…local production could achieve multiple goals: creating high-paying jobs, stabilizing local economies, and reducing natural methane emissions. “If we drilled here, we’d create tens of thousands of really good jobs,”…
Nanette Simonian: Championing California Agriculture & Women in Ag
…visible across all sectors—fieldwork, production, retail, and manufacturing. Stewardship and the Next Generation Nanette is deeply committed to land stewardship and sustainable farming practices. She highlighted the importance of teaching…
AI and Automation Drive Florida’s AgTech Revolution
…and robotics are increasingly seen as the most viable path forward. Florida’s Diverse Ag Landscape Comparing Florida’s production to California’s, Boyd highlighted the similarities and distinctions between the two powerhouse…
Kings River Packing: Eight Generations of Citrus Leadership
…Central Valley, California Clementines—sold under Kings River’s “Poppies” brand—are moving into full production, alongside maturing navels with rapidly improving color and flavor. As import supplies tighten heading into winter, California-grown…
Farming the Frontier: How Early Settlers Built America
…couldn’t be produced on the homestead, such as sugar, coffee, thread, and cotton cloth. Growth, Profit, and Taxes When goods were sold rather than traded, the income often went toward…
California Citrus Season Off to a Strong Start, Kings River Packing Leads the Charge
…are excited.” Beyond the fields, Silva discussed the company’s continued investment in organic citrus, now entering its third full year of production. “It’s still a niche, but it’s growing steadily,”…
Pioneering the Midwest: How Settlers Turned Iowa’s Prairies into Farmland
…soybeans, and livestock production. The transformation from wild prairie to fertile farmland is not just a story of settlement; it’s a story of innovation and resilience in the face of…
Inside the 2025 Almond Market: Supply, Pricing, Tariffs, and Global Demand
…recalled interviewing Toor during a period of panic, when prices fell below $2/lb and the industry feared a three-billion-pound crop. Toor remained calm. His advice is unchanged: Focus on production,…
Trump, Trade & U.S. Beef: Kevin Kester on Cattle Markets
…USDA is moving forward with new sterile fly production facilities in Texas. Some components may be ready soon, but full operational capacity may not arrive until late 2026. Safety Concerns…
Building the Future of Ag Tech: Danny Bernstein and The Reservoir at FIRA 2025
…Bernstein sees enormous potential — and necessity — in this intersection of technology and agriculture. “There’s no bigger market than food and food production,” he said. “If we can marry…
Building the Future of Ag Education at Merced College
…but also for research, development, and hands-on experience — giving students a full understanding of modern production systems. “We want to be ahead of the curve,” Jacobsen added. “That’s how…
How Draft Horses Powered American Farming
…rise of draft horse breeding in the Midwest helped revolutionize farming. Fields could be plowed faster, more land could be cultivated, and production efficiency increased dramatically. For decades—before the widespread…
Post–Civil War Wheat Crash: How Farmers Turned to Corn and Livestock
…wheat than ever before. Fields that once held diverse crops were converted to wheat production in hopes of capturing the booming wartime market. However, the prosperity didn’t last. The Post-War…
Building the Future of Farming: Insights from UC ANR’s Gabe Youtsey at FIRA USA 2025
…in decades. To him, this is a warning sign. California grows many of the foods Americans should eat more of—fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and dairy. Losing that production to other…