…1979, laying the foundation for a family legacy that continues today. Midland Tractor: John Deere Dealer Powering California Farmers with Innovation and Service The dealership’s close relationship with John Deere…
California Farming Voices: Case Anker and Stan Nelson
…John Deere showroom in Madera. The episode features two in-depth interviews—first with dairy farmer Case Anker, then with Stan Nelson of Midland Tractor—offering a ground-level view of farming challenges and…
Lawnmower Origins in Agriculture History
…the rich history of agricultural innovation, names like Cyrus McCormick (mechanical reaper), John Deere (steel plow), and Eli Whitney (cotton gin) are firmly etched into the collective memory. These inventors…
Food Security Declines Amid Growing Agricultural Trade Deficit
Former Congressman John Duarte Warns of Rising Food Imports As concerns about domestic food security grow, John Duarte—former California Congressman and owner of Duarte Nursery—has raised alarm over a troubling…
John Duarte on Water, Immigration, and Fixing California
…“We just got to make it great again.” About John Duarte John Duarte is the president of Duarte Nursery in Stanislaus County, California, and a former U.S. Representative. A fourth-generation…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 07-25-25
Duarte: ‘Let’s Bring Abundance Back to California’ In today’s episode of the AgNet News Hour, we welcomed a powerful voice in California agriculture—John Duarte of Duarte Nursery. As a nursery…
John Deere’s Steel Plow Revolutionized Midwestern Farming
In today’s American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold takes us back to one of the most pivotal innovations in U.S. farming history—the invention of the steel plow. John Deere’s Steel…
From Cross-Check Rows to Modern Planting: Corn Planting
…innovation had accelerated. Charles Deere, son of farming pioneer John Deere, developed a two-row corn planter, a major leap forward in planting technology. This advancement marked the transition toward the…
Birth of the Rotary Corn Planter: A Milestone in Agricultural Innovation
…meet this challenge, Charles Deere—son of the legendary John Deere—and Alva Mansour, a family business partner, joined forces to form the Deere and Mansour Company. Birth of the Rotary Corn…
Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo Power Panel to Address the Big Ag Issues
…growers will be automatically entered for a chance to win a John Deere gun safe, courtesy of Everglades Equipment Group. Is your company interested in exhibiting? Please visit the exhibitor…
Tomatoes to Tequila: Stuart Woolf’s Agave Revolution in California
…father, at age 57, launched a farming venture in western Fresno County. They grew tomatoes, built Los Gatos Tomato Products, entered almonds with John Harris, and added value through processing….
Dangers of the Screwworm to Cattle Operations
Screwworm larva. Tusklike mandibles protruding from the screwworm larva’s mouth rasp the flesh of living warm-blooded animals. A wound may contain hundreds of such larvae. By John Kucharski – Transferred…
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Strengthen Local Meat Processing Infrastructure
A reintroduced bill aims to help small meat processors around the nation. Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Tina Smith (D-MN) reintroduced the Strengthening Local Processing Act, a bipartisan initiative designed…
American Agriculture History Minute: Allis Chalmers Company Beginning
…H; Coleman, Edward C; Van Norden, Rudolph W; Pacific Gas and Electric, sponsor; Lankton, Larry D, project manager; Reynolds, Terry S, project manager; Bowie, John R, project manager, Public domain,…