You visit the grocery store or local farmer's market. Picture your favorite vegetable. to get it into your hands, it's possible a farm worker had to first…
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It's avocado season in California, but many farmers are in toruble. They don't have enough workers to pick and maintain Hass avocados, which are in high… -
Californians will vote this fall on whethr to strengthen the state's laws governing how fam animals are confined and raised. As Capital Puyblic Radio's… -
Following President Trump's proposal to slap tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum exports, China may retaliate by levying $2 billion in tariffs on U.S.… -
A new bill in Congress to reform biofuel policy and favor newer options over ethanol is attracting support from conservation groups. More from KVCR's Isel… -
A judge ordered the California Department of Agriculture to stop spraying dozens of pesticides. Some environmental groups count this as a win. However, a… -
Climate change could decrease the yield of some crops in the state by up to 40 percent by 2050. Capital Public Radio's Ezra David Romero reports on… -
Fast-food chicken nuggets come with extra calories and extra salt, but they might also come with "superbugs," or drug-resistant bacteria. Capital Public…
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As California's wine grape harvest gets under way, most of it will be done by machine. But as growers face ongoing labor shortages, mechanization isn't a… -
The discovery of a diseased grapefruit tree in Riverside on July 25 has officials considering how to alert the public to the potential devastation the… -
In Fresno, almond orchards bloom in late winter. Bee hives are brought in for pollination. But this year, something went wrong. Now, county agriculture…
