Representatives from Australia, Singapore, and other countries in the Far East and Pacific Rim are in Vietnam this week, negotiating a trade agreement that could potentially take the place of …
Trump’s New Ag Advisors Take Aim at Regulatory Overreach
The list of Ag Advisors to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a long one, containing 65 names. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says that list is much larger than any …
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
Everett Griner talks about solving the farm labor problem in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals …
Environmental Impact Report Draft Released
DWR Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report on State Water Project Contract Extension The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released for public review a draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on extending …
Climate Smart Agriculture
Online Webinar: Netherlands & California Discuss the Challenges & Opportunities of Saline Agriculture—a Focus on Specialty Crops Last month CDFA hosted a climate smart agriculture webinar in partnership with the Netherlands …
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
From: UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences (California Water Blog) by Josué Medellín-Azuara, Duncan MacEwan, Richard E. Howitt, Daniel A. Sumner, and Jay R. Lund The drought continues for California’s agriculture in …
Table Olive Forecast for 2016
The 2016 California table olive forecast is 65,000 tons, down 17 percent from last year’s crop of 78,000 tons, according to a survey conducted by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics …
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
Plants need nitrogen to grow, but excess nitrogen – from livestock facilities, septic systems, car exhaust and other sources – that escapes into groundwater and the air can impact the …
Multi-Party Water Exchange Will Benefit Donner Lake
Donner Lake Will Benefit from First Multi-Party Water Exchange under Truckee River Operating Agreement The Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA) implemented in December 2015 provides new mechanisms for federal, states …
Agri View: Politics and Cuban Trade
Everett Griner talks about the politics behind trade with Cuba in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy …
Update On Western Wildfire Season
Western wildfire activity continues to grow with eight type one fire incidents taking place as of Thursday. Rod Bain has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s Talk …
U.S. Drought Coverage Creeps Upward Again This Month
Since March, the area of the US covered in drought has nearly doubled, with another month to month increase reported in August. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s Talk …
California Citrus Acreage
The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of California citrus growers as funding is available. The purpose of this survey is …
Wildfire Threat Out West Continues To Grow
An incoming weather system could boost the threat of wildfire activity in the Western US, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Rob Bain has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …