…essential. “We’ve all got to continue that for the next generations,” he said. He also praised the Fresno County Historical Museum and its Italian Heritage Museum, which preserve and honor…
Nat DiBuduo, the “Godfather of Grapes,” on the Future of California Wine and Farming
…who also served 16 years on the Fresno City Planning Commission, explained how housing demand has transformed the Central Valley landscape. What was once prime farmland has become subdivisions, a…
Ag Innovation and PCA Leadership: Priscilla Koepke and Mando Perez on AgNet News Hour
…partnerships with Fresno State, community colleges, and local schools, F3 Innovate teaches robotics, AI, and automation to students of all ages. “We want to show young people that ag isn’t…
Celebrating the Valley’s Bounty: The Whole Vine Festival Returns to Fresno State
…Fresno State’s work in teaching ag — he just threw up his arms and said, ‘I want the festival here,’” Goudreau recalled. “It just seems right to be there. Fresno…
Elaine Culotti: Fighting for California’s Farmers and Future
…to many as the “Fresno Undercover Billionaire” and “The Lipstick Farmer.” From her Fallbrook farm to national television, Culotti has emerged as a bold voice for California agriculture and a…
David Tangipa: Fighting for California Farmers and Rejecting Proposition 50
…were walking precincts, organizing rallies, and calling voters. “We’ve got an event in Bakersfield this weekend, another in Fresno, one in Hanford,” he said. “But the most important thing is…
Why Prop 50 Threatens Rural Representation: California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass
…what right now is essentially Modoc and Siskiyou County down to parts of Glenn and Butte,” Douglass explained. “Instead, now they would cut from Modoc County across the state and…
Shannon Douglass Doubles Down on Prop 50 Opposition
…Alturas in Modoc County being lumped in with Sausalito in Marin County. With vastly different economies, incomes, and priorities, such pairings would dilute rural representation and shift political power further…
Mando Perez: Innovation & Leadership in California Ag
A Conversation with a Leading PCA Mando Perez Nick Papagni recently had the opportunity to speak with Mando Perez, Southern California Territory PCA and president of the Kern County CAPCA,…
Mando Perez of Semios Named CAPCA Member of the Year
The October 7 edition of the AgNet News Hour celebrated a big win for California agriculture as Mando Perez, Southern California Territory PCA and president of the Kern County CAPCA…
California’s Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Water’s Cory Broad
…Monterey County might become a great solution in Madera.” The Evolution of Drip Irrigation Over the past two decades, California growers—particularly those in the almond-rich Central Valley—have embraced drip irrigation…
Corey Broad of Avid Water on California’s Fixable Water Crisis
…trickles down to farm communities, threatening jobs, small towns, and local economies. Still, Broad remains optimistic. He pointed to potential federal investment, improved groundwater recharge in districts like Fresno, and…
Alexandra Duarte’s Fight for California’s Future
…agenda that’s devastating us.” Based in Stanislaus County with her husband, Congressman John Duarte, Alexandra is raising four children who have been actively involved in her campaign. Three live locally…
Kevin Kester on Ranching, Trade, and Ag’s Next Generation
Life in Parkfield, California Kevin Kester is a fifth-generation rancher from Parkfield, California, a small ranching community northeast of Paso Robles in southeast Monterey County. Known as the “earthquake capital…