California’s water

California’s Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Water’s Cory Broad

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

…land. We’re helping landowners prepare for that while ensuring good water practices.” Broad’s involvement with the Almond Board of California underscores this commitment. “One of our initiatives is to be…

Alexandra Duarte

Alexandra Duarte’s Fight for California’s Future

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

…pushed back on the notion that farming is at odds with environmentalism. She argued that farmers are the state’s best environmentalists, caring for the land, crops, and orchards as if…

California raisin

California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future

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…of the valley,” dominating the state’s agricultural landscape. In 1900, industry pioneer Theodore Kearney laid the foundation for grower cooperatives, efforts that eventually led to the establishment of Sun-Maid. However,…

Raisin Industry Legends Warn of Challenges and Chart a Path Forward

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…California from the world’s number one producer to fourth — and possibly soon fifth — behind Turkey and others. He explained that land once planted with Thompson seedless grapes has…

Kevin Kester

Kevin Kester on Ranching, Trade, and Ag’s Next Generation

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

…difficulties of raising cattle in California. Across the country, when people learn he ranches in California, their first reaction is disbelief that he can stay in business. High land values,…

water

Pistachios, Water & Trade: Kreps on Farming’s Future

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…$1.50 and $2.00 per pound, with some reaching $2.20 to $2.30. At those levels, pistachio growers are profitable, especially if they own their land outright. Even $1.50 can be sustainable…

John Duarte

John Duarte on Central Valley Agriculture: Water, Prop 50, and the Future of Avocados

DanAgri-Business, Avocado, Economy, Environment, Grapes, Interview, Irrigation, Nursery crops, Pistachios, Regulation, Special Reports, Water

…operations, the heart of the business remains in Hughson, California, where John’s great-grandfather purchased land in 1908. “There really is only one place to come to Duarte Nursery, and that’s…

Prop 50 Threatens Rural

Shannon Douglas: Leading California Agriculture Through Opportunity and Challenge

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…could reshape land use, water rights, and environmental oversight in agriculture. Douglas describes it as “devastating” for family farmers, with unintended consequences that could ripple through rural economies. CFBF has…

Mike Harvey and Lorenzo Rios Share Powerful Stories on AgNet News Hour

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…family’s long history in farming. Regulations, water shortages, and rising labor costs ultimately forced them out of land ownership, a story familiar to many Valley farmers. “We sold that property……