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…

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

…of the best almond-growing soils in the world are located on the west side of the Valley—land that unfortunately suffers from chronic water shortages. John emphasized the tragedy of California’s…

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

…loses its voice in Washington,” he said, urging farmers and listeners to mobilize against it. Duarte also tied California’s farm challenges to the larger issue of food security. With a…

Prop 50 Threatens Rural

Shannon Douglas: Leading California Agriculture Through Opportunity and Challenge

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

…is on issues with direct impact: labor, trade, and the Farm Bill. California’s dependence on seasonal and immigrant labor makes workforce policy a constant priority. Trade agreements influence everything from…

California truckers

California Trucking: Costs, Rules & Roadblocks

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Interview, Special Reports

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…

Lisa Kerr Warns of Policy Threats and Fights for California Farmers

DanAgNet News Hour, Agri-Business, Biofuels/Energy, Climate Change, Conservation, Drought, Economy, Energy, Environment, Interview, Irrigation, Podcasts, Solar, Special Reports, Water

…Technologies, who laid out a stark picture of California agriculture’s future if current policies continue unchecked. Kerr, who has deep family roots in California’s oil and gas industry, connected her…

California farmers

California Farmers Face Policy, Energy, and Innovation Challenges

DanAgri-Business, Biofuels/Energy, Climate Change, Conservation, Drought, Economy, Environment, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Regulation, Solar, Special Reports, Water

…that the federal government is stepping up to support California’s farmers and oil industry. Federal alignment with growers may be the only path to ensuring California’s agricultural future. “No amount…

Freight Crisis, Regulations, and the Future of Trucking in California

DanAgNet News Hour, Agri-Business, Cattle, Conservation, Economy, Energy, Environment, Interview, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Podcasts, Regulation, Special Reports

…Jr. and Jose Nunez from Wildwood Express Trucking for a frank discussion on the state of California’s trucking industry — and what it means for farmers. The show opened with…