Require Registration

RSS

President Donald Trump released a second batch of letters to countries letting them know what tariff rate their exports will face from Aug. 1, according to a series of posts to the president’s Truth Social page.

President Donald Trump is facing a backlash from some of his base over his promises to shield farmworkers from mass deportations. So, Trump and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins stressed at separate events Tuesday that there will be “no amnesty” for farmworkers.

Producers who suffered losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can begin applying for disaster aid payments Thursday under a year-end funding package Congress passed in December. 

Upcoming trade missions to Mexico and Taiwan this year aim to help California exporters expand their market reach.

The California Fresh Fruit Association hired Clayton Smith as director of government relations. The Bureau of Land Management is moving California state office executive Joe Stout to the agency’s top career position in Washington. Longtime California Citrus Mutual president Joel Nelsen died unexpectedly July 1. 

The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation hired Anna Nicholson as alumni engagement and event manager. Gino Dicaro has departed from the Wine Institute to join the Golden State Water Company as public policy and government relations manager. John Harris, one of California agriculture’s most influential leaders, passed away on July 3. 

The European Union has responded to U.S. tariffs by doubling down on free trade including launching new FTA negotiations and accelerating existing talks, bringing new opportunities to shape global agricultural trade.

School nutrition advocates are concerned that the substantial cuts to SNAP passed in the Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” could lead to schools losing eligibility or getting less reimbursement for free meals.