Agriculture: Almonds, Grapes and Dairy

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (655+ words) In July, the U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture rejected U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla’s and Adam Schiff’s request for $32 million in emergency funding to combat California’s growing glassy-winged sharpshooter problem. Now, the federal agency is providing $4 million to the California Department of…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (860+ words) Inside Jason Ferreira’s honors agriculture science class at Hanford High School, students are dreaming up big goals for the year – showing animals at the county fair, volunteering on FFA judging teams, and working on their own projects. But they started…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (510+ words) Farmworkers in Santa Maria were sent home early Wednesday after a worker reportedly passed out while crews were working through extreme heat near local fields. KSBY spoke with Miguel Navarro, a farmworker and crew foreman, who agreed to an off-camera…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (319+ words) “He’ll be honored with the Bill Dyer Napa State Park Fund, the monies of which go to the general fund for the park,” she said. “Dyer was a tireless community supporter and volunteer for 50 years. He volunteered on every committee,…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (16+ words) A viral statistic about California almonds turned out to be true—and worse than anyone thought....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (335+ words) Apple orchard robots are being developed by researchers at Cornell University to take on some of the most labor-intensive tasks in apple production. The four-year, $7.5 million USDA-funded project will explore how autonomous technology can assist growers with pollination, fruit thinning,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (86+ words) hometownsource.com Princeton’s Morgan Morrow, a Benton County Dairy Princess, was one of this year’s Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalists. As part of the honor, her likeness was carved from a 90-pound block of butter Aug....

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (652+ words) "The longer disruptions continue, the more our customers look for alternatives." With the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact under review and a tariff clash with Canada intensifying, agricultural leaders in Fresno County say policymakers should avoid adding new barriers to farm trade…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (486+ words) September 9, 2026 By Cyndi Young-puyear Filed Under: AgriNews Column, Two Cents We’ve come a long way baby... The 2026 Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa, sure struck a chord when it comes to just how much agriculture has changed. Everywhere I looked,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (883+ words) Editor’s Note: This story was produced by the Climate Solutions Studio, a project of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative and its partner newsrooms. Inside Jason Ferreira’s honors agriculture science class at Hanford High School, students are dreaming up big goals…...