AI image created by ChatGPT Early Transportation on the Farm Machinery, livestock, and crops have always needed to be moved around farms or transported to market. In the earliest days…
Why California Agriculture Is Losing Ground Despite Feeding the World
…most pressing questions in American agriculture: why is California, the nation’s top agricultural producer, struggling to protect its farming industry? Mason, who farms in Indiana and Arizona and frequently works…
Damian Mason Says California Ag Is Outnumbered, Out Regulated, and Still Unmatched
…farms in Indiana and has spent significant time speaking to California agriculture groups, said California’s biggest challenge is simple: farmers are outnumbered politically, and the economic engine of the Bay…
Bonanza Farms: How Railroads Transformed Wheat Production in America
…to massive wheat operations known as bonanza farms, particularly in the fertile Red River Valley. What Were Bonanza Farms? Bonanza farms were enormous wheat-growing enterprises, unlike the small family farms…
Brooke Rollins in California, Potter Valley Dams, and Propane Tech: A Big Day for AgNet News Hour
…highlights came from Anaheim, where Papagni attended the American Farm Bureau Federation gathering and spoke with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. Rollins made it clear she’s paying close attention…
Ohio’s Early Agriculture: Corn, Wheat, and Tobacco
…economic development. From corn and wheat fields to tobacco farms, these early agricultural practices laid the foundation for Ohio’s enduring role in American agriculture. Ohio’s Early Agriculture: Corn, Wheat, and…
AgNet News Hour: Policy, Innovation & the Future of Agriculture
…especially for California growers facing some of the strictest regulations in the world without corresponding price support. The conversation also addresses concerns over imported produce undercutting U.S. farmers, including calls…
New Mexico: A Surprising Leader in American Agriculture
AI image created by ChatGPT New Mexico’s Agricultural Significance When most people think of top agricultural states in the U.S., New Mexico might not immediately come to mind. Yet, this…
California Water Solutions: Inside Turlock Irrigation District
…small, multi-generational family farms. TID is also one of only four irrigation districts in the state that provides retail electricity, making it a rare example of a community-owned utility delivering…
Colonial Farming and Soil Stewardship: Lessons from Early America
…farmers can adopt strategies that maintain fertility, prevent erosion, and support productive farms for future generations. Colonial Farming and Soil Stewardship: Lessons from Early America Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock…
AgNet News Hour: California Agriculture, Wine Industry Insights & Trade Talks for 2026
…play a crucial role in shaping the future of trade relations across North America. With President Trump’s administration focusing on tariffs to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., the…
The History of Corn Harvesting in American Agriculture: From Hand-Husked Fields to Mechanization
…This demanding work required skill, stamina, and coordination, shaping farm life across the country. Early Mechanization and Transitional Farming Practices By the 1920s, labor-saving machinery began appearing on farms, aiming…
AgNet News Hour: California Agriculture, Wine Industry Insights & Trade Talks for 2026
…play a crucial role in shaping the future of trade relations across North America. With President Trump’s administration focusing on tariffs to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., the…
The Cooper Barn: A Kansas Landmark of American Agricultural History
…significance: the Cooper Barn in Colby, Kansas. Barns as the Backbone of Family Farms Throughout American history, barns were—and remain—a defining feature of family farms. As settlers continued across the…