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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.

Additional sales opportunities for some California farmers and ranchers should open with implementation of the new USMC trade agreement that took effect last Wednesday.

The Small Business Administration, and the Treasury Department, posted a revised Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness application.

**Stay-at-home protocols have caused severe losses for county fairs and some fair boards have said their operations may not survive losses in revenue from canceled events at local fairgrounds.
The closures have also hurt students who raise livestock for 4-H or FFA projects...

California strawberry movement is on track to beat last year’s 202 million trays by a little over 16 million, and growers are reporting good size and quality.

The USDA is offering contracts for its massive food box program to companies that were passed over in the first round of contracts for technical errors.

The USDA announced it has purchased more than $2.2 billion of meat, fruits, vegetables, specialty crops and dairy products in fiscal years 2019 and 2020.

The California Milk Advisory board is helping artisan cheesemakers who’ve lost sales during the pandemic, by offering boxes of assorted cheeses for sale directly to consumers.

As tasting rooms reopen at many California wineries, vintners and grape growers wait to see how customers respond to new requirements

Farm Equipment and Ag Equipment Intelligence launched the first brand loyalty study of farm machinery in late 2010, followed by subsequent studies in 2014 and 2017.