…change he sees as both inevitable and troubling. “Farmers can’t compete with developers when it’s this hard to farm in California,” he said. “Regulations, labor, and water costs keep rising…
Karen Ross on Water, Workforce, and the Future of California Agriculture
…Ross emphasized that California’s future depends on a diverse water strategy — a “menu” that includes conservation, groundwater recharge, brackish water cleanup, and better management of local basins. “There’s no…
Karen Ross Talks Water, Regulation, and Prop 50 Silence on AgNet News Hour
…said. On water, Ross pointed to both new and long-delayed storage projects. She cited Sites Reservoir as “this close” to construction, calling it one of the largest new water storage…
Elaine Culotti: Fighting for California’s Farmers and Future
…calling the proposition “a disaster for water, jobs, and everything in the Valley.” He pointed out that if the measure passes, it could shift as many as five congressional seats…
David Tangipa: Fighting for California Farmers and Rejecting Proposition 50
…mess think they can fix it.” Papagni nodded. The two agreed that Proposition 50 would accelerate job losses, worsen the water crisis, and weaken rural labor markets. “It’ll be a…
How Rural Electrification Transformed U.S. Farms
…and daily chores—drawing water, milking cows, cooking, and washing—were performed entirely by hand. Farm families learned to use every minute of sunlight efficiently to complete outdoor work before nightfall. The…
Shannon Douglass Doubles Down on Prop 50 Opposition
…Farmers are struggling with water shortages, labor issues, and global trade pressures. Losing rural representation, she argued, would only make those problems worse. Without strong farm voices in Sacramento and…
Mando Perez: Innovation & Leadership in California Ag
…forward in that solution,” Perez explained. Modern agriculture, he added, relies on precise, data-driven decisions. “With our monitoring tools, we provide growers with irrigation summaries, device-level details, water balances, month-to-month…
Mando Perez of Semios Named CAPCA Member of the Year
…monitoring, and climate data. He explained how the company provides growers with water pressure summaries, network uptime reporting, pest phenology tracking, and spray timing recommendations. These tools allow farmers to…
California’s Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Water’s Cory Broad
…Quality Across California When it comes to water quality, geography plays a crucial role. Broad explained that areas less dependent on groundwater generally enjoy cleaner, more reliable supplies. “Where groundwater…
Corey Broad of Avid Water on California’s Fixable Water Crisis
…planting decisions before knowing whether they’ll even receive federal water allocations. “Every year it’s the same discussion: will there be water, and how much?” he said. This unpredictability, he cautioned,…
Alexandra Duarte’s Fight for California’s Future
…water scarcity. “We do not have a water issue—we have a Sacramento issue,” she said. “We live next to the longest, tallest watershed in the world. We need to dredge…
Alexandra Duarte Pledges to Fight for California Farmers in State Senate Run
…water shortage, but a “Sacramento problem” created by policy failures. She called for dredging rivers and canals, building reservoirs, and increasing groundwater recharge to end manmade scarcity. “We live next…
California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future
…processors maintain profitability. Sustainability, Water, and Energy Challenges Water remains one of California agriculture’s most pressing challenges, and raisin processors are investing heavily in sustainability initiatives to adapt. Mark McCormick…