California’s raisin industry is at a crossroads, facing declining acreage, rising labor and production costs, global competition and the challenge of attracting the next generation of farmers. But Jeff Smutny,…
Jeff Smutny Part 2: Reinventing California Raisins for a New Generation
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Native American Agriculture Predates European Colonization
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USDA Trade Push Meets a Changing California Raisin Industry
On today’s episode of the AgNet News Hour, two conversations offered a look at both the opportunities and challenges facing American agriculture. USDA Under Secretary Luke Lindberg discussed agricultural trade…
USDA and the Birth of America’s Land-Grant Universities
…Minute, Mark Oppold looks back at the events that helped create a lasting connection between agriculture, education, research and rural communities. USDA Established in 1862 The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
California Figs Find New Momentum as Demand Grows
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California Figs Make a Comeback as Growers Respond to Rising Demand
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Land-Grant Universities Transform American Agriculture
…Legacy in American Agriculture More than 160 years later, the land-grant university system remains an important part of American agriculture. Land-grant institutions continue to educate agricultural students, conduct research, develop…
Joe Del Bosque: Water, Labor and the Future of West Side Farming
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Joe Del Bosque: California Farming Faces a Critical Future
…imports. Agriculture, Food Security and California-Grown Produce A central theme of the conversation is the importance of California agriculture to the nation’s food supply. Del Bosque emphasizes that California has…
Shorthorn Cattle Helped Build Early American Agriculture
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Joe Del Bosque on Farming the West Side: Water, Labor and Resilience
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Why Chickens Were the Backbone of Early American Farms
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Merced College Prepares the Next Generation of Ag Leaders
…students directly into the middle of the industry. Cody Jacobsen Dean of Agriculture and Industrial Technology at Merced College Cody Jacobsen, Dean of Agriculture and Industrial Technology at Merced College,…