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One Year ELD Delay Passed by Senate
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Federal Officials Critical of California’s Latest Water Proposal
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Celebrating National Watermelon Day
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Poll Shows Voters Narrowly Support Aid for Farmers
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PMA Exhibitors Stock Monterey Foodbank Shelves
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ASTA Promotes Safe Handling and Storage of Treated Seed during Harvest
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Farm Groups Appeal to Trump to Address Lab-Grown Meat Substitutes
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Fish and Chicken Top Sources of Foodborne Viruses
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Trade Aid for Farmers Could Start Late September
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USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
…planted on the farm and prevented from being planted for each covered commodity, including upland cotton, in crop years 2009 through 2012, to the total acreage planted and considered planted…
Record-Breaking Heat Streak Hurting Crops
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Plant Fruit Trees in Your Yard
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Groups Want “Fake Meat” Regulated by USDA
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