climate change

Container shipping rates are showing signs of easing, at least temporarily. On the Shanghai-to-Los Angeles trade route, the rate for a 40-foot container fell nearly $1,000 last week.

Rice plantings in California are at the lowest level since 1992, with farmers expecting to harvest 405,000 acres this year, down 21% from 2020.

Researchers in the Klamath Basin are studying new barley varieties that can adapt to climate change and potentially benefit breweries, craft beer producers and malting companies.

The June Cold Storage report was released by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Total red meat supplies were down 4.3% from last month and down 7.5% from last year.

The “Defending Domestic Produce Production Act” has been reintroduced in the U.S. House and Senate, which should help seasonal produce and specialty crop growers fight unfair trade practices.

Entomologists from the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the USDA have confirmed the first 2021 report of an Asian giant hornet … this time in Snohomish County.

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.

The meeting is being held on zoom since city hall remains closed.

When it comes to climate change, consumers view agriculture as a part of the solution rather than the problem.

Public spending for agricultural research has remained flat for the past decade, and a new report says that threatens the nation’s future agricultural productivity.