California raisin

California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future

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…raisin purchases. The Market Access Program (MAP), which has provided about $3.5 million annually since 1984 to support generic advertising of California raisins in overseas markets. Crop insurance programs administered…

Raisin Industry Legends Warn of Challenges and Chart a Path Forward

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…gave a sweeping history lesson, recalling how raisins were once California’s pride crop, producing more than 400,000 tons a year. But today, production has slipped under 200,000 tons annually, dropping…

Kevin Kester

Kevin Kester on Ranching, Trade, and Ag’s Next Generation

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Life in Parkfield, California Kevin Kester is a fifth-generation rancher from Parkfield, California, a small ranching community northeast of Paso Robles in southeast Monterey County. Known as the “earthquake capital…

Kevin Kester on Cattle, Wolves, and the Fight to Keep Family Ranches Alive

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The October 1 edition of the AgNet News Hour featured a wide-ranging conversation with Kevin Kester, a fifth-generation rancher from Parkfield, California, and former president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef…

water

Pistachios, Water & Trade: Kreps on Farming’s Future

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…soil on the west side of California’s Central Valley, water scarcity continues to hinder farming. Kreps criticized state leadership for failing to expand storage, noting that California hasn’t built a…

John Duarte

John Duarte on Central Valley Agriculture: Water, Prop 50, and the Future of Avocados

DanAgri-Business, Avocado, Economy, Environment, Grapes, Interview, Irrigation, Nursery crops, Pistachios, Regulation, Special Reports, Water

…One of the most common questions among growers concerns the lifespan of an almond orchard. While pistachio trees can live for centuries, almond orchards have a much shorter productive life….

John Duarte Shares Bold Nursery Innovations and Warns of Prop 50 Threat

DanAgNet News Hour, Almonds, Avocado, Interview, Legislative, Nursery crops, Pistachios, Podcasts, Regulation, Special Reports

…success. He revealed that Duarte’s new Yorazani almond variety has broken records, producing 2,700 pounds per acre in just 36 months. “It resets the economics of almond growing,” Duarte told…

Prop 50 Threatens Rural

Shannon Douglas: Leading California Agriculture Through Opportunity and Challenge

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…almond exports to dairy markets. Meanwhile, the Farm Bill shapes crop insurance, conservation programs, and rural development. “We’re making sure we’re at the table in Washington,” Douglas said. “If we’re…

California truckers

California Trucking: Costs, Rules & Roadblocks

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California Trucking Battles: Regulations, Costs, and the Future of Freight Freight at the Center of Agriculture Challenges In California, agriculture discussions often revolve around water and labor, but freight has…