…facing farmers this year. Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) Rural Mainstreet Economy Remains Weak 95% of Bankers Support Continuing 2017 Tax Cuts May 2025 Survey Results at-a-Glance: • The overall…
California Board to Address Plastic Packaging in Ag Sector
…The legislation aims to achieve the following by 2032: ♻️ Reduce single-use plastic packaging and food service ware by 25% ♻️ Recycle 65% of single-use plastic packaging ♻️ Ensure 100%…
Latest Projections for California 2024-2025 Valencia Orange Crop Released
Valencia Oranges Challiyan, via Wikimedia Commons The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service have released their latest projections for the 2024-2025 Valencia…
Steve Hilton Discusses Fixing California Water Issue
…issues, meeting every part of the ag business, farmers and the contractors and so on. On water, it’s absolutely clear that, you know, farmers just being ripped off. You’re paying…
Lipstick Farmer on “559 Farm Train”
Lipstick Farmer on “559 Farm Train” Talking with Elaine Culotti, the lipstick farmer. She was on the TV show Undercover Billionaire. She grows everything from palm trees to fruits and…
United States Experiencing Significant Vegetable Import Increase
…be a staple in prepared vegetable imports, pointing to their versatility and consistent demand in both household and food service settings. The increasing reliance on imported prepared vegetables signals broader…
Elaine Culotti “The Lipstick Farmer” on Fixing California Supply Chain, Other Issues
…power. They need to harness their power. There are 88,000 small farmers in California that have so much power, and we need to support them. Farm dues for the Farm…
Candidate Hilton: Changes that Could Be Made in California Agriculture
…CARB the air resources board the pesticide control board the state water resources agency CalGEM (Geologic Energy Management Division) that regulates oil drilling and so on. I think that people…
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…
Rollins on Major Components of the Small Farms Farmer First Initiative
The “Small Farms Farmer First Initiative“, led by Brooke Rollins, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, is designed to empower small-scale farmers by addressing key challenges and ensuring long-term sustainability. The…
Rollins Lays Out Policies of Small Farms Farmer First Initiative
USDA image The Small Farms Farmer First Initiative, led by Brooke Rollins, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, is designed to empower small-scale farmers by addressing key challenges and ensuring long-term…
Land Grabbers are Stealing Small Family Farms
…to take away, and steal, some of the small family farms who have been there for over 100 years. Stephanie Moreda Arend, on next week from Moreda Family Farms, a…
Fifth-Generation Dairy Farmer Sounds Alarm on California Ag Issues
…farms in the Point Reyes and Petaluma region. Farming alongside her parents and brother at Moreda Family Farms, Stephanie represents a dwindling population of small-scale producers fighting to preserve their…
Land Rich, Cash Poor: A Deep Dive Into California’s Farming Crisis
A California farm landscape showing drought-stricken fields and an aging barn under a golden sky. Farming in California has never been easy—but today’s farmers face a crisis of sustainability that…