1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (800+ words) BARRETOS, Brazil " Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the world's top beef producer last year, according to market estimates, after the South American country beat output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tons, easing a global supply squeeze and helping limit a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (204+ words) GV Wire is a Fresno based digital news platform providing in-depth, local coverage of Central California, with a focus on breaking news, community issues, and political reporting. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during an event in Zocalo Square to commemorate…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (826+ words) Fresno County reclaimed the title of top ag-producing county in the nation with reported 2024 values exceeding $9 billion for the first time. The record amount comes as Kern County, which held the top spot in 2023, fell to $7.96 billion while Tulare County…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (657+ words) American ranchers and farmers are increasingly voicing their frustration with President Donald Trump's tariffs and cozy deals with Argentina. Trump's policies, they say, are having a devastating effect on American ag production and the bottom line for farmers. Top of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (495+ words) The Trump administration is admitting that its mass immigration deportation effort could result in "immediate dangers" to the U.S. food supply. The startling admission is contained in an obscure document posted Oct. 2 to the Federal Register. The warning flies in the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (389+ words) A federal court ruled this week against the world's largest carrot grower in a case claiming Grimmway Farms discriminated against workers with disabilities. The case now goes to trial to determine damages. "This decision is a major victory for disability…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (938+ words) U.S. immigration officials on Tuesday walked back limits on enforcement targeting farms, restaurants, hotels and food processing plants just days after putting restrictions in place, two former officials familiar with the matter said. The reversal is an abrupt shift that followed…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (868+ words) A nearly two-decade study from Cal Poly illustrates just how much regulation costs have grown in farming. And, while many regulations address serious food safety issues and labor costs, the amount farmers pay to do business has increased more than…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago   (837+ words) With countries issuing retaliatory tariffs in response to President Donald Trump's protective orders Tuesday morning, actions from import destinations may soon hit close to home for Central Valley farmers. China made it clear that it would impose tariffs up 15% on…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (339+ words) The U.S. Department of Agriculture has halted funding for certain farm programs and conservation contracts as part of a sweeping agency review, despite previous assurances from the Trump administration that such programs would not be affected, Reuters reported. The freeze has…...