Editor's Picks
Category: California
Almond Acreage Drops But Rains, Trade Boost Hopes May 12, 2023
Citing California’s improved water supply and increased almond shipments in early 2023, growers and almond sector leaders say the outlook has improved for the state’s No. 3 crop, valued at […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Backs California Prop 12 May 12, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s new humane-pork law, rejecting an industry challenge in a ruling strengthening the power of states to impose rules that have a broad economic impact […]
Reeling from another round of storms, California growers fight to recover farmland from flooding Mar 23, 2023
California residents, farmers and ranchers have endured two intense storm systems in recent months that brought significant rainfall, snow and flooding to many areas. Storm-ravaged Californians are now bracing for […]
EPA Announces 100th WIFIA Loan, Investing $115 Million to Improve Resilience to Extreme Weather in Santa Clara County, California Feb 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (Feb. 23, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans totaling $115 million to Santa Clara Valley Water District […]
Rain Lingers, But Growers Move Forward Feb 6, 2023
Showers returned to some California growing areas early in the week, but nothing like the atmospheric rivers that roared through in January. Rain also is expected this weekend. For the […]
Soggy Start for 2023 Nut Crops Feb 2, 2023
OVERVIEW Welcome to the first edition of the AgFax Tree Crops newsletter for 2023. Every week, we’ll talk to leading pest control advisers and other industry experts to get their […]
What The Recent Storms in California Mean for Agriculture Jan 13, 2023
SACRAMENTO, CA – With the widely reported series of storms in California, it is important to keep in mind the fundamentals that will drive the ultimate impacts on agriculture when […]
Bomb Cyclone: Not Helpful in Ending California’s Drought Jan 12, 2023
The bomb cyclone has sucker punched California—flooding homes and roads and knocking out power. While many farmers have prayed for rain to end the ongoing drought plaguing the state, a […]
Supreme Court Orders Title 42 Border Restrictions to Remain in Place Dec 28, 2022
In a 5-4 vote, with the court’s three liberals and conservative justice Neil Gorsuch dissenting, the high court reversed an order from a federal judge in Washington, D.C., who ruled […]
How An MSU Alum Is Helping California Navigate Its Water Crisis Dec 23, 2022
Under normal circumstances, feeding a nation and supplying 40 million people with water is challenging enough, but California is currently in one of the longest and most severe droughts in […]
