agriculture

The PPIC released a report in November covering the state of water in California. Its authors found that rising temperatures and intense drought has depleted state water supplies in reservoirs, groundwater reserves and the snowpack.

Landowners living in a controversial proposed water district in Butte County have one more day to vote on whether the district should be formed.

As an early Valentine to this garden life and plant loving community, Cultivating Place offers out a conversation with Melina Sempill Watts, author of…

Just three months since California’s November 2018 Fires made global headlines, the great winter greening of our state is underway and with it the urge to…

As the brewing trade war between the United States and China escalates, North State farmers are caught in the middle. Farmers like Bill Carriere, the CEO…

It’s harvest season for peas and peaches, among other North State crops, and thousands of migrant farmworkers have come to the area to work in the fields…

Nitrogen is essential for growing crops and producing food, but too much of it pollutes the water and air. A new assessment looks at nitrogen’s impact in…

California’s fast-growing olive industry received a $50,000 federal grant Tuesday, aimed at encouraging information sharing among growers and…

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials expect a record California almond crop this year, according to an annual forecast.The official estimate predicts…

The new Yuba City Year Round Farmers Market opens its doors Wednesday afternoon. It will be the only year-round farmers market in the area. Market Manager…