A $400 million federal program that pays California farmers to grow food to supply schools and food banks is ending.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that lease terminations of nine field offices across California, ...

In 2022, California produced 40% of the country's vegetables, per the USDA. And the California Department of Food and ...

The two U.S. Department of Agriculture office located in Bakersfield and Madera will stay open after being at-risk of closing ...

Eight of nine California agricultural field offices threatened with closure will remain open, the U.S. Department of ...

For many decades, California has been the leading agricultural state in terms of the value of agricultural goods, marketed, generating $58 billion in agricultural cash receipts in 2023, outpacing ...

This story was updated at 4:15 p.m. to note that the USDA declined to comment and include more information about the food ...

Local farmers are claiming victory after the Trump administration agreed last week not to close the Bakersfield offices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Kern County Farm Bureau credited ...