California Fresh Fruit

California Fresh Fruit Industry Faces Crisis

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Environment, Exports/Imports, Farm Bill, Fruits & Vegetables, Grapes, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Tariffs, Trade, Water

…frustration over farmland being converted to solar fields due to lack of water. “Farmers don’t want to put solar on prime land—they’re forced to,” he said. He stressed that the…

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Hilton Slams Solar on Farmland, Pledges Support for California Ag

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…of “Democrat extremism and incompetence.” Farmers, he argues, are not just battling market forces—they’re battling Sacramento. Slamming AB 1156: “Solar Farms Are a Scam” Hilton took aim at Assembly Bill…

AgNet News Hour: Citrus Expo Preview, USDA Snap Crackdown, and Chad Bianco’s Bold Vision for California Ag

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…interview with Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who’s running for Governor of California. Sheriff Bianco lays out his farmer-first agenda, takes on misguided solar development on farmland, and calls out…