California lawmakers signed more than 100 bills in 2024. Now that it’s officially 2025, many of those bills have become California’s newest laws, touching upon everything from banking fees to shoplifting penalties to the cannabis industry. Several of those laws also pertain to the agricultural industry, too. Here are three […]

California celebrated its annual Healthy Soils Week earlier this month. This year’s theme was “A Circular Economy for Healthy Soils,” with various workshops across the state highlighting the benefits of regenerative farming practices. In a circular economy, waste materials are repurposed to extend the life cycle of products, which increases […]

The tomato harvesting season recently came to a close, but that hasn’t stopped the Campbell Soup Company from gearing up for next year. The company — which introduced its line of canned soup products, including the iconic tomato soup flavor, during the late 1800s — recently landed a $3.4 million […]

Peak availability of California-grown avocados may be tapering off as we approach the Fall, but don’t worry — it’s still avocado season in the Golden State! California is responsible for 90 percent of avocados grown in America. For Hass avocados — the most popular variety in America — those West […]

This summer’s crop of tomatoes could be in trouble, thanks to a small bug that’s become a big pest throughout the San Joaquin Valley. The beet leafhopper may only measure 3 mm in length, but the insect is capable of damaging entire fields. That’s because the leafhopper has been known […]

Heavy rains have soaked California, with many of the state’s key agricultural areas now battling a “catastrophic level of water.” Those words come from Tricia Stever Blattler, executive director of the Tulare County Farm Bureau. Blatter estimates that as many as 100,000 acres of San Joaquin Valley farmland are underwater, […]