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California Farmers Face Policy, Energy, and Innovation Challenges
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Edward Ring Brings Water Solutions to the AgNet News Hour
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California’s Water Crisis: Edward Ring Calls for Abundance Over Scarcity
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Don Cameron: California Ag Leadership & Challenges
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Big News for Dairy and Almond Growers: USDA Announces $1 Billion Relief Program, Almond Yields Down
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Tariffs, Trade, and Table Grapes: Richard Matoian Shares Insights on California Farming Challenges
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California Ag Battles: Water, Solar, and Farmland Futures
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California Agriculture: Fires, Wolves & Farm Labor Reform
…worsening Central Valley air quality caused by wildfires, likening the smoke to winter fog. He warned that tensions between state and federal governments over forest management may intensify as fall…
The Roots of U.S. Forest Management
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California Agriculture at a Crossroads
…Ahead Boyer added that fear extends even to legal workers, underscoring the need for reform. Papagni lamented that many politicians delay action, waiting to see what the Trump administration does…
Freight Safety and Dairy Market Pressures: Nick Folio
…host Nick Papagni noted, reminding listeners that timing makes all the difference for growers. Federal Pushback on California Policies Papagni and co-host Josh McGill also highlighted recent federal actions to…
California Trucking Rules Under Fire: EPA Pushback
California’s agricultural and transportation sectors are once again in the spotlight as state and federal policies clash, pests resurface, and long-delayed water projects inch forward. On today’s AgNet News Hour,…
The Birth of the USDA and Land-Grant Universities
…Agriculture Committee to further support agricultural policy. The Birth of the USDA and Land-Grant Universities Congress and the Land-Grant College Act That same year, Congress passed federal land grants to…
















