On today’s episode of the AgNet News Hour, Mark Woods, owner of Wildwood Trucking in Kingsburg, California, and energy expert Ellington Smith returned for Part 2 of their conversation about …
Dave Puglia: Water and Automation Could Shape California Agriculture’s Future
On today’s episode of the AgNet News Hour, Dave Puglia, president and CEO of Western Growers, joined us for Part 2 of a wide-ranging conversation about the future of California …
Wheat Demand Transformed Mid-Atlantic Agriculture
International Demand Helps Shape Colonial Farming Before 1720, agriculture in the mid-Atlantic colonies was largely based on small-scale farming operations. Many colonists relied on farming not only to feed their …
More Beef Imports Have Not Lowered Ground Beef Prices
More beef imports have not yet translated into lower ground beef prices for consumers, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis tracking grocery stores across the country. The analysis …
California Ag Faces Wolves, Labor and Regulatory Challenges
California agriculture is facing a long list of challenges, and “The Ag Meter” Nick Papagni covers many of them in the latest AgNet News Hour Podcast, including an in-depth conversation …
Rick Roberti: California Cattle Industry Faces Major Challenges
Beef imports, low cattle numbers, wolves, water and regulations headline Ag Meter interview California cattle producers are facing a complicated mix of market, regulatory and environmental challenges, and California Cattlemen’s …
Rick Roberti on Cattle, Beef, Wolves, Wildfires and California Agriculture
California agriculture is facing a complicated mix of challenges, and on the latest AgNet News Hour, Ag Meter Nick Papagni sat down with Rick Roberti, president of the California Cattlemen’s …
Cattle Market Faces Questions Over Beef Import Proposal
The cattle market and beef imports are facing renewed uncertainty as the Trump administration considers temporarily allowing an additional 300,000 metric tons of imported beef into the U.S. market. The proposal comes …
Young Farmer Dolce Calandra on Keeping a California Family Farm Going
On a recent episode of the AgNet News Hour, Dolce Calandra of Wildwood Packing and Cooling joined the show from Kingsburg, California, for a conversation about what it takes to …
Ryan Jacobsen: California Ag’s Future Depends on Water
California agriculture faces enormous challenges, but Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen remains bullish on the future. In a wide-ranging conversation with “The Ag Meter” Nick Papagni, Jacobsen discussed …
U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Collapse, Raising Tariff Risks for Farm Exports
U.S. farm exports are facing renewed uncertainty after trade talks between the United States and Canada collapsed, raising concerns about potential retaliatory tariffs and reduced market access for American agricultural …
Cannon Michael: California Farming at a Crossroads
Bowles Farming CEO discusses water, labor, heat, technology and the future of California agriculture with The Ag Meter California agriculture is under pressure from nearly every direction, but sixth-generation farmer …
Enzo’s Olive Oil: Ricchiuti Family Builds on 100 Years of Farming
From a 1914 Immigrant to a California Olive Oil Brand The Ricchiuti family has been farming in California’s Central Valley for more than a century. Today, fourth-generation farmer Vincent Ricchiuti …
Enzo Olive Oil Part 2: Building a California Farm Brand Beyond the Bottle
A California olive oil company that began as a way for a longtime farming family to reinvent its operation is now growing into something much bigger. In Part 2 of …