By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Voters in California’s farm belt, stretching more than 400 miles from Kern County...
By Caleb Hampton The value of farmland in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, California’s agricultural heartland, has fallen rapidly this year as commodity prices lag and implementation of the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act casts a shadow on the...
By Caleb Hampton As voters cast their ballots in the coming weeks, farmers in Sonoma County say the future of the region’s dairy and poultry farms is on the line. Measure J, a ballot initiative in Sonoma County, would within...
From the USDA Agricultural Research Service People who grow plants know that potting flowers or putting vegetables in a raised bed can yield great results. But what can you accomplish with containers that hold over 85,000 pounds of soil? For...
By Natalie Hanson, Ag Alert As he does most mornings, Bernat Sort Costa walked through 160 acres of grapevines in American Canyon, checking on the largest of five vineyards cultivated by Napa Valley wine producer Grgich Hills Estate. Growers in...
