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Almond farmers like Matt Efird shift to diversified crops amid price decline. Getty Images' methane capture initiative cuts emissions by over 2 million metric tons since 2012.

India has formally removed retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. farm products that made almonds and walnuts from California less competitive.

The USDA’s Economic Research Service reports wholesale egg prices reached record highs in 2022 after avian flu resulted in significant reductions in egg-laying flocks.

The USDA reports the Japanese beetles trappers were out checking traps last week and discovered the first beetles in a trap near Grandview High School in Grandview, Washington.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that, after two years of bilateral negotiations, India has agreed to remove retaliatory tariffs imposed in response to the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Climate change represents an “existential threat” to agriculture in California. CA Depart. of Food and Agriculture, who says 8 of 20 major crops grown in California could be most affected by increasingly hot and dry conditions.

California’s walnut crop is forecasted at 720,000 tons, down by 1% from last year. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the USDA is awarding loans and grants to help provide high-speed internet for rural areas.

The U.S. Trade Representative, the National Potato Council and several state organizations requested the federal government increase tariffs on frozen fries imported from the EU.

China made its largest weekly U.S. beef purchases on record two weeks ago, followed by its biggest U.S. corn deals in almost a month.

American Agri-Women President Karolyn Zurn says her organization is optimistic after listening to the President’s State of the Union Address.