Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, ...

A proposed wholesale increase that began at 18% is now down to 10.4%. The hike could get passed along to San Diegans — but ...

While it does not have the force of a law or official policy, the report will be used by the MAHA commission to fashion a ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff is among a group of legislators pushing to keep nine field offices for the ...

Instead of creating this convoluted, counterproductive policy that mimics a Rube Goldberg farce, the government should do the ...

A coalition of California lawmakers is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision to close nine ...

Under President Trump, the USDA is rolling back programs intended to strengthen local food supply chains. Small scale farmers ...

Central Valley representatives are teaming up with Sen. Adam Schiff to keep U.S. Department of Agriculture offices open in ...

California farmers growing food for schools and food banks were among those hit by $1 billion in cuts to the U.S. Department ...

The USDA ended the Local Food for Schools and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program in San Diego. SNAP and Medicaid funding cuts could be next.

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, a food bank serving San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, is facing $1 million in funding cuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, resulting in the loss of 630,000 ...

Managed through the USDA's Regional Food Business Centers ... "It's certainly challenging for small farmers because they are raising the animals and growing the crops while running a business ...