AgNet News Hour podcast

AgNet News Hour Podcast: Business, Ag Education, Water History & Orchard Health

DanAgNet News Hour, Agri-Business, Biofuels/Energy, Climate Change, Conservation, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Event, Exports/Imports, Exports/Imports, Farm Bill, Growing Edge, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Podcasts, Regulation, Special Reports, Tariffs, Trade, Vegetables, Water

…Papulias encourages new entrepreneurs to consider working with co-packers, manufacturers who produce products for emerging brands. This approach allows startups to bring family recipes or unique products to market without…

Dave Roberts

R7 Enterprises: Dave Roberts on Water, Lemons & California’s Farming Future

DanAgri-Business, Cattle, Cherries, Citrus, Economy, Environment, Exports/Imports, Field & Row Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Special Reports, Tariffs, Trade, Water

…means navigating multiple packers, shifting markets, and increasing complexity. Lemons Left on the Tree One of the most striking revelations from the interview: last year, Roberts left lemons unharvested. Imports…

Kalem Barsarian

Kalem Barserian Sounds the Alarm on the Future of California Raisins

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Exports/Imports, Interview, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Trade

…tons this season, meaning surplus inventories continue to build. That oversupply has weakened grower prices and intensified pressure on packers and farmers alike. Barserian also points to massive acreage losses….

almond

Inside the 2025 Almond Market: Supply, Pricing, Tariffs, and Global Demand

DanAgri-Business, Almonds, Economy, Exports/Imports, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Tariffs, Trade, Water

…the Almond Industry Toor thanked growers, handlers, packers, hullers, and shellers for their dedication through difficult seasons. He also thanked customers and AgMeter for highlighting the importance of California farming….

Elaine Culotti

Elaine Culotti: Fighting for California’s Farmers and Future

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Interview, Irrigation, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Water

…trucking, rail, packers, farming—everything. But we can’t have $10 gas. We can’t run the oil companies out. And we can’t pretend that electric trucking fleets are realistic—it’s impossible. So what,…

Raisin Industry Legends Warn of Challenges and Chart a Path Forward

DanAgNet News Hour, Economy, Grapes, Interview, Podcasts, Special Reports, Specialty Crops

…processor’s perspective, stressing the symbiotic relationship between packers and farmers. National Raisins supplies 85% of U.S. retail private label raisins and must hold firm on pricing despite pushback from major…

California Trucking Rules Under Fire: EPA Pushback

DanAgNet News Hour, Agri-Business, Economy, Exports/Imports, Interview, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Podcasts, Regulation, Special Reports, Trade, Water

…California. Packers relocating across the Arizona border, they argue, are skewing the numbers. Medfly Quarantine in Santa Clara County In pest control news, officials detected two Mediterranean fruit flies in…