…three times more acres per day, and use about 50% less horsepower than conventional air-blast rigs—translating to major diesel savings. The company’s “try before you buy” demos and compatibility with…
GUSS: Transforming Orchard Spraying Through Autonomy and Innovation
…a computer engineer to run it. We designed it for the same people who’ve been running sprayers for decades.” Scaling Innovation: From GUSS to Mini GUSS The company’s first model—simply…
Verdant Robotics: Revolutionizing Farming with Precision AI and Automation
…of Colorado Boulder specializing in robotics and computer vision, he co-founded a self-driving car company over a decade ago. Recognizing that self-driving technology for cars was still years away from…
Todd Snider Takes the Helm at Kern County Farm Bureau, Calls for Smarter Water Policy and Farm Advocacy
…comes from a grocery store,” he said. “When they visit the farm, they realize agriculture isn’t just tractors and dirt — it’s drones, computers, and science.” He also highlighted opportunities…
Early 19th-Century American Farming and Westward Expansion
…farmer could buy inexpensive, fertile land, cultivate and improve it, sell it for a profit, and then move west to repeat the process. This cycle of settlement and migration helped…
Nat DiBuduo: Politics, Water & California Farming
…it with other commodities. “You see the beer commercials. When was the last time you saw a good strong wine commercial, Nick?” Innovation and Accessibility To reach younger consumers, DiBuduo…
Nat DiBuduo, the āGodfather of Grapes,ā on the Future of California Wine and Farming
…who also served 16 years on the Fresno City Planning Commission, explained how housing demand has transformed the Central Valley landscape. What was once prime farmland has become subdivisions, a…
Celebrating the Valleyās Bounty: The Whole Vine Festival Returns to Fresno State
…Competition Adding a delicious twist to the festivities, the California Table Grape Commission is sponsoring a food competition among participating food trucks. Each vendor will create a special menu item…
David Tangipa: Fighting for California Farmers and Rejecting Proposition 50
…Behind California’s Wildfires Tangipa began by challenging the familiar narrative that California’s wildfires are primarily caused by climate change. “Those communities in the Palisades and Eaton area didn’t burn down…
Mando Perez: Innovation & Leadership in California Ag
…He emphasized that perseverance, mentorship, and dedication to the community were central to his journey. The PCA Brotherhood Perez described the PCA network as a supportive community. “The only way…
Californiaās Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Waterās Cory Broad
…Citrus Belt from Orange Cove down through Reedley and Terra Bella—you’ll find smaller growers,” Broad said. “Ten-, eighteen-, twenty-acre blocks are common, and that’s pretty normal.” By contrast, the west…
Alexandra Duarteās Fight for Californiaās Future
From Farming Roots to Public Service Alexandra Duarte Alexandra Duarte, a candidate for California’s Fourth State Senate District, says her decision to run comes from a lifelong commitment to farming…
California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future
…longstanding inequities in trade policy that have placed California growers at a disadvantage. Competing with Turkey and Leveraging USDA Programs When it comes to competing with lower-cost raisin producers such…
Pistachios, Water & Trade: Kreps on Farmingās Future
…industry is shaped heavily by processors. Kreps explained that Stewart Resnick of The Wonderful Company usually sets the tone, coming out this year with an initial low price of 95…