Grant will enable Hambly Farms to implement extensive plantings and habitat installations throughout 2025 and 2026 - Hambly Farms has been awarded a sustainability grant [...]

Undercrossing will be located beneath U.S. 101, south of the existing intersection - Construction on a safety improvement project at the intersection of U.S. 101 [...]

President approves governor's request for Presidential Major Disaster Declaration - San Luis Obispo County fire departments, including Atascadero Fire and Emergency Services and the Cambria [...]

Our ag teachers serve as mentors, role models, educators, and pillars of our FFA programs. Our teachers do so much for us, let's show our appreciation by nominating them for the Golden Owl Award. It only takes five minutes to nominate your teacher, and if selected they could win $3,000 and national recognition.

Nominations close next Friday, January 17.

Combined meeting this month to be held Wednesday, Jan. 15 - The City of Paso Robles has announced its 2025 Paso Robles City Council meeting [...]

The City of Paso Robles is accepting applications for open positions on the Paso Robles Planning Commission and the Paso Robles Housing Authority Board [...]

Over 1.6 million Californians upgraded to a Real ID in 2024 - The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced that more than 18.5 million residents [...]

Schiff sworn in to represent California in U.S. Senate - United States Senator Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, was sworn in on Jan. 3 [...]

Gov. Gavin Newsom is releasing details on a 2025 California budget proposal. His office anticipates economic uncertainty from President-elect Donald Trump's policies.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Small farmers affected by business reporting requirements by the U.S. Department of the Treasury have been given a reprieve after a whiplash...

Local homeowners and insurance agents and brokers are concerned that with the current wildfires, their homes won't be covered by homeowner's insurance if a similar event were to happen here.

Here's how the end-of-year spending deal aids farmers and ranchers.

Agricultural trade must become a priority for our new administration this year so that we as farmers can continue our mission of ensuring that everyone has access to the best food, fiber and renewable energy in the world.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) has announced $1.15 million in awards to five new...

President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House.

Carbajal was among 12 members of Congress who urged Biden to take this action before the end of his term - President Joe Biden recently [...]

President Biden moved to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in federal waters, but it's not likely to impact current operations off the South Coast.

New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere's sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water By Alison Hewitt, UCLA Key takeaways Hydroclimate whiplash - rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather - has already increased globally due to climate change, with further large increases expected as warming continues, according to a team of researchers led by UCLA's Daniel Swain.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Project Title: Nitrogen Content of the Harvested Portion of Specialty Crops to Estimate Crop Nitrogen Removal and Improve Nitrogen Management in Crops Project...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds specialty crop producers to apply for assistance for marketing and food safety certification expenses. Specifically, USDA's...

A deadline is approaching for U.S. specialty crop producers to sign up for marketing assistance. Chad Smith has more. Smith: Applications are now open for USDA's new $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops Program. Danny Munch, an economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the program provides much-needed support for those who grow fruits, vegetables and nuts.

Egg shortages are happening all over the U.S., and San Luis Obispo is no exception. Some stores are placing limits on the amount of eggs that customers can buy.

DAVIS, Calif. -- The United States generates more food waste than all but two countries. To address this, the federal government set a goal to...

CDPR has released its updated schedule for reevaluating certain pesticides registered in the state. Under state law, CDPR must continuously ..

Kern County workers and businesses expressed fear and anxiety over a surprise immigration sweep in the final days of the Biden administration.

Join us for an informative webinar with Erica Rosasco of Rosasco Law Group, covering the latest laws and regulations impacting farm labor contractors and the agricultural industry. We'll delve into important updates in employment law including recent changes in PAGA, employee rights disclosures, sick and paid family leave benefits, how employers can communicate with employees, and more.

California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has issued a statewide ban on dairy cattle and poultry exhibitions to combat the spread of H5N1 Avian Influenza. The ban will remain in place until the outbreak is under control-here's what you need to know.

WASHINGTON -- CDC is saddened by Louisiana's report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness (

Dallas Open to feature Daou wines, branded lounge - Daou Vineyards, based in the Adelaida District of Paso Robles, announced a three-year partnership with the [...]

After Feb. 28, ticket prices will increase - San Luis Obispo County residents can now purchase discounted "locals-only" tickets for the Paso Wine Fest Grand [...]

Winery unveils advanced bottling line, distribution facility - Hope Family Wines recently unveiled a new 140,000-square-foot warehouse and bottling line, a facility designed to streamline [...]

Randy and Jenny Heinzen to be honored at gala held in February - The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance has announced the 2024 Paso Robles [...]

By Madeline Armstrong, The Center Square California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden-Harris Administration reached a long-awaited agreement on the updated rules for the State Water Project (SWP) and the Central Valley Project (CVP), which transfer water from Northern California to other parts of the state, supplying water to millions of Californians.

“A long-awaited La Niña has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual, meteorologists said Thursday. La Niña, the flip side of the better-known El Niño, is an irregular rising of unusually cold water in a key part of the central equatorial Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide.

It's supposed to be the rainy season in Southern California, but the last time Los Angeles measured more than a tenth-inch of rain was eight months ago, after the city logged one of the soggiest periods in its recorded history.

Team members at Woods Humane Society drove south on Thursday to pick up animals from shelters impacted by the wildfires around Los Angeles.

California's plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the LA fires began. Can the market recover and stabilize?

Ongoing emergency responses in California, including all 10+ acre wildfires.