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Heading to Pack Expo? Connect with Hixson at Booth N-7432!

September 1, 2025

The FDA's White Oak Campus in Silver Springs, Md.

FDA Proposes Ban on Orange B, a Food Dye Not Used for Decades

September 17, 2025

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National Food Safety Education Month: Committing to a Safer Food Supply

September 17, 2025

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Detectable Plastics, Rubber a 'Game-Changer' in Contamination Prevention

September 17, 2025

Streamline, Save, and Scale with Material Transfer's Custom Solutions

Streamline, Save, and Scale with Material Transfer's Custom Solutions

Streamline your process, enhance safety, cut costs, and scale seamlessly with Material Transfer's custom solutions.

September 1, 2025

Protesters gather at the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, Los Angeles, June 6, 2025.

Raids in Southern California Rattle Immigrant Communities

Immigrant advocates say the detained workers do not have criminal histories and are being denied their due process rights.

June 11, 2025

Avocados grow at Ridgecrest Avocados, Somis, Calif., May 15, 2025.

California Avocado Growers Say Mexican Imports Have Helped Their Sales

The 1997 move to lift a ban on Mexican avocados wound up helping, not hurting.

May 29, 2025

James Sanders loads crab traps onto the boat Pale Horse at Pier 45 in San Francisco, April 10, 2025.

New Gear Could Keep Crab Fishermen on the Water — and Whales Safe

The state has been running a pilot program since 2023.

April 14, 2025

Craig Ledbetter of Vino Farms looks at locally made wines at the Lodi Wine Visitor Center, Lodi, Calif., March 18, 2025.

California's Wine Industry Leery of Tariffs, but Some Growers Hope They Help

Some winegrape growers in the Golden State are looking for a silver lining.

March 19, 2025

Captain William Smith, with raised hand, talks to people on his boat before departing for a whale watching tour, March 10, 2025, Half Moon Bay, Calif.

Boat Tours, Ash Scatterings Help Beleaguered California Salmon Fleet Stay Afloat

Salmon fishing was barred in the state two years ago due to dwindling stocks.

March 18, 2025

Angelita Delgado sorts through almonds by hand at Stewart and Jasper Orchards, Newman, Calif., March 7, 2025.

California Almond Growers Grapple with Uncertainty Amid Tariffs

The state accounts for about 80% of the global almond supply.

March 12, 2025

Well water flows from pumps into a canal that will be used to irrigate a vineyard,, July 25, 2022, Rio Vista, Calif.

California Farmers Hopeful Trump Administration Will Deliver More Water to Fields

California grows three-quarters of the country's fruits and nuts and more than a third of its vegetables.

December 5, 2024

Pistachios are hand sorted at the Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds processing plant, Lost Hills, Calif., Oct. 25, 2024.

California Farmers Enjoy Pistachio Boom, with Much of it Headed to China

The crop generated nearly $3 billion in the state last year.

November 11, 2024

California Cultured lab technician Aubrey McKeand works on cell cultures in the company's lab in West Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024.

Companies Craft New Ways to Grow Cocoa

Scientists and entrepreneurs are working on ways to make cocoa stretch beyond the tropics.

September 3, 2024

Carlos Ulloa's Rancho El Refugio date palm ranch decorated for a baptism ceremony in Thousand Palms, Calif.

California Date Palm Ranches Reap Fruit — and Celebrations

The area is responsible for more than 80% of the country’s dates.

July 29, 2024

A worker diverts water as a sprinkler system is installed for alfalfa at the Cox family farm near Brawley, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022.

Plan to Replenish the Colorado River Could Mean Dry Fields

But many farmers are for it.

July 25, 2024

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Major Ag Firm Sues California Over Farmworker Unionization Law

Wonderful Co. produces nuts, fruit, juices and bottled water, among other items.

May 14, 2024

Farmworkers Cynthia Burgos, left, and Teresa Maldonado at a bill-signing ceremony in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022.

Union Push Pits United Farm Workers Against Ag Giant

The fight follows a change in state law making it easier for ag workers to organize.

May 9, 2024

Sandbags stacked around a well in anticipation of flooding on the Kings River, Lemoore, Calif., April 19, 2023.

State Will Step in to Monitor Crop-Rich California Valley

State officials will temporarily watch how much water can be pumped from the ground.

April 18, 2024