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California Avocado Growers Say Mexican Imports Have Helped Their Sales

SOMIS — 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 is not...

California Avocado Growers Say Mexican Imports Have Helped Their Sales

SOMIS — 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 is not...

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Westlands Leader Calls Slight Water Boost ‘Disappointing’

Westlands Water District leader Allison Febbo characterized Tuesday’s announced 5% federal water allocation increase as “disappo...

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Let the Hunt for Fresno County Fruit Trail Delights Begin!

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Kennedy’s War on Pesticides Riles Farmers and a GOP Senator

WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-running crusade against agricultural chemicals ran into pushback Tuesday fr...

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Fewer than 60 companies supply 87% of the eggs on store shelves in the United States, according to the American Egg Board. Corporations now ...

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Brooke Rollins testifies before a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025. (REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo)

US and Mexico Have Reached Agreement on New World Screwworm, Ag Secretary Rollins Says

VERSAILLES, Ohio (Reuters) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday that the United States and Mexico had reached an...

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Chickens sit at a poultry farm. March 12, 2025. (REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo)

US Farm Agency Withdraws Proposal Aimed at Lowering Salmonella Risks in Poultry

CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is withdrawing a proposal aimed at reducing Salmonella risks in poultry product...

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How Trump Tariffs Could Upend California Farms, Wine Businesses, and Ports

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs are p...

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Merced College Breaks Ground on $21 Million Center Geared for Tomorrow’s Ag Jobs

A center that’s geared toward preparing Valley students for the agricultural technology jobs of tomorrow is now within sight of becoming a r...

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FILE PHOTO: Clouds pass over a farm as seen from the motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump heading to a nearby event outside Dubuque, Iowa, U.S., July 26, 2018. (REUTERS File)

Trump Administration Cancels $3 Billion Climate-Friendly Farming Program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday said it had canceled a $3 billion program for climate-smart farmin...

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