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Colorado forms team to develop strategies to support ag workers, businesses
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has formed an Agricultural Recovery Team alongside its Food Security Task Force with the mission of developing and implementing innovative strategies to support... more »
Joint California ag statement on workers’ compensation executive order
In response to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order that extends temporary workers’ compensation benefits for COVID-19, a coalition of California agricultural organizations issued the following statement: “As a critical infrastructure industry, agricultural businesses have... more »
California pear growers come out strong against ripening treatments
California pear farmers have united as an industry with a pledge to never use postharvest treatments like 1-MCP that impede ripening and create a disappointing experience for consumers. “California pear farmers are committed to producing... more »
Survey results show strain from COVID-19 on rural California
Lost markets and lost off-farm income related to the COVID-19 pandemic have proven doubly difficult for many California farmers and ranchers, according to a survey by the California Farm Bureau Federation. More than half of... more »
Farms providing produce at reasonable rate to California food bank
In one of the first agreements of its kind between California producers and a county food bank, two farms will begin providing, at a reasonable rate, produce to the Alameda County Community Food Bank, allowing... more »
Survey: California farmers turning to labor-saving crops, automation
Despite raising wages and increasing benefits, California farmers are failing to find enough people to pick fruits and vegetables and harvest other crops, and they are offsetting this labor shortage by changing to less labor-intensive... more »
Driscoll’s debuts ‘Berry Big Strawberries’
Driscoll’s in May will bring to market “Berry Big Strawberries,” larger-sized fruit that each require more than one bite to finish. The quantity of the berries is limited, and “captures the beginning of peak California... more »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom expands Farm to Family program
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced April 29 new initiatives to help Californians put healthy food on the table while also supporting the farm industry, which has been devastated by COVID-19. California... more »
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