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Beekeepers blame neonicotinoids for bee deaths
Recent research has suggested that neonicotinoid insecticides – used throughout the world to protect corn, soybeans, cotton, canola and other ma... READ MORE »
Speedy path toward citizenship proposed
Hundreds of thousands of migrant farm workers would be put on a speedy path toward U.S. citizenship and receive stronger labor protections under an im... READ MORE »
Congresswoman moves to crack down on children in fields
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-East Los Angeles) is calling for new protections for kids who work in agriculture, specifically large corporate... READ MORE »
Healthy living and buying local still driving seed trends
When it comes to vegetable seed trends, the story continues to be buying locally grown fruits and vegetables and knowing where your food comes from. F... READ MORE »
California’s Central Valley in peril
I left Los Angeles at 4 in the morning, long before first light, and made it to Bakersfield — the land of oil derricks, lowriders and truck stop... READ MORE »
U.S.-Mexico tomato fight puts jobs, prices on the line
Mexico and the United States are gearing for a costly showdown over fresh tomatoes – a $3.5-billion business for the two countries – in a ... READ MORE »
Idaho grower builds 48-row onion planter
Bigger is better - at least when it comes to planting onions and drip irrigation. That's what Russell Frisby has determined since he started growing o... READ MORE »
USDA Agriculture Trade Mission to China under way
Valley Pride Sales Inc. in Mount Vernon, Wash. is among approximately 40 American businesses participating in a U.S. Department of Agriculture Trade M... READ MORE »
Michigan Department of Ag wants proposal to raise cottage food sales limit considered separately
A provision to increase the limit on sales of food items prepared under Michigan's Cottage Food Law from $15,000 to $24,999 has been approved by the S... READ MORE »
Fruit, vegetable crops need honeybees
Every third mouthful of food we eat, directly or indirectly, depends on honeybee pollination, according to Donald Lam, a beekeeper and member of the H... READ MORE »
