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Pear farmers expect the California harvest to begin in about a month, and say early prospects for the crop look positive.

Wenatchee, Washington-based Stemilt Growers and its local healthcare provider are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Stemilt Family Clinic.

Despite a damaging heat wave, the California avocado farmers will produce a larger-than-expected crop. The avocado season officially ends at the end of October.

Opening the door for truckers to go “off the clock” for up to three hours when faced with delays. The new rules on hours of service regulations were welcomed by the OOIDA.

Whether it’s past achievements or bipartisan Senate support, at least one insider expects biodiesel and other advanced biofuels to continue their rapid growth. Founder and CEO of the government relations firm Playmaker Strategies, Larry Schafer is confident despite the fact the White House website archived all of the Obama administration's energy and climate change documents and posted President T

Beekeepers have filed a lawsuit against the EPA for not regulating seeds treated with neonicotinoids. The group of commercial beekeepers, growers and environmental activist claim neonics should be regulated as pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act...

The Food and Agriculture Organization Food Price Index dropped again in November. The FOA Thursday released the price index, which averaged 156.7 points in November, down 2.6 points, or 1.6 percent from October. Except sugar prices, all commodities included in the price index dropped under continued pressure of a strong dollar and generally abundant supplies...

A House Subcommittee approved legislation last week to cut EPA’s funding by nine percent while stopping the agency from finishing carbon pollution regulations for power plants.

World food prices reached their highest level ever recorded in January and are set to keep rising for months, the UN food agency said on Thursday, warning that the hardest-hit countries could face turmoil.