…savings to cattle health and agricultural advocacy. With bloom season underway and storms rolling through California, the message was clear: growers are adapting in real time to protect both this…
Stephanie Moreda-Arend Warns Point Reyes Dairy Families Are Being Forced Off Generational Land
…situation has escalated. A settlement agreement signed in early January has already led to several dairy families selling their cattle, shutting down operations, and leaving land that has been farmed…
Wolves, Water, and the Fight for California Agriculture
…Northern California. When filming finally began, his crew arrived during an active wolf hazing operation—ranchers, county officials, California Department of Fish and Wildlife vehicles, USDA drones, and cattle all moving…
Jeff Aiello Says California’s Wolf and Water Crises Are Symptoms of Broken Environmental Policy
…into conflict with people. Aiello contrasted California’s approach with Canada and other western states, where lethal control is part of responsible wolf management. “When a pack learns cattle are dangerous,…
World Ag Expo 2026 Returns to Tulare With Global Innovation, Education, and Community Impact
…intelligence. Livestock Events and New FFA Programming The W.W. Livestock Pavilion will again be a focal point of the show. Wednesday features a live cattle auction that will be broadcast,…
Rick Roberti Calls on Californians to Get Involved as Cattle Industry Faces a Crossroads
The February 3 edition of the AgNet News Hour wrapped up a powerful three-part interview series with Rick Roberti, President of the California Cattlemen’s Association, as hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill explored what lies ahead for California…
Rick Roberti California Cattle Threats: Wolves, Water, and Workforce
The February 2 edition of the AgNet News Hour continued the powerful, multi-part conversation with Rick Roberti, President of the California Cattlemen’s Association, as hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill…
California Cattle Challenges & Opportunities: Insights from Rick Roberti
Rick Roberti President, California Cattlemen’s Association California Cattle Industry Faces Unprecedented Challenges California ranchers are navigating a complex landscape of predation, water management, urban expansion, and political pressures. Rick Roberti,…
Rick Roberti Warns California’s Wolf Crisis Is Devastating the Cattle Industry
…being spotted near homes and ranch yards, creating safety concerns far beyond livestock losses. Beyond wolves, Roberti highlighted the broader pressure facing the cattle industry. U.S. cattle numbers are at…
California Wolves Push Ranchers to the Brink as Heather Hadwick Demands Action
…packs have killed more than 100 head of cattle in a single season, devastating family ranching operations that were already struggling with rising costs. What frustrates ranchers most, Hadwick said,…
Heather Hadwick Sounds the Alarm on California’s Growing Wolf Crisis
…running a family pumpkin farm and raising Highland cattle. She says much of her work in the Capitol involves educating lawmakers unfamiliar with rural California. Why She Ran—and What’s at…
California Ag Spotlight: Farm Bureau & Almond Updates
…to save farmers over $2 billion annually, to expanded Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, enhanced dairy support, and efforts to rebuild the cattle herd, Rollins…
AgNet News Hour: Nutrition Policy, Prop 50, and California Agriculture Under Pressure
…clean” strategies to manage herbicide resistance, especially against Palmer amaranth. The hosts also raise concerns over unfair import dumping impacting California commodities such as pears, mushrooms, sheep, tomatoes, avocados, and…
Colonists’ Livestock and the Transformation of Early American Land
…settlers aimed to replicate the farming techniques familiar to them, including raising livestock. Grazing animals such as cattle and sheep required significant land and resources, and the act of grazing…