By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Confusion and uncertainty. Those are two words being used by California agricultural exporters with farm products caught up in an escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and its biggest trading partners. President Donald Trump imposed...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California’s winegrape sector continues to reel from a shrinking market that has left the state with too much vineyard acreage and, year after year, an oversupply of grapes. Last year, more than a tenth of...
New research suggests that agricultural producers can play critical roles in wildfire risk management and response. From California Agriculture: Wildfires...
By Ag Alert During the past seven years, the cost to California lettuce growers of complying with the state’s environmental, labor and food safety regulations has increased by a whopping 63.7%, according to a study commissioned by the Monterey County Farm Bureau...
From the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) program As 2024 ends, the CV-SALTS program continues to make significant progress. The Nitrate Control Program Priority 1 Management Zones (MZs) remain focused on implementation, conducting outreach and offering free...
As soil salinization intensifies, it poses serious threats to ecosystems, soil health, global food security and socio-economic stability. By Nima Shokri, Amirhossein Hassani and Muhammad Sahimi, EOS Soil salinization refers to the excess accumulation of salt in soil to a...
