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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
A new study out of UC Santa Barbara suggests that more efficient farming practices could save as much water as switching crops or fallowing fields to help address California’s water issues.
Paul Clark has been tapped as the new executive director of the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau and GLC Cerritos, an avocado grower-shipper, has brought on Armando Garcia as the director of sustainability.
Len John Richardson, a soft-spoken and pioneering figure in the world of American agricultural journalists, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2024, at his home in Danville, California, according to his family. He was 85.
The state of America’s citrus industry is a tale of two coasts. Florida’s industry continues to reel from a devastating disease infestation and multiple hurricanes, and California has taken over as No. 1 in U.S. citrus production.
USDA has launched a new initiative to get more of the fruits and vegetables into the marketplace and is taking comments on how to support to the industry.
California’s Farm to School Program is opening up a new market for certain growers and supports locally sourced ,nutritious meals—but growing pains have started to show.
Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has changed up the leadership in the upper chamber of the California Legislature, and Julie Hesketh-Laird is the new CEO of FIVS.