for U.S. beef while import shipments from Australia are up 69.4%.