Regarding "Supervisors OK definition of ag zoning,” (April 10): Defining agriculture, a seemingly simple task, (Webster New World Dictionary: "The science and art of farming; work of cultivating the ...

California urgently needs to improve its soil. Better soil produces healthier food, but it also holds more water—a boon for a wildfire state with depleted groundwater. Better soil also holds more ...

After two years of debate, the California Board of Food and Agriculture on Tuesday unanimously approved a definition of regenerative agriculture to inform state policy decisions. The California ...

Farming and fishing have evolved with the centuries on SouthCoast, from the early village traditions of home and hearth, to farmstead and barnyard, to the emerging industries of dairy, beef, poultry ...

Changing the definition of agriculture is a fighting proposition in a county where farmland preservation is part of the community’s very identity. Napa County is updating its county code so the ...

How could a common, legal definition be reached, and what could such a term mean for regenerative agriculture as a whole? There are many corporate definitions of regenerative agriculture. In fact, the ...

The Clean Water Act provides the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with federal jurisdiction over “navigable waters.” The act defines “navigable waters” as the “Waters of the United States,” which ...

In an industry first, SAI Platform’s framework offers a globally aligned definition of regenerative agriculture — to which 30 agriculture co-ops and the 170-strong SAI Platform member group have ...