…sessions, the event will include a catered lunch, providing a chance for participants to connect and exchange ideas in a relaxed setting. The California Avocado Society aims to support growers,…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 05-27-25
…His book is available on Amazon and at bookstores. The Ag-Net News Hour hosts, Nick and Lorrie discuss the California avocado industry’s request to President Trump for inspectors to prevent…
Avocado Commission Advocating for Restoration of Inspection Protocols
…urgent calls for action. The California Avocado Commission is advocating for the restoration of inspection protocols to prevent contaminated fruit from entering U.S. markets. The organization is now urging the…
Land Grabbers are Stealing Small Family Farms
Richard Law, via Wikimedia Commons Author Brian Reisinger the author of “Land Rich Cash Poor” and we have a huge issue up in Point Reyes, California with the environmentalist trying…
Fifth-Generation Dairy Farmer Sounds Alarm on California Ag Issues
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
Fresh off the tree, these SweeTango apples are in the bin and ready for packing. Stemilt Growers, via Wikimedia Commons The latest U.S. Apple Tracker report provides insight into fruit…
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…
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…