American farmers are facing unprecedented challenges. Trade wars, several years of low commodity prices, extreme weather and the COVID-19 pandemic led to a record government bailout of U.S.

Agriculture in the Golden State was on a path to recovery as 2020 began. According to California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson, the industry then bounced from one crisis to the next ...

Farmworkers pick cauliflower in the Santa Maria Valley. For the first time, cauliflower was the No. 2 crop in Santa Barbara County in 2020. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) Strawberries kept their ...