…future of farming is arriving fast—and California growers are right in the middle of it. 🎙️ AgNet News Hour – AgNet West 🌐 Website: agnetwest.com 📱 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts,…
Why California Agriculture Is Losing Ground Despite Feeding the World
…most pressing questions in American agriculture: why is California, the nation’s top agricultural producer, struggling to protect its farming industry? Mason, who farms in Indiana and Arizona and frequently works…
Damian Mason Says California Ag Is Outnumbered, Out Regulated, and Still Unmatched
…Area distorts how the state treats agriculture. He explained that California can “punish” farming with regulations without feeling immediate pain statewide, because most residents don’t directly work in the industry,…
How Soybeans Became America’s Leading Crop
…commodities. This transformation illustrates not only the adaptability of American agriculture but also the influence of global events on domestic farming priorities. Legacy of the Soybean Industry Today, soybeans remain…
Soil Health, Water, and the Future of Farming With Live Earth
…agriculture, Russell Taylor of Live Earth is right in the middle of one of farming’s fastest-growing topics: humates and soil amendments. In a wide-ranging interview, Taylor explains what humates are,…
Shannon Douglas on California’s Big Five: Water, Labor, Regulations, Wolves, and the Future of Farm Tech
…rising as another major pressure point. The message of the episode was simple: California farming is still the best in the world—but if the state wants agriculture to remain strong,…
Bonanza Farms: How Railroads Transformed Wheat Production in America
…that had traditionally defined American agriculture. Many of these operations were financed by wealthy businessmen from the Eastern United States, who viewed large-scale farming as a profitable investment opportunity. These…
Inside the American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim
…matters, and how personal farming roots—like Corwine’s sixth-generation Kansas family farm—drive national advocacy efforts. If you care about the future of agriculture, policy, or rural communities, this is an interview…
Brooke Rollins in California, Potter Valley Dams, and Propane Tech: A Big Day for AgNet News Hour
…to California—especially when it comes to regulations, water, labor, and the future of farming in the state. Her visit alone sent a signal that Washington sees California ag as too…
Brooke Rollins Warns California Agriculture Faces an Existential Threat
…devastate local farming and ranching communities, and directly threaten U.S. food security. She explained that she intervened in the case before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on December 19, signaling…
Margaret Mims on Leadership, Water, and Why She’s Running for Fresno County Supervisor
…“So many of the decisions that affect farming — land use, water, infrastructure, public safety — are made at the county level,” she said. “If you want to protect agriculture,…
AgNet News Hour: Health, Water, and California’s Crossroads
…policy analysis. Hosts Nick Papagni (“The Ag Meter”) and Lorrie Boyer open the show with a light discussion before diving into serious topics shaping the future of farming and food…
Ohio’s Early Agriculture: Corn, Wheat, and Tobacco
…the region especially attractive to families looking to build stable lives. Farming as a Necessity for Survival European settlers relied heavily on agriculture as their primary means of survival. Farming…
David Tangipa on Prop 50, High-Speed Rail, and the Fight for California’s Central Valley
…a fourth-generation rice farmer and longtime advocate for Northern California agriculture. Tangipa described LaMalfa as a close friend and a model representative who understood farming because he lived it. LaMalfa’s…