california

Edward Ring on California’s Water Crisis: Fixing a Broken System

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

…the ground and you can’t import it from the Delta?” As groundwater pumping becomes more regulated, farmers face impossible choices — relying on unsustainable wells or fallowing once-productive land. Ring…

Nanette Simonian

Nanette Simonian: Championing California Agriculture & Women in Ag

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Water

…her journey in agriculture. Championing Legislative Advocacy: A Focus on Prop 50 As President-elect of CWA, Nanette’s role involves monitoring legislation and identifying policies that impact agriculture across California. One…

soil

How Early Farmers Learned to Protect Their Soil

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Soil, This Land of Ours

…in sustainable farming, shaping the values and practices of modern American agriculture. How Early Farmers Learned to Protect Their Soil By Mark Oppold, for the American Agriculture History Minute. Sponsored…

electrostatic spraying

Electrostatic Spraying: On Target’s AgTech Revolution

DanAgri-Business, Industry, Interview, Special Reports, Technology

…robotics firms such as Bonsai, Ectonomy, Burrow, and Kingman Ag, integrating On Target’s systems into their autonomous platforms. This synergy is paving the way for a smarter, more sustainable future…

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

…continue to struggle, and Toor stresses the need for a fair, sustainable market. A compressed buying window adds pressure: Ramadan, Navroz, Chinese New Year, and Diwali all fall early this…

Civil War

Post–Civil War Wheat Crash: How Farmers Turned to Corn and Livestock

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Cattle, Commodities, Corn, Economy, Field & Row Crops, Grain, This Land of Ours

…cases, whole harvests were wiped out before farmers could act. These infestations, combined with the already poor yields, made wheat farming an increasingly risky venture in the years following the…

Building the Future of Farming: Insights from UC ANR’s Gabe Youtsey at FIRA USA 2025

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Industry, Interview, Labor and Immigration, Nursery crops, Research, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Technology, Vegetables

…that everyone is focused on the same mission: translating university research and scientific breakthroughs into practical, real-world solutions that help farmers stay profitable and sustainable. UC ANR’s “boots-on-the-ground” structure means…