Ching Lee

With tomato processors needing to replenish their shrinking inventories, canneries are expected to offer growers higher contract prices this year to encourage increased plantings.

Even with eggs in short supply nationwide and prices climbing to new heights, it has not been enough to keep a 100-year-old egg farm from going out of business. John Lewis Jr., president of Farmer John Egg Farm in Bakersfield, confirmed that the family operation will close its doors by the end of the month. […]

As a turkey farmer in Sacramento County, Ken Mitchell acknowledged he’s been on edge since a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza was confirmed in wild birds in the state over the summer. The virus has struck close to home: In August, Sacramento County became ground zero for the state’s first case of H5N1 avian […]

After two dry months, the next few weeks will be crunch time for California ranchers, as many look to the skies for rain to get pastures growing and keep their livestock fed.

Parched pastures have forced many sheep ranchers to thin their flocks, while those who provide targeted grazing services have seen business surge — and producers say looming state overtime rules fo…

Many analysts agree effects of the virus could slow global economic growth and recovery from trade disputes between the U.S. and China that have hurt agricultural exports.

Almond hulls have been used to feed dairy cows for years, but there’s a much smaller creature that’s now devouring the nut byproduct, and it’s being raised as an alternative prote…

After a late start, California rice planting is finally ramping up in the Sacramento Valley. Late spring rains kept fields wet and farmers from working their ground, shortening this year’s pl…

Extended periods of soggy weather this season have farmers looking to the skies — not just for how much more rain nature will provide but for help from agricultural aviators to protect their crops.…

Plenty of bottles of bubbly will be popped open this holiday season, but what’s traditionally been a celebratory wine for toasting during New Year’s Eve and special occasions is incre…