…ultimately implicated, with lettuce, berries, carrots and other produce categories affected as consumers reacted to conflicting information. Puglia argued that FDA needs to communicate more quickly and clearly during outbreaks,…
RanchBot Brings Real-Time Water Monitoring to Agriculture
…producers monitor water assets including wells, pumps, pipes, storage tanks and reservoirs. Sensors collect information and communicate through satellite technology, allowing producers to monitor their systems remotely without constantly driving…
Diesel Prices Rise as Harvest Season Begins
…tractors, combines, trucks and other equipment during harvest. “It’s been so impactful. It’s pushed up global diesel prices,” De Haan said. The effects are also being felt within Russia, where…
Propane Offers California Farmers an Alternative as Energy Costs Rise
…More For farmers interested in learning more about propane applications, Newland directed listeners to propane.com. For information specifically about the Propane Farm Rebate Program, he directed farmers to propane.com/farm funding,…
John Duarte: Water, Crops and California Ag Future
…abundance, Central Valley health concerns, SGMA, agriculture and the economic effects of water policy. For listeners interested in California agriculture and water, Duarte’s conversation with Papagni provides an unusually broad…
John Duarte Discusses California Ag, Water and Energy
…News Hour, “The Ag Meter” Nick Papagni sits down with John Duarte of Duarte Nurseries for an in-depth conversation covering California agriculture, water policy, crop trends and the future of…
Shannon Douglass Discusses Wolves, Labor and California Agriculture
…biggest challenges facing California farmers and ranchers, including wolves, agricultural labor, autonomous farm equipment, water infrastructure, the Farm Bill, agricultural education and the upcoming election. Douglass, the first woman to…
John Duarte Discusses California Water, Agriculture and Policy
…Duarte of Duarte Nurseries for a wide-ranging conversation about California water, agriculture, rural communities, environmental policy, farmland and the future of the state’s farming industry. Duarte and Papagni begin with…
World Ag Expo Celebrates 60 Years of Connecting Agriculture
…60th anniversary February 9-11 in Tulare, California. During an interview with “The Ag Meter” Nick Papagni, Megan Lausten, Assistant General Manager of the World Ag Expo, shared what attendees, exhibitors,…
Joseph Dart and the Birth of the Grain Elevator
…innovation emerged in Buffalo, New York, that would dramatically change the way grain was moved, stored and loaded onto ships. The story of the modern grain elevator can be traced…
California Agriculture Faces Growing Pressure on Labor, Water and Regulations
…and Manuel Cunha for the complete discussion on California farm labor, immigration reform, coyotes, E-Verify, water, regulations and the future of family farming. Listen to the full interview below or…
Native Americans Shaped the Landscape Before European Settlement
…European arrival, Native American communities had been actively managing and shaping their environments in ways that supported food production, settlement and survival. As Mark Oppold explains in this installment of…
Young Farmer Dolce Calandra Carries Family Legacy Forward
Meet the Calandra’s (L to R) Carino, Mama Johna, Arion, Cenzo,AgMeter, Carrington, Marcella. Dolce,, Papa Vinnie “The Ag Meter”, Nick Papagni, recently visited Wildwood Packing and Cooling in Kingsburg, California,…
California Cantaloupes Use Social Media to Reach Younger Consumers
…familiar fruit? For Marilyn Freeman, president of Farmers Communication Exchange, the answer is a combination of creative storytelling, social media and putting California farmers front and center. Freeman recently joined…