Rural Electrification

How Rural Electrification Transformed U.S. Farms

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

…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…

California’s water

California’s Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Water’s Cory Broad

DanAgri-Business, Citrus, Interview, Irrigation, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Water

…you need,’ growers are coming to us with experience and asking, ‘Can we do it this way?’ It’s a real exchange of ideas.” A Full-System Approach: From Pump to Field…

California raisin

California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future

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

…in global dried fruit production, is undergoing dramatic changes. In a recent conversation hosted by Nick Papagni, three longtime leaders shared their perspectives on the state of the sector: Kalem…

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

…of the world,” Parkfield may be warm during the day, but evenings cool into the mid-50s with low humidity compared to the San Joaquin Valley. This climate creates an ideal…

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

…is the trick,” John said. “Once growers understood the process, they demanded virus-free plants. It changed the industry.” This same principle extended into nut trees. By cloning the best seedlings…

Prop 50 Threatens Rural

Shannon Douglas: Leading California Agriculture Through Opportunity and Challenge

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

…December 6–9, 2025 in Anaheim, with a special Young Farmers and Ranchers program Resilience in the Face of Change California agriculture stands at a crossroads. Rising costs, fierce global competition,…

California truckers

California Trucking: Costs, Rules & Roadblocks

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Interview, Special Reports

…program, which previously shut down trucks entirely if a problem occurred in the emissions system. Woods noted that there are rumors of changes to eliminate DEF requirements altogether, though nothing…