Verdant Robotics and Van Groningen & Sons Showcase Innovation and Tradition on AgNet News Hour

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…Van Groningen & Sons, one of the most respected multi-generational farming families in the Central Valley. Hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill called it a “perfect Friday show,” blending cutting-edge…

Bill Jones: “California Will Come Back Stronger Than Ever”

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…political figures in Central Valley history. Hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill continued their “Hall of Fame Week” series with Jones, who offered rare perspective on the intersection of agriculture,…

Nat DiBuduo

Nat DiBuduo: Politics, Water & California Farming

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…his concern. “I think it’d be a disaster in the Central Valley, and it’d be a disaster for California,” he said. “We need balance—and we obviously do not have balance.”…

Nat DiBuduo, the “Godfather of Grapes,” on the Future of California Wine and Farming

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…who also served 16 years on the Fresno City Planning Commission, explained how housing demand has transformed the Central Valley landscape. What was once prime farmland has become subdivisions, a…

Ag Innovation and PCA Leadership: Priscilla Koepke and Mando Perez on AgNet News Hour

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…from technology and education to leadership in the field. Koepke began the program by outlining F3 Innovate’s mission: to transform the Central Valley into a world-class hub for agricultural technology…

Karen Ross

Karen Ross on Water, Workforce, and the Future of California Agriculture

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…the Central Valley Papagni asked how Ross bridges the gap between farmers in the Central Valley and policymakers in Sacramento. Ross said that regional collaboration is key. “The state’s first-ever…

Karen Ross Talks Water, Regulation, and Prop 50 Silence on AgNet News Hour

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…Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. The discussion, recorded at Reedley College, covered water storage, regulation, labor, and the growing tension between Sacramento and Central Valley agriculture. Ross acknowledged that California farmers…

Elaine Culotti

Elaine Culotti: Fighting for California’s Farmers and Future

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…ballot measure, she warned, could have devastating consequences for the Central Valley and rural California. “Don’t be fooled,” she said. “Democrats, don’t be fooled, people in cosmopolitan areas—this takes away…

Rural Electrification

How Rural Electrification Transformed U.S. Farms

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…Everything began to change in May 1933 with the passage of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Act, part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s sweeping New Deal. The TVA’s goals went…