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Climate change represents an “existential threat” to agriculture in California. CA Depart. of Food and Agriculture, who says 8 of 20 major crops grown in California could be most affected by increasingly hot and dry conditions.

Because parched pastures won’t have enough grass to support their animals, dairy farmers and livestock ranchers need to buy more hay, and that means restricted supplies and higher prices.

Georgia Farm Bureau members elected Tom McCall for a two-year term as president of the state’s largest general farm organization.

Plantings of most California-grown grain and field crops will be lower this year. A government report issued last Tuesday estimates reduced acreage for nine of the 13 crops listed.

The Taylor Bridge fire caused hundreds to lose their pastures and bales of hay leaving their animals with nothing to eat.  Now they need your donations to help make it through this winter. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports the animal donation drop-off in Ellensburg said they have enough cat and dog food, but they can't seem to keep enough livestock feed...