The March 5 edition of the AgNet News Hour featured a wide-ranging interview with Steve Hilton, a candidate for governor of California who says the state is at a turning…
Steve Hilton: “Help Is on the Way” for California Agriculture
…Hilton also criticized Governor Gavin Newsom over gas prices and refinery closures, arguing that Sacramento’s policies — not just global events — are driving California’s consistently higher fuel costs. For…
Elaine Culotti Announces Run for California Governor, Calls for Economic Reset and Bipartisan Reform
…critical of Governor Gavin Newsom, accusing Sacramento leadership of failing to maintain transparency and fiscal discipline. “We can’t pass an audit in this state,” she said, calling for stronger financial…
Elaine Culotti Enters Governor’s Race, Calls for Major Reset in California Policy
The February 27 edition of the AgNet News Hour featured a wide-ranging and energetic conversation with Elaine Culotti, who officially announced she is running for Governor of California. In a…
California Water, Energy, and Resource Policy: A Conversation with Edward Ring
…Path Forward While political and regulatory hurdles remain, Ring sees opportunity in leadership and collaboration. He notes that the governor and state agencies can implement meaningful change through executive action…
Potter Valley Dam Removal Threatens California Water Supply
…Lands, state leaders—including Governor Gavin Newsom—have expressed a desire to remove dams to allow rivers to “run free.” But Lands argues this policy ignores the human, agricultural, and environmental realities…
California’s Budget Boom, Soil Solutions, and a Major Malaysia Trade Deal for U.S. Ag
…a show that felt like a preview of what 2026 could bring for California agriculture. Early in the episode, Papagni and McGill reacted to Governor Gavin Newsom’s newly announced $348.9…
AgNet News Hour: Health, Water, and California’s Crossroads
…the financing plan for Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed Delta Tunnel project, underscoring concerns about transparency, accountability, and long-term water management in a growing state. The centerpiece of the episode is…
David Tangipa on Prop 50, High-Speed Rail, and the Fight for California’s Central Valley
…Tangipa expressed support for Steve Hilton in the governor’s race, he stressed that the real power problem lies in Sacramento’s legislative supermajority. Even a reform-minded governor, he said, can have…
How the Ohio and Erie Canal Helped Shape Ohio
…River and open new economic opportunities for the growing state. Governor Ethan Brown’s Vision In 1820, Ohio Governor Ethan Brown established the Ohio Canal Commission with a clear objective: survey…
Inside FIRA USA 2025: California’s AgTech Future
…Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. The initiative aims to bring all agriculture innovation players—researchers, workforce developers, investors, startups, and more—around one table. The mission: eliminate duplicated efforts and…
California Agriculture at a Crossroads: Insights from Fresno County Farm Bureau President Ryan Jacobsen
…supply in 2026. California’s North–South Water Divide The Ag Meter hosts joked about their “dreams”—one of which was seeing Jacobsen run for governor someday, and the other involving plentiful water…
Edward Ring on California’s Water Crisis: Fixing a Broken System
…could make rapid changes to California’s energy and water policy. Ring was clear: “Yes. You can’t do everything as governor, but you can do a lot. Newsom proved that.” He…
Don Wagner on Restoring Integrity, Water, and Common Sense to California
…two crucial areas—elections and business filings—and both, he says, have suffered under the current administration. “We need to fix that office,” he continued, “and get rid of Gavin Newsom’s appointed…