The recent heavy rainfall in California, marking the third-highest November rainfall in the region's history, has brought ...

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 ...

WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — California's deepening drought is shrinking its rice harvest, and that's bad news for farmers, migratory birds and sushi lovers. The $5 billion industry exports rice to more ...

Heavy rain in Southern California. (Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service) The source of a region’s rainfall — whether it comes from the ocean or the land — can be a key indicator of how ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Drought Monitor showed nearly one-fourth of California out of drought on Thursday, the best such showing for the parched state in more than three years. Water officials who ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The snowpack which feeds into Pine Flat Dam is a healthy one. It's a little above average at this point, according to the first snow survey of the season conducted by the ...

UC San Diego–led research shows that knowing the origins of rainfall could transform how drought planning and land management ...

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Farmers in Sonoma County are staring down another dry season, but a new round of opportunities is opening up — from funding and field days to policy surveys that will shape the future of local ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal ...

Bird flu swept through more than 75% of California’s 1,000 dairy farms since August 2024, sickening cattle and leading to steep declines in milk production. Federal aid helped farmers recover losses. ...

WE WISH THEM THE BEST. NEW NUMBERS FROM STATE WILDLIFE EXPERTS SHOW THREE STRAIGHT WET YEARS ARE HELPING DUCK POPULATIONS CONTINUE TO REBOUND FROM EARLIER DROUGHT IMPACTS. KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE ...