California raisin

California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Energy, Grapes, Interview, Irrigation, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Tariffs, Trade, Water

…processors maintain profitability. Sustainability, Water, and Energy Challenges Water remains one of California agriculture’s most pressing challenges, and raisin processors are investing heavily in sustainability initiatives to adapt. Mark McCormick…

Raisin Industry Legends Warn of Challenges and Chart a Path Forward

DanAgNet News Hour, Economy, Grapes, Interview, Podcasts, Special Reports, Specialty Crops

…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…

plymouth

Plymouth Colony Crops: Corn, Tobacco, and Early Trade

DanAgri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, Corn, Field & Row Crops, This Land of Ours, Trade

…Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products November…

Kevin Kester

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

DanAgri-Business, Cattle, Drought, Economy, Interview, Irrigation, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Trade, Water

Agriculture Agriculture in California is subject to more regulations than almost anywhere else in the nation. Federal policies that align with ranching needs make a difference, Kester explained. While not…

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

DanAgNet News Hour, Cattle, Economy, Exports/Imports, Interview, Legislative, Podcasts, Regulation, Special Reports, Trade

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…

Ohio River

Ohio River: A Lifeline of American Agriculture

DanAgri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

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water

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

DanAgri-Business, Exports/Imports, Interview, Irrigation, Pistachios, Special Reports, Trade, Water

…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…

Iowa farmer

Iowa Farmer Unearths Rare Treasure from the 1850s

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

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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

…the extraordinary impact John Duarte and Duarte Nursery have had on agriculture across California. “What you’re doing for the nursery industry and from California all the way around is second…

Oregon Trail

Oregon Trail: How It Shaped American Agriculture

DanAgri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

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Prop 50 Threatens Rural

Shannon Douglas: Leading California Agriculture Through Opportunity and Challenge

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Education, Event, Interview, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports

…across the state feed the nation and the world. Yet the pressures facing California agriculture are unlike those anywhere else—regulatory hurdles, global competition, labor shortages, and water scarcity test the…