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Luther Burbank and the Potato That Changed Agriculture
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Edward Ring: Dredging the Delta Could Unlock Millions of Acre-Feet for California
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Rick Roberti Warns California’s Wolf Crisis Is Devastating the Cattle Industry
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Potter Valley Water Crisis: A Community Fighting for Survival
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California Wolves Push Ranchers to the Brink as Heather Hadwick Demands Action
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Heather Hadwick Sounds the Alarm on California’s Growing Wolf Crisis
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David Tangipa on Prop 50, High-Speed Rail, and the Fight for California’s Central Valley
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Colonists’ Livestock and the Transformation of Early American Land
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California Water Solutions: Inside Turlock Irrigation District
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AgNet News Hour Podcast: Water, Policy, and the Future of California Agriculture
…many of California’s water challenges are man-made—and solvable—if lawmakers act during wet years instead of waiting for drought-driven crises. A featured interview with Josh Weimer, Director of External Affairs for…
AgNet News Hour Podcast Recap: Agriculture Policy, Rodeo Ambassadors, and Holiday Cheer
…of the most talked-about issues in agriculture today: the U.S. House’s move toward delisting the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The discussion dives into what this decision could…
Ohio State University: The Land-Grant Vision That Shaped Ohio’s Agricultural Legacy
…critical to Ohio’s economic growth, including agriculture, science, and engineering. The Morrill Act and Land-Grant Education The Morrill Act, passed in 1862 during the Civil War, granted federal land to…