2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (559+ words) Dairy Farmers of America will effectively close its St. Albans milk processing plant and the adjoining St. Albans Creamery & Supply, the group announced Wednesday, putting roughly 80 employees out of work. “Both the plant and store have been foundational parts of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (225+ words) The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors this week approved a resolution declaring agricultural land critical infrastructure, supporting the local industry amid addressing economic and environmental challenges. The approved work plan will carry out short-term actions over the next year and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1372+ words) "They become part of the family," Courtney Wagoner, Martinelli's winemaker, told me one afternoon in Forestville. "It's really hard to tear them out, because they are literally family members." The short answer involves four families, 140 years of decisions, a wine…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (456+ words) A view of walnuts grown in California. California’s walnut farmers have been hit hard by trade disruptions from President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, with orchard growers losing out on millions of dollars’ worth of orders and leaving some walnut…...

5+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (1290+ words) The high cost of fuel, equipment, and fertilizer — compounded by the Iran war — and also tariffs, perceived “price gouging” by suppliers, and low soybean prices driven by a global supply glut. All of it weighs on Bartek, who is chairman…...