Are we finally starting to see the adoption of labor-saving robots in agriculture? The short and unfulfilling summary answer is “It depends”. Undeniably, we are seeing clear signs of progress yet, ...

The 2022 crop year saw many extreme weather events, including hail, drought and derechos. Farm Bureau estimates, based on USDA analysis, these events add up to 18 weather and climate disasters, each ...

AFBF’s Market Intel team has created a multi-part series highlighting agricultural losses incurred due to weather disasters and the associated disaster assistance programs meant to help mitigate their ...

Weather challenges this spring tugged total crop acres down for 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency reports the overall U.S. crop acreage mix is 248.861 million acres for 2022. Of that total, farmers ...

Showing the stark difference in weather swings from one year to another, most Sonoma County crops were plagued with drought effects in 2022 that led to a loss for the year overall. “We were down, due ...

A small statewide cherry crop had been predicted ever since snow and cold interfered with the April blooming season, and final harvest numbers show just how small it was. Northwest cherry growers ...

Monterey County's crop production increased in value last year by more than $500 million despite decreases in both wine grapes and cannabis, according to the county's 2022 Crop and Livestock Report.

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County crop values continued to climb in 2022 but did so at a slightly more modest pace relative to recent years. Total crop values hit $666.95 million last year with berries ...