…While regions like Orange County have lost farmland to housing developments, agriculture remains a persistent and powerful force. But it’s not without its challenges—rising regulatory pressure, environmental restrictions, and increasing…
Tomatoes to Tequila: Stuart Woolf’s Agave Revolution in California
…450 acres of agave in Fresno County. “Honestly,” Woolf laughs, “I was drinking mezcal one night and thought, ‘Why am I not growing this stuff?’” That tequila-fueled epiphany has turned…
California Ag Under Pressure: Innovation, Legacy, and the Voice of Nick Anderson
…to delivering fresh, nutritious food to the rest of the country. Unfortunately, some of California’s best farmland has been lost to urban development, especially in Southern regions like Orange County….
APHIS, CDFA Expand Citrus Greening Quarantine Area
…responsible for HLB. To prevent further spread, quarantine measures have been extended to additional areas within Orange County (Foothill Ranch and Mission Viejo), Riverside County (Riverside), and San Diego County…
Latest Projections for California 2024-2025 Valencia Orange Crop Released
…8, covered key citrus-growing regions, including Tulare, Kern, San Diego, and Ventura counties. These areas are integral to California’s citrus industry and play a major role in supplying Valencia oranges…
Elaine Culotti “The Lipstick Farmer” on Fixing California Supply Chain, Other Issues
…pull ag and all of these county supervisor people that show up and say, shame on you, you’re selling goat cheese out and have them fight crime. Giving a farm…
Candidate Hilton: Changes that Could Be Made in California Agriculture
…so passionate about. Our energy industry further south in the Central Valley around Bakersfield and Kern County and so on. Regulatory changes, right. Kicking out the ideologues in agencies, like…
American Agriculture History Minute: Vision for Rural Electrification
Harmony Community, Putnam County, Georgia. This housewife is enthusiastic about REA, and with good reason. Her home has just been electrified. See the two ice-boxes in this kitchen – the…
Pet Lover’s Spay and Neuter Grant Program-Receives Funding from CDFA
…Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Monterey County and FixNation of Los Angeles County, which will both be offering free spay and neuter services to help reduce local feral cat…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 05-22-25
…aims to boost timber production and reduce wildfire risks, despite environmental concerns. In California, wolves are causing significant damage to livestock, leading to a state of emergency in Shasta County….
California Table Grapes Off and Running
Ian Lemay, President and CEO of the California Table Grape Commission says Coachella Valley started the 2025 season last week packing of the California table grapes through Riverside County, and…
American Agriculture History Minute: Rural Electrification Impact
Shelby County, Iowa. This is the interior of a tenant farmhouse owned by one of the big insurance companies. Smaller than most places, it is nevertheless pleasantly furnished and kept…
California Needs New Water Plan
An aerial view of the Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant, the first major plant designed and constructed within the California State Water Project. The facility located in Alameda County…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 05-19-25
…Another contentious topic for Nick and Lorrie involved Marin County, where environmentalists and ranchers clashed over federal land grazing management. With 12 of 14 ranches facing possible shutdown within 15…






















