California

California Pears vs. Argentina Imports: Chris Zanobini Sounds the Alarm on a Market Under Pressure

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…California agriculture problem, impacting everything from citrus to tomatoes to raisins. Their message to listeners was simple: California growers need a fair playing field, and consumers can help by asking…

California

Drones, Sharpshooter Precision, and Almond Bloom Protection: Technology Takes Over AgNet News Hour

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…system called the Sharpshooter. Yagow explained that the machine uses AI and 3D field mapping to identify weeds and crops in real time and deliver micro-targeted applications, reducing liquid use…

Margaret Mims

From Sheriff to Supervisor: Margaret Mims’ Vision for Fresno County’s Future

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…cotton operations, Mims stresses that policymakers must understand how food actually gets from the field to the grocery store. Immigration, Labor, and Accountability Labor shortages and immigration reform were also…

California

AgNet News Hour: Nutrition Policy, Prop 50, and California Agriculture Under Pressure

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…raisins, noting that domestic growers face higher regulatory burdens without a level playing field. The show closes with discussion of water storage, rising gas prices, California’s growing budget deficit, stalled…

California

AgNet News Hour: Policy, Innovation & the Future of Agriculture

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…for a federal investigation into alleged Mexican strawberry dumping. Papagni and Boyer emphasize the importance of protecting domestic agriculture and ensuring American farmers can compete on a level playing field….

George Zhuang

George Zhuang on Raisins, Innovation, and Fresno Grapes

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…event will focus this year on raisin grapes, featuring classroom presentations in the morning and a field demonstration in the afternoon. Attendees will see mechanical pruning equipment in action and…

California

California Raisins & Grape Innovation: AgNet News Hour Highlights

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…at UC Kearney in Parlier, California. The full-day event features morning classroom presentations on raisin varieties, rootstocks, pest management, and afternoon field demonstrations of mechanical pruning techniques. Zhuang encouraged all…

irrigation

California Water Solutions: Inside Turlock Irrigation District

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…crises—wildfires, floods, or droughts—but effective water management requires constant preparation. Wet and average years, he says, are exactly when the state should be planning for the next drought. Behind TID’s…