Federal lawmakers from California have introduced legislation to create permanent disaster relief for farmers who lose crop revenue due to severe drought, massive wildfires and flooding.
While many farmers suffered crop losses, the deluge of storms has stirred hopes for a better water-supply after three years of severe drought and water cuts.
California’s almond sector is hoping for a more prosperous 2023 after a year of drought, water shortages, supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressures.
Nearly 11.8 million U.S. egg-laying hens, three of every 100, have died in outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in less than a month, according to USDA data.
California farmers and ranchers may have some modest relief in water allocations and President Zippy Duvall says a federal vaccine mandate will lead to more supply chain issues.
**The already controversial decision by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, determining the widely used herbicide glyphosate probably causes cancer in humans, is now subject to more debate.
Armed with recent evidence, critics of the report charge that IARC should have considered unpublished data that may have altered the report’s 2015 conclusion...