…Advocacy, voter engagement, and unified industry action are critical to protecting California agriculture. Wine Industry Insights Younger generations are drinking less wine due to cost, health, lifestyle, and cannabis alternatives….
AgNet News Hour: Midweek Agriculture Insights & Industry Headlines
…Nick and Lorrie plan to bring more Farm Bureau leaders, California growers, and industry innovators on future episodes. For full interviews, daily ag news, and podcast episodes, visit AgNetWest.com and…
Inside Butte County Agriculture: Education, Community, and Critical Issues
…to Butte County’s impressive agricultural output, listing walnuts, almonds, rice, prunes, nursery stock, field crops, honeybees, cattle and calves, rice seed, and even kiwi fruit. Colleen confirmed that Butte County…
Navigating California’s Agricultural Regulations: Insights from Bryan Little of the California Farm Bureau
…addressing them. In his role, Little works closely with legislators and regulators on public policy issues that affect farm employers, particularly around employment laws, wages, hours, overtime, training, safety, and…
Inside California’s Organic Farming Boom: Technology, Labor, and the Fight for Farmland
…and crotalaria reach seven to eight feet tall, bursting with yellow flowers. Outside, mixes of oats, vetch, mustard, and bell beans are flourishing. “This is fertilizer that we grow,” Jacobs…
Organic Growers Summit 2025 in Monterey: Technology, Education, and Sustainable Farming Innovations
…considered cutting-edge, like GPS-guided machinery, commonplace today. Jungman highlighted that farmers are increasingly embracing technology that demonstrates tangible return on investment, whether in labor, water conservation, or operational efficiency. Education,…
Semios Advances Smart Farming with Automation & Precision
…comprehensive platform used by growers, agronomists, and ag retailers, offering both hardware and software tools that improve on-farm decision-making. What makes the company unique, Stephen emphasized, is the combination of…
SOLIX Robotics: Solar-Powered Autonomy for Modern Farmers
…footprint. The company develops solutions across multiple crops—including sugarcane, corn, soybeans, citrus, and more—focusing on improving efficiency, cutting input costs, and generating high-quality agronomic data. Among its most exciting innovations…
Solinftec’s Taylor Wetli Talks Solar Robotics and the Future of Smart Farming
…ag-tech company behind the SOLIX autonomous sprayer. The discussion highlighted how robotics, AI, and solar power are transforming fieldwork and offering growers new tools to save money, time, and labor. Wetli explained…
Inside the World of Agricultural Shipping: A Conversation with Jeff Cox of Best Drayage
Navigating a Complex Year in Ports, Trucking, and Freight Jeff Cox The agricultural export sector continues to evolve rapidly, and few understand the intricacies of ports, trucking, and container logistics…
Inside FIRA USA 2025: California’s AgTech Future
…collaboration filled the venue as farmers, technologists, government officials, universities, researchers, and investors came together under one roof. For Hannah Johnson, Director of Industry for the California Ag Tech Alliance,…
Kings County Farm Bureau Takes on State Water Board Over Groundwater Rights
…to consider statutory elements, such as good actor provisions The lack of consistent, transparent, and statewide rules for SGMA compliance Following the April 2024 probationary hearing, the Farm Bureau filed…
California Walnut Harvest 2025: Quality, Volume & Market Outlook
…including Fresno, Stockton, Lodi, and Linden caused minor external quality issues. “The shell will get staining, which decreases the amount of production suitable for in-shell markets like Turkey, Italy, Dubai,…
Don Wagner on Restoring Integrity, Water, and Common Sense to California
…of productivity, fairness, and opportunity. “I do believe this state can be golden again,” he added. A Message to California’s Agricultural Community Before signing off, Wagner thanked the Ag Meter…