With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, an estimated 500,000 acres of farmland may be taken out of cultivation by 2040 ...

Dr. Anita Oberholster of UC Davis was perhaps best known for informing the California wine industry about wildfire impacts.

A new strain of H5N9 bird flu was detected at a commercial duck operation in California's Merced County. All the ducks were ...

Late in 2023, California almond growers – responsible for a crop valued at $3.88 billion in 2023 – started to hear about a potentially devastating new pest, the carpophilus beetle ( Carpophilus ...

California's devastating wildfires have become an increasingly dangerous threat to both communities and agriculture. As mega fires tear through the state year after year, they're bringing attention to ...

It's not just bird flu that's causing egg prices to soar. Here's why they've gotten so expensive — and are likely to stay sky-high.

Scientists are racing to restore Clear Lake, California's largest freshwater lake, which has been struggling with algal ...

In September 2015, the U.S. set an ambitious target of reducing its food loss and waste by 50 percent. The idea was to reduce ...

Coverage of the Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires in Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire ...

“Frozen foods can be a lifesaver,” said Maya Feller, a dietitian nutritionist in Brooklyn. Although packages of cold, hard blocks of produce may not look as enticing as colorful fresh fruit and ...

The prestigious Kodō ensemble, a leading light of Japanese taiko drumming, has long made its home on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan.