Image by Nick Papagni, “The Ag Meter” Mando Perez (PCA) the president, Kern County CAPCA, California Association of Pest Control Advisers says working with Citrus is much different than working…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 05-09-25
…California’s leading farm bankruptcies, with 216 Chapter 12 filings nationwide in 2024, 17 from California. Key issues include high input costs, labor regulations, and natural disasters. The American Farm Bureau…
Senate Bill 628 Fails to Advance in Committee
…the rise, with California leading the nation. According to reports from the University of California, Berkeley, and the U.S. Courts, financial struggles have intensified for many farmers due to labor…
Coastal California Produce Faces Weather Challenges
Tim Lynch reports on The Produce News website that the roller coaster of spring temperatures is creating challenges for coastal California growers this May. Low pressure systems are bringing cool…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 05-08-25
…layer of review for agency loans over $500,000. The weekly Almond Update, sponsored by the Almond Board of California, features Craig Durr, Vice President of Global Marketing and Sales at…
Government Offices Slatted to Close Affects Farmers
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to close the Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in Bakersfield, California, opting not to renew the lease. California is one of the largest…
Adding 10 Million Acre Feet Water in California
kallahar, via Wikimedia Commons How to add 10-million-acre feet to the California water supply. Edward Ring says there’s a way! For starters the water guzzling overcrowded forest, a study says,…
Early Cherry Market Report
Image by Nick Papagni, “The Ag Meter” Michael Jameson from Morada Produce, who packs over 22 million boxes of Cherries in Linden California, says the early yields in May still…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 05-07-25
…University of California on modifying wheat to reduce gluten without affecting nutritional content, targeting the gliadin protein using gamma radiation. This could benefit those with celiac disease. The California Wheat…
Wildfire Outlook for the Northwest & California
…about the increased potential for wildfire activity this summer across the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. While forecasting models leave some uncertainty, current trends indicate a warm and dry spring,…
California Farmland Value Depreciating
Image by Nick Papagni, “The Ag Meter” California farmland value is not good. Nick Foglio from Foglio Commodities says farm ground is depreciating because 90% of the commodities you farm…
The Lipstick Farmer
San Joaquin Valley is the southern part of California’s Central Valley, a fertile ground which is over 50 miles wide and stretches approximately 450 miles in length. Though comprising just…
California Rich Soil History
Image by Nick Papagni, “The Ag Meter” California is one the only five regions in the world with a true Mediterranean climate. It’s rare. It’s powerful. And, it’s why the…
AgNet News Hour Tueday, 05-06-25
…operations but later agreed to cooperate, allowing USDA-funded sterile insect drops. The segment also covered the U.S. House’s vote to end California’s 2035 gas car ban, citing inefficiencies and high…