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California Water, Energy, and Policy: Duarte, Vanden Heuvel Break It Down
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Dairy Leadership, Innovation, and Challenges with Melvin Medeiros
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Ethnicity’s Role in Early American Agriculture
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Stephanie Nash Advocates for Farmers and the Next Generation of Agriculture Leaders
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Dave Roberts Says California Farmers Are Being Squeezed From Every Direction
…right — but the system is making it harder and harder to survive. Roberts explained how global imports, shrinking marketing windows, and fewer major buyers are compressing profitability. In the…
ReTain® PGR for California Helps Cherry Growers Extend Bloom and Improve Fruit Set
…periods when bee activity is limited. ReTain can provide an extra one or two days for pollination to occur. Timing is critical when using PGRs in cherries. Francescatto emphasized that…
Kern Oil: Rickey Bird on California’s Energy, Community, and the Human Cost
…find employment in Kern County’s shrinking oil industry. Bird shares, “His story is, sadly, all too common here. Many men in our community lose their sense of purpose, their ability…
John Deere Showcases New 25-HP Compact Tractor at World Ag Expo
…a phone charging port, creating a more user-friendly experience for long workdays. While compact in size, the tractor is designed to handle a variety of tasks. Davey noted it’s ideal…
California Freight in Crisis: Wildwood Express on the Pressures Facing Trucking and Agriculture
…absorb increasingly high costs. “It’s getting to the point where families can’t live in the state,” Woods says. Even logistics giants like UPS are offering huge incentives for employees to…
Learning, Networking, and a Change of Scenery: Why California Growers May Want to Head to Fort Myers in 2026
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From Backyard Prototype to Global Ag Tech: Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder Revolution
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