…Woolf’s Agave Revolution in California If you’ve spent any time in California ag circles, you’ve heard of Stuart Woolf. A second-generation farmer, innovator, and longtime advocate for the Central Valley,…
California Ag Under Pressure: Innovation, Legacy, and the Voice of Nick Anderson
…a figure well-known across the Central Valley—not just for his leadership in ag retail but also for his family’s storied athletic background. Three children, all full-ride basketball scholarship athletes, reflect…
Western Mountain Snowpack Experiencing Accelerated Melting
…areas further north and south of the central Rockies, including Washington state, face an elevated risk of water shortages. This disparity underscores the ongoing challenges posed by climate variability and…
APHIS, CDFA Expand Citrus Greening Quarantine Area
…(Valley Center). These measures aim to protect citrus growers and prevent the disease from reaching non-infested regions. Under the quarantine, the movement of citrus plants, plant materials, and potentially infected…
California Agriculture Faces Freight and Cost Pressures, Warns WGA President
…keep going up, we’ll lose markets.” Puglia emphasized that affordability has become a crisis. Regions like the San Joaquin Valley, long known as ag powerhouses, are particularly vulnerable. To remain…
Lipstick Farmer on “559 Farm Train”
…come up with this idea, especially in the Central Valley? And Elaine calls it 559 Farm Train. 559, the area code of Fresno, baby. 559 Farm Train, that’s right. Farming…
Elaine Culotti “The Lipstick Farmer” on Fixing California Supply Chain, Other Issues
…doing to small farming, making these guys drive their stuff everywhere, they can’t afford it. They can’t. They just can’t afford it. Fresno, the Central Valley has a train track…
Candidate Hilton: Changes that Could Be Made in California Agriculture
…so passionate about. Our energy industry further south in the Central Valley around Bakersfield and Kern County and so on. Regulatory changes, right. Kicking out the ideologues in agencies, like…
American Agriculture History Minute: Economic Impact of Rural Electrification
…significant historical milestone – the passage of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act in May 1933, which marked the federal government’s first official step toward rural electrification. That’s today’s American Agriculture…
Steve Hilton Pledges to Restore California Agriculture and Fight Regulatory Extremism
…a stronger champion for ag than me.” He criticized the treatment of family farms, particularly in the Central Valley and Point Reyes, where farmers have faced lawsuits and land grabs…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 05-27-25
…the export opportunities, creating more inventory come into the central valley. Coming up in tomorrow’s show, Foglio will address the hot button issue of freight and give a close look…
Hay and Alfalfa Market After Tariffs
…the Central Valley. “And when I say a fair amount of inventory, here’s some numbers to put into perspective. So, China was shipping anywhere between two to 300,000 ton a…
From Exports to Excess: How Tariffs Are Crushing the Hay Market
…hay per month. Now they’re taking 10% of that.” — Nick Foglio, Foglio Commodities With overseas demand falling, the Central Valley is drowning in hay that should’ve been exported. Around…
Reisinger Discusses Challenges and Solutions for Farms in Book
…week from Moreda Valley Dairy, and we’re going to talk about this because she’s doing everything she can to fight against environmentalists and the land grab. What do you think…