The International Agri-Center® is home to World Ag Expo®, the largest annual agricultural show of its kind. Held in Tulare, California, World Ag Expo® provides a platform of networking, education, and business in one of the most productive ag counties in the United States.

Certain alerts such as highway closures, severe weather, power outages, and public health alerts are now available from the county.

Caltrans says construction on a new underpass just south of Wellsona Road along Highway 101 in northern San Luis Obispo County is beginning construction this week.

Homeowners can save time with city's new pre-approved accessory dwelling plans - The City of Paso Robles has launched a program offering pre-approved plans to [...]

A woman from southern Oregon is stopping in Pismo Beach on her way to Southern California to pick up supplies for horses impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.

JOIN US AT THE FARM ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH! We offer a 90-minute public tour of our Farm on the first Saturday of the month. Public Farm Tours operate on a pay-what-you-can basis with a suggested donation of $20 per person, 30 people maximum.

After Grover Beach residents voted to recall Councilmember Daniel Rushing in the November election, city council members selected realtor Jules Tuggle for the District 2 council member role.

SLO Co. District Attorney Dan Dow is pushing for legislation to fight looting as wildfires continue to burn across Los Angeles County.

Survey is open until Jan. 31 - The City of Paso Robles is seeking input from residents as part of San Luis Obispo County's update [...]

California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire.

President Biden has announced the creation of two California national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding mountains and deserts from mining and energy development.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- On January 10, Governor Newsom released the details of his proposed budget for FY 25-26. Despite a balanced budget with a small...

California has withdrawn requests for the EPA to give the state authority to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs.

Amid concerns the additive causes cancer, the FDA is implementing a ban on a popular food dye used in candy and cakes.

WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior (DOI) today released...

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig released a statement criticizing a new Republican proposal she says would reduce .....

Inauguration Day is on Monday and it marks the official transfer of presidential power from President Biden to President-elect Donald Trump.

USDA recently announced it is .....grants and technical assistance through two separately funded projects to support urban agriculture and ..

USDA finalized its third major rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act, continuing efforts to promote fairness and transparency in ag.

President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on Monday. Follow along for live updates.

University receives $1M grant for statewide emissions study - Cal Poly's environmental engineering team is broadening its groundbreaking research on greenhouse gas emissions from California's idle ...

WASHINGTON -- Today [Jan. 14, 2025], the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing an investment of more than $70 million in 357 projects in...

Over 200 people gathered on Saturday at the Morro Rock parking lot to protest the potential offshore wind farm project, voicing concerns over its ecological and economic impacts.

American food markets are running short on eggs, and the situation may not improve for months.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- BIG NEWS! The 2025 California Commercial Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is right around the corner. We look forward to experiencing the craftsmanship...

MANHATTAN, Kan. - "Gluten-free water" - she's not sure what that means, but it was an actual claim that Kanas State University assistant professor of...

The egg shortage making national headlines is having real impacts on farmers in northern San Luis Obispo County.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A group of walnut industry members announced the launch of a new organization with a mission to promote a stable and profitable...

Scores of farmworkers stayed home last week amid an immigration enforcement operation conducted in Kern County by U.S. Border Patrol. Immigration experts said it was the largest operation by an immigration enforcement agency in the Central Valley in years. 

With increasing concerns about Border Patrol actions across California, it's crucial for employers to understand their rights, responsibilities, and best practices when facing immigration enforcement in their communities or in the workplace. Do your clients, supervisors, and workers all understand field access procedures? Can 'doing due diligence' or providing information voluntarily backfire?

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (THE CONVERSATION) -- After a relatively quiet fall, there's been another spike in cases of bird flu in Michigan. When state officials...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- While CattleCon 2025 is just around the corner, Feb. 4-6, in San Antonio, Texas, it isn't too late to register. Whether flying...

LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Cattle markets are off to a hot start in 2025. All through the supply chain from beef markets to feeder cattle markets,...

The process of rebuilding U.S. cattle inventories will remain an ongoing question well into 2025. Texas A&M extension livestock economist ...

USDA/AMS has announced the withdrawal of the proposed rule, Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets, originally issued on ........

The closure of Edna Valley Vineyards was announced in July of last year. Now, there are new plans for the property.

With President-elect Donald Trump taking office, local wine experts weigh in on how tariffs could impact the Central Coast wine industry.

Mother-daughter winery celebrates 10 years in Paso Robles - Pelletiere Estate Winery, a mother-daughter-run winery located in the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles, is [...]

Over the coming months, SLO County Public Works will be mapping locations of existing infrastructure like pipes and manholes that handle stormwater, making sure it's connected and in the right places.

California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act—the state’s solution to groundwater depletion—is projected to result in as much as a fifth of the San Joaquin Valley’s farmland going fallow in the next 15 years. For farmers in the region, their future depends on finding ways to farm while adapting to the new paradigm of groundwater regulation. 

Congressman Adam Gray, the newly elected U.S. Representative for California's 13th Congressional District, is bringing his lifelong connection to agriculture and pragmatic approach to Washington, D.C. In an interview on ... Read More

From Office of the Governor: What you need to know: California has worked with the federal government to manage water delivery and increase the amount of water flowing to our farmers and southern regions - even when federal and state law require pumps to be slowed down.

The topic of wildfires and forest management is front and center amid the destructive wildfires in Southern California.

Fire Captain Eric Carreiro from CAL FIRE spoke with KSBY News Wednesday afternoon to help clarify the different fire terms being used by fire officials.

The plant, described as the largest of its kind in the world, caught fire Thursday afternoon. County officials have ordered the evacuations of hundreds of residents.

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows.

Although you're hearing a lot about how the wildfires are ....areas in Southern California, they are also affecting agricultural areas in ...