…take center stage. “For us, everything starts with the growers,” Koepke emphasized. “We’re grower-driven in what we choose to focus on. Our role is to help connect them with the…
Van Groningen & Sons: A Century of California Farming
…we have great irrigation districts and solid water rights.” Bryan also serves on the board of the Central San Joaquin Water Irrigation District, where he’s working to help local growers…
Verdant Robotics and Van Groningen & Sons Showcase Innovation and Tradition on AgNet News Hour
…he said. “Our regulations are tough, but they guarantee safe, traceable, premium produce.” He also praised his region’s strong irrigation districts but warned about water politics threatening farmers elsewhere. “We’ve…
Bill Jones: “California Will Come Back Stronger Than Ever”
…water for irrigation, but it has to come at the right time,” he said, noting that most of this year’s rainfall will once again “go right to the ocean” instead…
Nat DiBuduo: Politics, Water & California Farming
…ripple effect. “No water for farmers means more dust, more valley fever, more gophers and rats eating irrigation lines,” he said. “And we still send 70 percent of our rainwater…
Ag Innovation and PCA Leadership: Priscilla Koepke and Mando Perez on AgNet News Hour
…just about tractors — it’s about technology, sustainability, and feeding the world,” Koepke said. She pointed to the new AI for Agriculture Supercomputing Center as a game-changer for data-driven farming,…
David Tangipa: Fighting for California Farmers and Rejecting Proposition 50
…them to the rest of America would be catastrophic. Defending the Central Valley — The State’s Beating Heart At the center of Tangipa’s message is a deep pride in the…
Why Prop 50 Threatens Rural Representation: California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass
…the center of the debate is a proposal that would suspend the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission and allow elected officials to redraw congressional boundaries themselves. For Shannon Douglass, president of…
How Rural Electrification Transformed U.S. Farms
…the mid-1950s, the majority of farm families finally had access to electric service. The impact was immediate and transformative. Electricity revolutionized life on the farm—powering milking machines, irrigation pumps, refrigeration,…
Mando Perez: Innovation & Leadership in California Ag
…representing Semios, one of the foremost technology-driven agricultural companies. Their conversation touched on weather, pest management, irrigation, and Perez’s remarkable recognition in the industry. “I am doing great, and it’s…
Mando Perez of Semios Named CAPCA Member of the Year
…His passion for pest management and irrigation technology has since grown into a career marked by innovation and leadership. At Semios, Perez helps deliver cutting-edge tools in pest management, irrigation…
California’s Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Water’s Cory Broad
…Monterey County might become a great solution in Madera.” The Evolution of Drip Irrigation Over the past two decades, California growers—particularly those in the almond-rich Central Valley—have embraced drip irrigation…
Corey Broad of Avid Water on California’s Fixable Water Crisis
…at Avid Water, who shared candid insights into irrigation technology, policy failures, and the future of farming in the Golden State. Broad explained that while California farmers have widely adopted…
Grand Island: From Settlers’ Trail to Husker Harvest Days
Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island Each September, Grand Island, Nebraska, becomes the center of attention in the farming world as it hosts Husker Harvest Days. Known as one of…