…to national markets, making it easier to transport crops, livestock, and supplies. Improved transportation helped agriculture gain a foothold and encouraged long-term settlement. Building Agricultural Institutions With new growth came…
Why California Agriculture Is Losing Ground Despite Feeding the World
…than it exports. Mason explained why this trend is alarming. While it makes sense to import products that cannot be grown domestically—such as bananas or coffee—it is dangerous to export…
How Soybeans Became America’s Leading Crop
…soybean’s rise culminated in the early 1970s. By 1973, soybeans had become the number one cash crop in the United States, as well as one of the country’s leading export…
California’s Budget Boom, Soil Solutions, and a Major Malaysia Trade Deal for U.S. Ag
…to improve access for halal-certified U.S. beef and dairy, noting strong demand in Malaysia and a big jump in exports like cheese. He emphasized that the administration is focused on…
California Farmers in Focus at Farm Bureau Convention
…produced under lower standards compete in the same markets. Douglas described this imbalance as one of the most frustrating realities for California growers. Federal Attention and Specialty Crop Advocacy Douglas…
California Ag Spotlight: Farm Bureau & Almond Updates
…expectations, with strong export demand from India, the Middle East, and Europe pushing total 2025 crop receipts over 2.5 billion pounds. High-quality almonds continue to strengthen California’s position in global…
Bonanza Farms: How Railroads Transformed Wheat Production in America
…distant markets. These rail connections made it possible to move large volumes of grain efficiently, fueling a dramatic transformation in American agriculture. Between 1875 and 1890, this expansion gave rise…
Inside the American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim
…row crops and Southern livestock—many issues remain the same. The convention creates a space where farmers and ranchers can openly discuss water, labor, markets, and policy, while learning how others…
Brooke Rollins Warns California Agriculture Faces an Existential Threat
…impact by lowering input costs and opening markets. She highlighted changes to the H-2A labor program that she said will reduce labor costs by nearly 23 percent overnight—critical relief in…
The National Road: America’s First Appalachian Highway
…transporting surplus goods. Most relied on the Ohio River, eventually shipping grain, furs, and other products to the Mississippi River and down to markets as far south as New Orleans….
How the Ohio and Erie Canal Helped Shape Ohio
…markets while strengthening trade routes across the region. Federal Resistance and Early Challenges Despite strong state support, the project quickly ran into trouble. The U.S. government refused to sell the…
Lex Nicoleta: Coastal Grandmother, Farming, Food & Influence
…shared how being married into farming changed her understanding of agriculture. Farming, she explained, is relentless and unpredictable. Weather, markets, and uncontrollable factors shape every season, yet farmers persist. That…
Ohio: America’s First Agricultural Capital
…was expanding rapidly. Farming operations flourished, and with them came early agricultural industries that supported both local communities and growing markets across the country. The Rise of Agricultural Processing By…
AgNet News Hour: Policy, Innovation & the Future of Agriculture
…the state and national levels. The show opens with California weather updates and a look at renewed activity from the USDA under the Trump administration, including export reports, WASDE data,…