In this opinion piece, Zenith Tandukar a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota discusses the role of agriculture in climate change, and his research on domesticating pennycress as a cover crop that will return revenue to the farm.

A state program designed to protect the health of bee colonies is showing growth as producers better understand its use and benefits.

Environmental groups and attorneys general from 11 states are opposing EPA’s request to keep the registration of the insecticide sulfoxaflor in place until the agency can comply with Endangered Species Act requirements.

CDFA releases neonics report * Order eases use of generators * USDA expands CFAP eligibility * Court rejects dicamba appeal

During a workshop Tuesday, research staff for the Department of Pesticide Regulation presented new mitigations on four neonicotinoid pesticides.

The San Francisco-based Pollinator Partnership announced Friday that it has created three new categories for closer engagement with participants in its Bee Friendly Farming program.

Hundreds of California farmers who have successfully completed prior conservation projects are well positioned to move to the next level of conservation, according to NRCS.

Honey bees could get a healthy boost to their diets and help them fend off diseases, according to new research out of USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

A new USDA honeybee research lab has opened at UC Davis. USDA's Agricultural Research Service says the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility will focus on developing technology to improve colony survivorship through long-term studies of multiple stress factors.