tulare

From Dairy to Leadership: Inside Tulare County Agriculture

DanAgri-Business, Dairy & Livestock, Education, Event, Irrigation, Legislative, Regulation, Water

…highlights something deeper: Tulare County’s role as a global food producer. America’s Dairy Powerhouse Tulare County isn’t just big—it’s essential. As the largest dairy-producing county in the United States, it…

California Agriculture

California Agriculture at a Crossroads: Insights from Ryan Jacobsen at Fresno State

DanAgri-Business, Biofuels/Energy, Climate Change, Commodities, Conservation, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Event, Exports/Imports, Exports/Imports, Infrastructure, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Tariffs, Trade, Water, Weather

Ryan Jacobsen (right with “the Ag Meter” At a recent gubernatorial debate hosted at Fresno State, agricultural leadership took center stage as Ryan Jacobsen, CEO of the Fresno County Farm…

Chad Bianco

Chad Bianco on California Agriculture: “Common Sense Can Fix What’s Broken”

DanAgri-Business, Conservation, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Interview, Irrigation, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Tariffs, Water

…touched on economic challenges in Kern County, particularly in areas like Taft where oil production has declined. Bianco outlined an ambitious vision: transforming Kern County into “the next Silicon Valley…

California Cattle

California Cattle Under Pressure: Katie Roberti Speaks Out

DanAgri-Business, Cattle, Conservation, Economy, Education, Environment, Hay/Alfalfa, Interview, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Water

…Challenges Perhaps the most urgent issue discussed was the growing predator problem—especially wolves. For ranchers in regions like Sierra Valley and Siskiyou County, wolves are no longer theoretical—they’re a daily…

Steve Hilton

Steve Hilton: “Help Is on the Way” for California Agriculture

DanAgri-Business, Biofuels/Energy, Biotechnology, Climate Change, Conservation, Drought, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Exports/Imports, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Special Reports, Tariffs, Technology, Trade, Water

…Government Efficiency — aimed at auditing fraud, eliminating redundant agencies, merging departments, and cutting regulatory duplication between state, regional, and county governments. For small farmers and food manufacturers, he says,…

Kern Oil

Kern Oil: Rickey Bird on California’s Energy, Community, and the Human Cost

DanAgri-Business, Biofuels/Energy, Economy, Interview, Special Reports

…find employment in Kern County’s shrinking oil industry. Bird shares, “His story is, sadly, all too common here. Many men in our community lose their sense of purpose, their ability…

family farms

Fighting for Family Farms: Stephanie Moreda-Arend on Point Reyes’ Future

DanAgri-Business, Conservation, Environment, Industry, Interview, Regulation, Special Reports, Specialty Crops

…DAIRY GIRL DIARIES™ is a fifth-generation dairy farmer born and raised in Sonoma County California. Today she works alongside her parents on their dairy farm. Her political activism journey began…