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California's goal to convert 10% of cropland to organic by 2030 faces uncertainty due to recent declines, raising questions on achieving this target.

California aims to convert 10% of cropland to organic by 2030, facing challenges as organic land decreases yearly.

Census of Agriculture data says across rural America, the percentage of farm operations or operator residences with internet access increased from 75.4% in 2017 to 78.7% in 2022.

The landscape of land ownership has evolved over the past 25 years as a generational transfer of ownership takes place.

Fruit association officials say the crop is forecasted at just under 125 million standard forty-pound boxes of fresh apples.

Certified farmers’ markets are now defined as an essential service for distribution of food supplies. Many of the markets were temporarily closed, have now reopened.

**New federal rules to protect navigable waters promise to provide the certainty farmers and ranchers need to maintain ag production and enhance the land. That’s according to California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson after last week’s release of the EPA’s WOTUS rule replacement, Navigable Waters Protection Rule...

**Operations are returning to normal at California farms, ranches and agricultural businesses that endured public-safety power shutoffs. The widespread outages interrupted harvest schedules for wine grapes, rice and other crops, and caused scattered produce losses due to lack of refrigeration...

Oregon businesses returned from China with specific goals like helping to connect Oregon food and beverage businesses interested in exporting products to China.

Opposition to GMOs is unique in that avoids GM food being promoted as an eco-positive initiative. USDA not to seek regulate emerging gene editing tech.