Don Cameron

Don Cameron: California Ag Leadership & Challenges

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…Cameron emphasizes teamwork, giving much of the credit to his dedicated employees. This collaborative approach allows the ranch to remain productive year-round, from crop preparation and planting to harvest. Global…

Henry A. Wallace

Henry A. Wallace: Innovator, Journalist, and Statesman

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

…Company. His groundbreaking work in developing hybrid corn transformed American agriculture, significantly increasing crop yields and shaping modern farming practices. Wallace’s contributions to agriculture were both scientific and entrepreneurial, establishing…

John W. Tyson

John W. Tyson: Missouri Farmer Builds Poultry Legacy

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Poultry, This Land of Ours

Photo by Ramdas Aswale/Pexels image Seizing Opportunity During the Great Depression The Great Depression challenged countless rural American families, yet it also offered opportunities for those in the right place…

California Ag Battles: Water, Solar, and Farmland Futures

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…California Land Conservation Act of 1965, better known as the Williamson Act. The act allows counties and cities to preserve farmland by restricting its use to agriculture. However, AB1156 opens…

Dignity Act

Immigration Reform and Ag Labor: Manuel Cunha on the Dignity Act

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…Ag Labor: Manuel Cunha on the Dignity Act What is the Dignity Act (H.R. 4393)? Manuel Cunha The Dignity Act, introduced by Congresswomen Salazar (R-FL) and Escobar (D-TX), is a…

Joe Del Bosque

Joe Del Bosque: Water, Labor, and the Fight for California Farming

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…water to farms in the 1960s, but regulations beginning in 1992 drastically changed allocations. The Central Valley Project Improvement Act reallocated water toward environmental priorities, reducing supplies to agriculture. Additional…

California Agriculture: Fires, Wolves & Farm Labor Reform

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…Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025. The legislation would delist the Mexican wolf from the Endangered Species Act, a move supported by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Arizona…

forest management

The Roots of U.S. Forest Management

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Forestry, This Land of Ours, USDA

…forestry practices. The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 A decade later, Congress passed the Forest Reserve Act, giving the President the authority to designate western public lands as forest reserves….

California Agriculture at a Crossroads

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…engaged and eager to find ways to sustain agriculture. Politics, Regulations, and Taxes Despite widespread political claims of “supporting farmers,” Reisinger argued that real action is rare. Farmers need policies…