The November 10 edition of the AgNet News Hour wrapped up a powerful two-part series with Edward Ring, Director of Energy and Water Policy at the California Policy Center, whose…
Edward Ring’s Bold Blueprint: Fixing California’s Water and Energy Crisis
The November 7 edition of the AgNet News Hour was one of the most powerful yet, featuring an extended interview with Edward Ring, Director of the Energy and Water Policy Center of…
Edward Ring on California’s Water Crisis: Fixing a Broken System
…the environment alike. In a recent AgMeter interview, Edward Ring, Director of Energy and Water Policy at the California Policy Center, shared his insights on the state’s water management failures,…
AI and Automation Drive Florida’s AgTech Revolution
…Education Center, which recently received $30 million from the state to create a Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture—plus an additional $5 million in federal funding for equipment. “We’re…
Don Wagner on Restoring Integrity, Water, and Common Sense to California
…return to prosperity. Proposition 50 and Representation in California As California looks ahead to the next election cycle, one issue taking center stage is Proposition 50, a measure that Wagner…
Don Wagner Calls for Common Sense in Sacramento: Ag, Water, and the Future of California
…policy, not bad luck, that’s hurting California.” He emphasized that water is at the center of nearly every issue facing the state. “We have simply failed to manage our water…
Kings River Packing: Eight Generations of Citrus Leadership
…fruit is taking center stage. Kings River is currently shipping: Grapefruit Pummelos Navels Lemons California Clementines And by December, specialty varieties—including Cara Cara’s, raspberry (blood) oranges, and Minneolas—will enter the…
Inside the 2025 Almond Market: Supply, Pricing, Tariffs, and Global Demand
…production, growers will need to reinvest in: compost nutrients adequate irrigation Trees need a period of recovery to deliver a strong bloom in 2026. The balance remains delicate: customers must…
Building the Future of Ag Education at Merced College
…Ag Innovation Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will include a meat processing plant, tree nut processing line, fruit and vegetable processing center, nutrition research lab, and retail farm market. “Once…
Merced College Dean Cody Jacobson Champions the Future of California Ag Education
…college is now constructing a cutting-edge Ag Innovation Center, which will feature a meat processing facility, tree-nut and produce processing labs, a nutrition and product-development center, and a retail farm…
Ag Hall of Fame: Honoring U.S. Agricultural Pioneers
…no exception. The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, located in Bonner Springs, Kansas, near Kansas City, stands as a living tribute to the pioneers, innovators, and leaders who…
Building the Future of Farming: Insights from UC ANR’s Gabe Youtsey at FIRA USA 2025
Gabe Youtsey California agriculture sits at the center of both national food security and global innovation. At FIRA USA 2025, Ag Meter sat down with Gabe Youtsey of UC Agriculture…
Beef Plan, Spray Tech, and AI: California Ag Eyes Relief and Reinvention
…state’s defining challenge. Boyd said UF is investing heavily in agricultural AI—building an applied AI center with new state and federal support—and scouting technologies that can retrofit existing equipment, target…
CAPCA 2025: PCAs, Innovation, and Leadership Take Center Stage
The October 22 edition of the AgNet News Hour captured the energy and innovation coming out of this year’s CAPCA Conference in Reno, Nevada, with hosts Nick Papagni and Josh…