Please join ArtSocial 805 at Hambly Farms for a beautiful sunrise morning paint event, over looking the Lavender fields. Tickets are $63 which includes all painting materials, a Lavender u-pick bouquet, and access to the Lavender fields and friendly farm animals. For tickets please visit www.artsocial805.com or scan th

FRIDAY, 20th - SUNDAY, 22ndTOUR - TASTE - LEARN along the SLO County Farm Trail!A weekend of farm tours, tastings, and barnyard fun JOIN US FOR A WEEKEND OF TOURING THE SLO COUNTY FARM TRAILSavoring summer on the SLO Co Farm Trail is what Open Farm Days are all about.

Join us at Hambly Farms for an introductory beekeeping workshop with Melanie Blankenship, owner of Nature's Touch Nursery & Harvest in Templeton. Melanie will guide you through essential topics, including the importance of saving the bees, bee colony structure and health, and how to raise bees for honey production.

Policyholders can expect an increase of 17% for homeowners, 15% for owners, and 38% for rental dwellings like apartments.

Workshop is open to all ages - Paso Robles Recreation Services volunteers will host a free public workshop on California native plants at the Uptown [...]

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A team of Cal Poly faculty are exploring the ethical implications of robots and AI automating how our food is made.

SLO Partners was recently awarded a grant from the Uplift Central Coast Catalyst program to help local students become skilled in unique careers.

A ridge of high pressure is moving towards the west coast and will bring much warmer weather and abundant sunshine. Here are all the details!

The budget deficit has ballooned to $38 million in San Luis Obispo County meaning budget cuts are needed to rebalance ahead of the next fiscal year.

After the Trump Administration proposed $4.5 billion in federal funding cuts to K-12 programs, the PRJUSD Superintendent explained how those reductions could impact Paso Robles schools.

Representative Salud Carbajal hosted a virtual press conference on Friday to discuss a new bill that he says would decimate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Operation results in citations, warnings, and ongoing investigations - The California Highway Patrol Templeton office, in coordination with the California Highway Patrol Coastal Division Investigat...

California Gov. Newsom wants to pause allowing low-income adult immigrants without legal status to enter a state-funded health care program.

Some local city leaders tell KSBY many of the ideas outlined in the governor's order are already in place.

California's top insurance regulator said Tuesday that State Farm can soon start raising premiums by 17% for all of its home insurance customers in the state.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)'s report "Progress for California" highlights a variety of ways that agency programs benefit the state. The Farm...

Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement upon passage of the bipartisan Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Valadao joined Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Jim Costa (CA-21) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to re-introduce this bill which would allow the U.S.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over the deletions in...

WASHINGTON - The complicated process of budget reconciliation has begun. On May 14th, the House Agriculture Committee officially passed their budget reconciliation instructions, which will...

Deacero's case illustrates this tension: steel may be melted in Mexico, but significant value-added production occurs in the U.S., supporting

In-N-Out Burger is reportedly phasing out artificial coloring in two of its beverages and updating its ketchup recipe.

The 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge, hosted by the .....was a showcase of cutting-edge agricultural technology, bringing together the brightest

With an aging ag workforce and growing labor shortages, California educators are stepping up with free, hands-on video training to help prepare the farm workforce of tomorrow-available to anyone, anywhere.

A new University of California report warns that dust storms-intensified by climate change-are threatening crops, livestock, and labor productivity. The study outlines both the causes and the consequences for the nation's top agricultural producer.

California's ag communicators are in the national spotlight. From print to digital, the California Farm Bureau communications team is being celebrated for telling the stories that matter to farmers and ranchers.

A year-over-year drop in oil prices is a sign that farmers may get a modest break in the price they will pay for diesel fuel this summer.

California's agriculture industry faces an urgent challenge: the aging workforce. The average age of farmers in the state has risen to 59.2

Local leaders in California are slamming the Trump administration's moves to gut dozens of environmental policies on climate change and pollution in low-income communities. Last week Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency will loosen restrictions on oil and gas and reconsider the "endangerment finding" underpinning regulations on greenhouse gases.

Gov. Newsom wants to allocate half of this year's funds from the landmark cap and trade program to high speed rail and firefighting - leaving too little for other climate work, critics say.

U.S. retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday.

Grocery prices dipped 0.4%, pulled down in part by a big 12.7% fall in the price of eggs, the biggest decline in food costs since Sept. 2020.

May is Strawberry month. The backbone of the US strawberry production volume is dipped by about 6 million trays due to the cooler weather ...

DAVIS, Calif. -- Perched precariously on the steep hillside of an avocado orchard in San Diego County, Ali Montazar began to form a theory as to...

To train new people to work with California specialty crops and update the skills of current workers, educators from UC Davis and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fresno State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Chico State and five California community colleges are producing educational videos.

Farmers and ranchers are taking center stage as the new administration learns more about the labor shortage impacting U.S. agriculture. Chad Smith has more. Smith: Officials with the White House, Department of Labor, and USDA hosted a roundtable with farmers and ranchers to talk about labor challenges facing agriculture.

One of the "frequent flyer" questions FELS gets from clients and Newsletter subscribers is, "if XXX breaks a tool (or wrecks a machine, or breaks something else on the worksite) can I deduct the cost of that from his wages?" Wage and hour law sets very specific parameters around what you can deduct from an [...]

Several California cities will see their local minimum wages increase on July 1: Many of these city and county ordinances have special provisions that apply their requirements to employees working for very short periods of time in those cities, and in some cases require employers to post information about their minimum wage requirements.

LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Livestock slaughter in the first quarter totaled 7.38 million head, down 4 percent or 321 thousand head from the first quarter of...

Coyotes are lumped together with rats as animals that can be killed in any number in California. Rights groups want to change that.

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- In 2025, feedlot management is undergoing a quiet but powerful revolution. The combination of volatile market conditions, tighter environmental regulations, growing...

The cattle market is currently navigating uncharted territory, with record-breaking prices and unprecedented numbers. Market analyst Matt....

The U.S. is clamping down on the import of livestock from Mexico. Chad Smith tells us the measures are being taken to stop the New World screwworm from moving across the border. Smith: The New World screwworm is on the radar of U.S. agricultural officials as well as livestock producers across the country.

Award was presented May 8 during the Travel Paso Tourism Round Up - Travel Paso has awarded Jo Armstrong of Hope Family Wines the 2025 [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Each year, the California State Fair Wine Competition not only showcases the state's finest wines, but also honors individuals and vineyards whose contributions...

The California wine industry is hurting because people aren't drinking wine. Vino Farms have an idea of making organic wines. It costs 20% ..

DAVIS, Calif. - Over the last decade, California has faced droughts, wildfires, and rising temperatures that all underscore the importance of carefully managing the surface...

The Net Pen Project puts hatchery juvenile salmon in river water to decrease straying Approximately 540,000 Sacramento fall-run juvenile salmon spent three weeks growing in large protective net pens in the Tehama-Colusa Canal forebay so that the fish could imprint on Sacramento River water in hopes more will return up the river as adults.

From the Department of Pesticide Regulation: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is accepting public comments on proposed regulations released today to update DPR's Groundwater Protection List. The updates in the proposed regulation are based on a new, peer-reviewed method for determining which pesticides have the potential to pollute groundwater.

A new study warns that without coordinated efforts, California risks losing billions in agricultural output and millions of acre-feet of water. Senate Bill 72 aims to secure the state's water future by 2040.

A recently released technical report concludes that the sinking of land in the Central Valley due to over-pumping of groundwater, referred to as subsidence, has restricted the amount of water the State Water Project (SWP) can deliver in a year by 3 percent.