A Family Legacy Under Threat Stephanie Moreda-Arend, a fifth-generation dairy farmer from Petaluma, California, is sounding the alarm over an unfolding crisis that threatens the very existence of multi-generational family…
Land Rich, Cash Poor: A Deep Dive Into California’s Farming Crisis
A California farm landscape showing drought-stricken fields and an aging barn under a golden sky. Farming in California has never been easy—but today’s farmers face a crisis of sustainability that…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 05-26-25
…of tariffs on California table grapes, with 30% of exports potentially affected. Ian LeMay, CEO of the California Table Grape Commission, expressed optimism despite tariffs in Pacific Rim countries. The…
Concerns Voiced on Proposed Expansion of Futures Trading Hours
Depositphotos image The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has voiced concerns regarding a proposed expansion of futures trading hours to a 24/7 schedule. In a formal statement to the…
Fruit Storage Trends Reflect Decline
…stable, California’s cherry industry is facing severe difficulties. The 2025 season anticipates a 50% reduction in yield, primarily attributed to extreme weather disruptions. Fluctuations in temperature and unexpected frosts have…
Farming in California vs the United States
The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith’s America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.; Gift; The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation in memory…
American Agriculture History Minute: Rural Electrification Initiative
Cultivating near North Wold Farm David Wright / Wikimedia Commons Mark Oppold presents an American Agriculture History Minute, focuses on the historical development of rural electrification in America during the…
Innovations and Insights Field Day
The California Avocado Society is taking proactive steps to address industry challenges by organizing an Innovations and Insights Field Day. The California Avocado Society will host an Innovations and Insights…
From Exports to Excess: How Tariffs Are Crushing the Hay Market
…in California. So, California, this is a breaking point for California in so many situations. And water is one of them. Freight’s one of them. Land. You’re a farmer. What do you…
Reisinger Discusses Challenges and Solutions for Farms in Book
…that it’s very difficult to persuade people that too. Brian, how about California? How crazy is it to farm in California? “There’s always hope and hardship going hand in hand…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 05-23-25
…high public confidence in pesticide use for affordable food. Additionally, California walnut growers produce 603,000 tons annually, valued at $1.04 billion, and are expected to have a bountiful year. The…
Kennedy Pledges Support for U.S. Farmers
President Trump Participates in a MAHA Commission Event with Robert Kennedy, Jr., and others In Washington Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to reassure farmers…
RKF Talks Pre-MAHA Report
RFK Jr is laying out a 68-page MAHA report to make America healthy again. “We can all agree that the United States, as a world superpower, can’t continue to spend…
Southern California Drought Elevates Wildfire Risks
Avocado grove Brooks Tropicals, via Wikimedia Commons In Southern California, persistent drought conditions continue to elevate wildfire risks, posing a significant challenge for agricultural communities, especially avocado growers. Wildfires last…