…to many as the “Fresno Undercover Billionaire” and “The Lipstick Farmer.” From her Fallbrook farm to national television, Culotti has emerged as a bold voice for California agriculture and a…
David Tangipa: Fighting for California Farmers and Rejecting Proposition 50
…the fourth-generation farmer who didn’t do what our great-grandparents did,” he said. “We got a little lazy, and now we’re losing the farm.” California’s prosperity, he argued, was built by…
Why Prop 50 Threatens Rural Representation: California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass
…those products and everybody up the chain involved in the marketing and sales of those.” Yet farms are disappearing at an alarming rate. “We lost 20% of the farms in…
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,…
Shannon Douglass Doubles Down on Prop 50 Opposition
…listeners that agriculture already faces enormous challenges: Regulatory costs have increased nearly 1,400% in the past 20 years. California has lost 20% of its family farms in the last decade….
Mando Perez: Innovation & Leadership in California Ag
…day excited and ready to go. My motivation is my family…man, I love what I’m doing in agriculture,” he said. His enthusiasm extends to his family, who appreciate the dedication…
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
…crop, and the environment,” he said. “The technology already exists; our job is to put it to work for the farmer. If the farmer isn’t successful, Avid won’t be successful….
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…
Purina’s Checkerboard Logo: An Agricultural Icon
…a way to distinguish his products from competitors. In 1904, he began using the checkerboard pattern on burlap feed bags, ensuring they would stand out in farm supply stores and…
Alexandra Duarte’s Fight for California’s Future
From Farming Roots to Public Service Alexandra Duarte Alexandra Duarte, a candidate for California’s Fourth State Senate District, says her decision to run comes from a lifelong commitment to farming…
Alexandra Duarte Pledges to Fight for California Farmers in State Senate Run
…Nick Papagni and Josh McGill dug into Duarte’s background, her vision for California agriculture, and her fight against policies she says are driving family farmers out of business. Duarte, who…
Grand Island: From Settlers’ Trail to Husker Harvest Days
…the largest farm shows in the United States, the event draws farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, and agricultural innovators from across the country. But the city’s role in agriculture extends far beyond…
California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future
…our farmers,” McCormick said. “We know the farms have to make money.” Despite retailer pushback, McCormick and his team are working to share the realities of grower costs with buyers….