…and innovation. The organization, funded through federal, state, and local partnerships, focuses on bridging the gap between research, education, and real-world farming applications. “We’re here to connect scientists, students, and…
Elaine Culotti: Fighting for California’s Farmers and Future
…because of the governor’s poor relationship with Washington. “We’re not even in the conversation federally,” she explained. “Our relationship with the Trump administration is so bad we have no voice….
David Tangipa: Fighting for California Farmers and Rejecting Proposition 50
…a gallon is because federal policy is increasing the national supply.” Yet California’s insistence on its own special fuel blend — a formula produced almost nowhere else — makes it…
How Rural Electrification Transformed U.S. Farms
…lack of power limited productivity and quality of life, creating a growing divide between urban progress and rural hardship. How Rural Electrification Transformed U.S. Farms The Turning Point: Federal Action…
California’s Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Water’s Cory Broad
…Agriculture Papagni noted that federal attention on water storage projects could bring long-awaited progress, and Broad agreed, calling agriculture a matter of national security. “We can’t outsource our ag production—you…
Corey Broad of Avid Water on California’s Fixable Water Crisis
…planting decisions before knowing whether they’ll even receive federal water allocations. “Every year it’s the same discussion: will there be water, and how much?” he said. This unpredictability, he cautioned,…
Alexandra Duarte’s Fight for California’s Future
…while the measure does not directly impact state legislative seats, it has serious implications for federal representation in California’s Central Valley. “Prop 50 would mean we will not have representation…
Alexandra Duarte Pledges to Fight for California Farmers in State Senate Run
…federal representation. “If Prop 50 passes, the Valley loses its ability to fight in Washington,” she cautioned. On regulations, Duarte gave concrete examples of state overreach, including new laws requiring…
California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future
…discuss new opportunities, particularly around USAID, which has shifted administration under the State Department. Recently, the raisin industry even proposed a $40 million purchase of California raisins for federal food…
Kevin Kester on Ranching, Trade, and Ag’s Next Generation
…event was particularly meaningful. He praised the administration’s agricultural policies, noting that federal support often helped mitigate the challenges of California’s stricter state regulations. The Role of Federal Leadership in…
Kevin Kester on Cattle, Wolves, and the Fight to Keep Family Ranches Alive
…90 days. Kester warned that California’s stricter protections compared to federal listings make the situation even harder to manage. “It’s going to take the loss of human life before anything…
Pistachios, Water & Trade: Kreps on Farming’s Future
…On the federal level, Kreps has seen more optimism. After trips to Washington, D.C. earlier this year, he noted that the federal government—under President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and…
John Duarte on Central Valley Agriculture: Water, Prop 50, and the Future of Avocados
…problems even on the federal level, much less the state.” A Family Commitment to the Fight Duarte stressed that fighting Prop 50 requires urgency and grassroots engagement. He praised the…
California Trucking: Costs, Rules & Roadblocks
…and Federal Rollbacks At the federal level, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has taken steps to ease trucking regulations. Under the Trump administration, $54 billion was already cut from the DEF…