Rain and snow are falling across Southern California while the northern half of the state has turned windy and frosty in the aftermath of the weather system that rolled through the region on Sunday.
Weeks of intense snow and rainfall have brightened California's water outlook. Farmers are generally optimistic about this year's supply, although some say the state is not doing all it can to…
WINTERS, Calif. — At the turn of the century, farmer Sergii Gavelovskiy built his first greenhouse near Odesa, Ukraine, where he grew vegetables. After escaping strife in his home country, he …
Federal regulators have rejected a request from the operator of California’s last nuclear power plant that could have smoothed its pathway to securing a longer operating life. The decision mar…
Prosecutors say they will charge a farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms with seven counts of murder and one count of a…
A voter initiative that would overturn a California law aimed at raising wages and improving working conditions for fast food workers has qualified for next year’s ballot. The landmark law, p…
Seven people were killed in two related shootings Monday in a coastal community south of San Francisco. It marks California's third mass killing in eight days. The San Mateo County Sheriff's o…
Multiple flood protection projects in California are on hold because Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed to cut their funding. Newsom's budget proposal includes cutting $40 million that had been pl…
A new study says drenchings like those California has been getting since Christmas will only get wetter and nastier with climate change. Already more than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow …
The ninth in a three-week series of major winter storms is churning through California. Mountain driving remains dangerous and flooding risk is high near swollen rivers, even as the sun has co…
Farm Credit West and Northwest Farm Credit Services, agricultural lending associations within the Farm Credit System, have merged to form a new association called AgWest Farm Credit.
More rain and snow fell during the weekend in storm-battered California, making travel dangerous and prompting flooding concerns along a swollen river near Sacramento. Bands of gusty thunderst…
Local veterinarians and extension service personnel can be key players in narrowing down the cause of the poisoning.
The federal government is proposing to reduce flows in the Klamath River by as much as 40% until April to meet minimum water levels for endangered sucker fish in Upper Klamath Lake amid ongoin…
Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific railroad to make sure a livestock producer gets the grain it needs in California to prevent millions of chickens and hundreds of thousands of catt…
The snowpack covering California’s mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years raising hopes that the drought-stricken state could soon see relief in the spring when the snow melts …
California shell egg prices doubled over the past six months and tripled in the past year as avian influenza, or bird flu, kept supplies low.
Flood warnings and watches are in effect in parts of Northern California in the aftermath of a powerful storm that drenched the state over New Year’s weekend. A new weather system was expected…
Four generations of the Melkesian family have grown palm trees for more than 80 years in California's arid Coachella Valley. Today, the family has 115 acres of palm trees under cultivation. Th…
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Weather forecaster Eric Snodgrass said La Nina conditions will bring more rain and snow to the Northwest this winter. "It's going to be a cold and potentially snowy win…
Farmer Larry Glashoff grows a wide variety of crops and livestock, but he also offers some that are relatively unusual — like Olallieberries and Hachiya persimmons. The reason? His customers a…
CDI is purchasing the ownership rights of its co-owners Agri-Mark and O-AT-KA Milk Products.
Oregon State University is part of a four-year study funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration focusing on two key species — Dungeness crab and krill. The goal: To help sci…
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has proposed regulations to further restrict the use of 1,3-dichloropropene, or 1,3-D, a pesticide used to control microscopic soil-borne pests.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has unanimously approved decommissioning four hydroelectric dams on the Lower Klamath River, which will be removed to benefit water quality and fish ha…
As wildfires grow bigger and hotter across the West, the U.S. Forest Service faces a daunting task. The agency has developed a 10-year strategy that calls for removing hazardous fuels across 2…
The Pacific Northwest is in for a colder, snowier winter, a veteran weatherman predicts. "Precipitation looks like it's normalish — although there is an area in Eastern Washington that's sligh…
KERMAN, Calif. — Salvador Parra Jr.’s earliest childhood memories are riding on a cotton picker with his dad.
INDIANAPOLIS — Farming is a family business for many, but for folks like Peter Bliss, it’s more than that — it’s a lifelong dream.
The federal government has awarded University of California-Davis $6.2 million to breed new strawberry varieties that are more resistant to diseases and pests. The four-year grant, awarded thi…
New studies show farms with natural habitats experience the most benefits from birds, while farms that remove non-crop vegetation face higher levels of crop damage and foodborne pathogens.
Farmers got their day in court last week when the Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments in the case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau against Califo…
SACRAMENTO — The federal government this week awarded the Sites Project Authority, responsible for building a new reservoir in California, with $30 million to move the reservoir closer to cons…
An Oregon farm and juice processor has traded lawsuits with a California fruit broker, each accusing the other of contract violations.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is extending its interim water management plan for the Klamath Project, despite objections from both irrigators and tribes.
Kayla Delbar is the sixth generation working on the family cow-calf operation at the 150-year-old Eddie Ranch in Mendocino and Lake counties in California.
California's power shortages have prompted produce company Taylor Farms to build its own microgrid at one of its facilities. Data from the U.S. Department of Energy show that other organizatio…
The California Air Resources Board will vote, perhaps in October, on banning new diesel trucks of all types by 2040, putting Washington state on the same path.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — A team of Oregon State University brewing researchers and bioengineers from a company called Berkeley Yeast has demonstrated that a strain of genetically modified yeast can i…
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and her three West Coast colleagues reflected during a conference this week on how they are coping with the reality of climate change and what they are doing to reduce t…
A new study by the University of California-Berkeley suggests marijuana farms in that state may be uniquely vulnerable to wildfires compared to other agricultural crops based on their historic…
MANTECA, Calif. — Ninety-eight years ago, an 18-year-old immigrant from Sicily was looking for land in California to grow grapes. He found it in San Joaquin County. Today six members of the In…
The University of California Cooperative Extension has a slice of sweet news for watermelon growers: Farmers may be able to produce stronger, higher-yield, more disease-resistant watermelon cr…
Ducks Unlimited recently secured a $2.6 million federal grant to install four new pumping stations that project leaders say will help make the most of limited water at the wildlife sanctuary, …
An alliance of specialty crop growers says next year’s farm bill should feature a bigger investment in making the segment more competitive and sustainable, and include more spending on research.
West Coast attorneys general oppose expanding a pipeline that crosses Idaho, Washington and Oregon and carries natural gas, including biogas from a dairy. They have asked the Federal Energy Re…
Millions of dollars of federal funding is beginning to flow into the drought-stricken Klamath Basin, which will be used for a variety of projects to improve water quality, irrigation efficienc…
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — After initially indicating it would defy the federal government’s order to shut off water to the Klamath Project, the Klamath Irrigation District closed the A Canal when …
When Al Courchesne decided to quit his teaching job in Hawaii to farm in California, he got some good advice. “I came here as a complete novice, and the first local farmer I talked to said, ‘P…
Some farm groups and Republican lawmakers are criticizing USDA for its decision to partner with United Farm Workers, a labor union, on a pilot project. In June, USDA set plans for a $65 millio…
Farm Credit West and Northwest Farm Credit Services, agricultural lending associations within the Farm Credit System, are pursuing a potential merger.
PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Dona Toteva Lacayo and her coworkers at the Port of Hueneme run a tight ship. She helps manage the Port of Hueneme — pronounced why-nee-me — a small, deep-water cargo po…
Walk into any grocery store, and chances are you will be greeted by rows of perfectly ripe strawberries. Until recently, each of those berries would have been individually hand-picked by legio…
California farmers thinking about buying an electric tractor may be enticed with an extra financial incentive under the state's newly expanded Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Progra…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USDA has agreed to purchase $52 million of Pacific Northwest seafood to help buoy an industry hard-hit by COVID-19 and other market disruptions. The agreement includes $…
