farming Archives - Stocktonia News

Farm worker in a straw hat and blue jacket secures irrigation tubing beside plastic-covered crop rows under a bright blue sky.

Can California farmers break free from plastic?

by Liza Gross • Inside Climate News Sept. 2, 2026, 10:00 a.m.Sept. 1, 2026, 12:39 p.m.

Microplastics in waterways and soil are fueling calls to reduce the pervasiveness of plastic in agriculture.

A shadow of a man working in an assembly line.

Trump pledged a ‘Golden Age’ for farmers. They can’t access help

by Tyler Spence • NOTUS June 24, 2026, 6:00 a.m.June 23, 2026, 11:11 a.m.

Farming near Oxnard (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego)

The House passed farm bill after a Republican schism over ethanol and pesticides

by Tyler Spence • NOTUS May 4, 2026, 6:00 a.m.May 4, 2026, 11:46 a.m.

Close-up of a honeybee on a yellow and red flower.

Honeybee ‘health plan’ could aid San Joaquin County farmers

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia June 4, 2025, 6:00 a.m.May 27, 2026, 11:56 a.m.

Aerial view of a green agricultural field with sprinklers creating arcs of water across it.

Politics, State/Region

California’s Hmong farmers face end of federal support

by George B. Sánchez-Tello • Capital & Main June 3, 2025, 6:00 a.m.May 27, 2026, 11:56 a.m.

A large table with cherries and oranges atop a red checkered tablecloth.

USDA offers $3 million for cherries after San Joaquin County calls for disaster declaration

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia May 24, 2025, 8:07 a.m.May 27, 2026, 11:56 a.m.

A person on a horse facing a group of black cows in a grassy field with trees and hills in the background.

This Lodi rancher saddles up to inspire women in the cattle business

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia Jan. 12, 2025, 6:00 a.m.May 27, 2026, 11:57 a.m.

Person pruning bushes in an orchard wearing a cowboy hat and plaid shirt.

State/Region, Tech

Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

by Melina Walling • Associated Press and Ayurella Horn-Muller • Grist Oct. 30, 2024, 7:00 a.m.May 27, 2026, 11:54 a.m.

Aerial view of a river and industrial area with mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes

by Alastair Bland • CalMatters Oct. 29, 2024, 8:43 a.m.April 23, 2026, 2:47 p.m.