Tim Hearden

(Photos #1 and #2 from Vicky Boyd)

The far-flung, dogleg-shaped district – which stretches to Modoc County in California's northeast corner – is a microcosm of scenarios emerging across the country on both sides of the political spectrum, as rural areas are paired with more urban ones to dilute one or the other party's votes.

While industry leaders continue to urge both governments to get to the negotiating table, they've also embraced legislation introduced July 6 by Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., that could lead to increased tariffs on Canadian goods if provincial restrictions against American alcoholic beverages aren't lifted.

Farm and business groups in California say a state bill that would raise the minimum wage for certain agricultural workers by nearly $3 an hour would lead to business closures, […]

A bipartisan group of California legislators is frantically working to save the state's goat-grazing industry from sudden collapse because of a regulatory shift that quadrupled the minimum wage for goat herders on July 1, raising it to as much as $240,000 a year.

More California farms and ranches are incorporating small-scale overnight camping into their operations, and both their goals and stages of development cross a wide spectrum.

To strengthen its market position, California’s walnut industry is running a campaign this summer to encourage consumers and retailers to think beyond the baking aisle and place walnuts in the

The U.S.' sharply escalating trade dispute with Canada has California agriculture industry insiders and experts nervous, as the rift with the Golden State's biggest trading partner has already hurt the sales of wine and other state commodities.

The Almond Board of California is working with a company, Artefact, to use leftover almond shells to develop what the two entities say is a clean, sustainable and domestically sourced alternative to petroleum-based products.