Cotton field in the San Joaquin Valley In a recent conversation with AgNet West, Nick Anderson of Helena Agri-Enterprises emphasized the importance of understanding and honoring the deep agricultural history…
Tomatoes to Tequila: Stuart Woolf’s Agave Revolution in California
…We started with test plots, now we’ve got 450 acres.” Woolf has since become president of the California Agave Council, a voluntary group that helped pass legislation creating the strictest…
California Ag Under Pressure: Innovation, Legacy, and the Voice of Nick Anderson
…Helena, Montana—it has grown into a national presence, especially in the South, and more recently in California and Arizona. “In California, we’re still relatively new even though we’ve been here…
Chronic Diseases Among Children Addressed in Report
…in food production and sustainability. Farmers play a fundamental role in shaping national food systems, influencing dietary options through agricultural practices and policy decisions. Without their input, the report risks…
California’s Ag Challenges: Nick Anderson Talks Cost and Compliance
…little bit more to do things in California than it does in Arkansas,” he says, underlining the elevated operational costs in the state. California’s significance in the national food supply…
American Agriculture History Minute: Believing in the Future of Agriculture
Tenderfoot Creek on the Lewis & Clark National Forest Forest Service Northern Region from Missoula, MT, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute explains…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 06-02-25
…Bill, and critical challenges facing American farmers. In this episode, Nick and Josh break down how tariff battles are impacting local and national economies, and why investing in American-made goods…
Latest Projections for California 2024-2025 Valencia Orange Crop Released
Valencia Oranges Challiyan, via Wikimedia Commons The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service have released their latest projections for the 2024-2025 Valencia…
Rollins Travels the World Promoting U.S. Agriculture Market
…our food security, but that is national security. If we lose more of our farmers and we can’t feed ourselves, we are no longer the world’s superpower. We now have…
Elaine Culotti “The Lipstick Farmer” on Fixing California Supply Chain, Other Issues
…stewards of these amazing national forests, and we are saving, what’s it called, something thistle or other, some brush? You know, yeah, and so you burn a whole town down….
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 05-27-25
…local and national hay market with Nick Foglio of Foglio Commodities. Foglio says that they are experiencing some downward pressure with out of state ranches and tariff uncertainly has limited…
Fifth-Generation Dairy Farmer Sounds Alarm on California Ag Issues
…by powerful environmental NGOs that target farmers operating within and near Point Reyes National Seashore. These lawsuits began as far back as 2016 and have drained local farmers financially and…
Rollins: “To Make America Healthy Again, We Must Make Agriculture Great Again”
…national wellness efforts. “Without American agriculture at the center of this discussion,” Rollins declared, “we cannot truly make America healthy again.” Rollins praised the current state of the nation’s food…
Land Rich, Cash Poor: A Deep Dive Into California’s Farming Crisis
…and entrepreneurial opportunities. “This is small and medium-sized American businesses getting wiped out,” said Reisinger. “It’s not just a rural issue. It’s a national one.” A Call for Innovation and…






















