Strawberry Fields In Carlsbad, CA By Rob Bertholf / Wikimedia Commons image A California pilot project is showing how surplus strawberries could find a new market instead of being left…
Danny Bernstein: Ag Tech Could Help Save California Farms
…Reservoir, was developed and is successfully operating in the field. He hopes to have multiple California locations operating, including the Central Valley facility at Merced College. For Bernstein, the ultimate…
UC ANR Opens Applications for Grower-Focused Ag Technology Program
…support, direct feedback from growers and agricultural professionals, industry connections and an opportunity to demonstrate their technology at a live field day. Program Focuses on Permanent Crop Technologies The current…
California Strawberry Shipments Running Ahead of Last Year Despite Spring Weather
…in the field. California remains the nation’s leading strawberry-producing state, accounting for approximately 90% of total U.S. production. The state’s largest fresh-market volumes generally occur from late spring through the…
Henry A. Wallace and the Birth of Hybrid Corn
…more corn. His interest began when he was just 16 years old, when the Iowa high school student started field-testing corn with the goal of developing higher-yielding varieties. Wallace continued…
Smith-Lever Act Created USDA Extension Service in 1914
…farmers needed practical information they could apply in their fields and operations. Through Cooperative Extension, research-based information could be delivered directly to rural America through educational programs, demonstrations, publications and…
John Deere Invests $10 Million in AI Research for High-Value Crops
…field and move successful concepts more quickly from prototypes to tools growers can use. For specialty crop producers, where labor availability, production efficiency and precision can have a significant impact…
California Citrus Faces Trade, Labor and Water Challenges
…the best way to help legislators understand agriculture is to get them out of their offices and into the field. Farm tours, packing-house visits and direct conversations with growers can…
Henry A. Wallace: More Than the Father of Hybrid Corn
…the United States. His career illustrates how agricultural leaders can influence far more than what happens in the field. Wallace combined science, business, communication and public service at a time…
Louis B. Schmidt Helped Put Agriculture in the History Books
…with Iowa State College, now Iowa State University, he helped establish agricultural history as a legitimate field of academic study. Historical sources identify Schmidt as an important early teacher and…
From Horsepower to Tractor Power: A Slow Farm Revolution
…and mules to plow fields, pull equipment and perform the heavy work required to produce crops. Even after tractors became increasingly available, many farmers were cautious about making the transition….
Can Raisins Be Great Again? Jeff Smutny on California’s Raisin Future
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,…
Merced College Prepares the Next Generation of Ag Leaders
…wheat. Students planted one field using a drone while another field was planted using a traditional grain drill, giving them experience with both approaches. Jacobsen said students are also showing…
Merced College Builds the Future of Agriculture
…of row crops. Jacobsen emphasizes that students learn by getting into the field, working with industry professionals and developing practical skills that cannot be learned from a textbook alone. Technology…