…growth and mitigate stress during challenging conditions like heat and drought. The company’s team includes Caroline Kay, a former Bullard Knight, who discovered Seasol in Australia and helped bring it…
Electrostatic Spraying: On Target’s AgTech Revolution
…and uses far less water — key advantages in regions facing drought and water restrictions. “We use 80% less water,” Hartman said. “We usually spray two to three times more…
Beef Plan, Spray Tech, and AI: California Ag Eyes Relief and Reinvention
…Secretary Karen Ross on Proposition 50. Ross emphasized productivity, storage projects like Sites Reservoir being “closer than ever,” and the need to manage both flood and drought risk but declined…
Bill Jones: Fixing California’s Water and Future
…and environmental politics have eroded the foundation of the state’s water system. “The drought isn’t caused by climate change—it’s caused by a failure to plan,” he said. “We’ve ignored the…
Bill Jones: “California Will Come Back Stronger Than Ever”
…man-made, not climate-driven. “The drought isn’t from climate change, it’s from poor planning,” he said. “We built a world-class system in the 1960s but stopped maintaining it. You can’t run…
Karen Ross on Water, Workforce, and the Future of California Agriculture
…be growing the fabulous food that we do here in California.” The Water Challenge: Droughts, Floods, and Future Storage No discussion about California agriculture is complete without talking about water….
Karen Ross Talks Water, Regulation, and Prop 50 Silence on AgNet News Hour
…we have to be prepared for drought and flooding at the same time.” But it was Ross’s silence on Proposition 50 that drew the biggest reaction from hosts and listeners…
California’s Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Water’s Cory Broad
…at Avid Water. In a conversation with host Nick Papagni on the AgNet News Hour, Broad delved into the state’s ongoing struggle to manage water efficiently amid drought cycles, regulatory…
Kevin Kester on Ranching, Trade, and Ag’s Next Generation
…overdrafted Paso Robles water basin. While drought still impacts his operation, he does not face the same basin management requirements looming over many producers in the San Joaquin Valley. That…
Beef Prices, Prop 12, and Holiday Meat Trends on AgNet News Hour
…centered on Hill’s insights into the beef industry. He explained that U.S. cattle numbers remain at their lowest since the 1950s, driven by drought, high feed costs, and freight expenses….
Beef Supply Shortages and Meat Prices: Darren Hill of JD Food
…beef industry.’ Drought and Its Impact on Cattle Herds Hill explained that severe drought conditions across the United States have caused major disruptions in beef supply. Nearly 30% of the…
Edward Ring Brings Water Solutions to the AgNet News Hour
…ideas. He argued that California’s chronic shortages are not the result of climate change or drought trends, but of policy failures and regulatory overreach. “Water means everything,” Ring emphasized, noting…
California’s Water Crisis: Edward Ring Calls for Abundance Over Scarcity
…water allocation this year. Before 2000, full allocations were the norm, except during extreme drought. Since then, layers of environmental regulations and activist-driven litigation have made full allocations increasingly rare….
Fighting for California Agriculture: Rich Kreps
…failed to invest in storage and infrastructure, even in wet years, leaving growers vulnerable to drought and restrictive environmental flows. Without a balanced approach that serves farms, communities, and the…



















