…and culture. Festival founder Vickie Goudreau describes the event as a way to highlight “what is absolutely gorgeous in our valley.” From Bakersfield to the northern reaches of the Central…
Elaine Culotti: Fighting for California’s Farmers and Future
…to continue milking California—to keep this high-speed rail shenanigan alive.” She emphasized that the state’s failures stem from political inefficiency and corruption. “Rail would have a chance with conservative management,”…
Elaine Culotti, the “Lipstick Farmer,” Warns Farmers on Prop 50 and California’s Mismanagement
…can’t build a high-speed rail is a joke,” she said. She argued for private-public partnerships and conservative fiscal management to make infrastructure profitable again. She also highlighted California’s homelessness crisis,…
David Tangipa: Fighting for California Farmers and Rejecting Proposition 50
…are searching for short-term revenue in all the wrong places: Payroll tax increases on small businesses and farms. Higher insurance premiums, as companies flee California’s unstable markets. Soaring utility costs,…
Gage A. Kent and the Birth of Kent Feeds
…feed at the time relied on low-cost fillers, Kent believed that young calves deserved high-quality feed supplements to ensure better growth and health. Gage A. Kent and the Birth of…
Mando Perez: Innovation & Leadership in California Ag
…overall, this is one of the best spring, summer, and now fall weather I think I’ve ever had here,” he remarked. Perez agreed, highlighting how the cooler temperatures delayed the…
California’s Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Water’s Cory Broad
…together.” Avid Water’s reach extends across the state, from the Mexican border to Chico and out to the coast. With sixteen stores and a team of highly skilled irrigation specialists,…
California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future
…operate without such support. This imbalance, combined with higher land values for competing crops like pistachios and almonds, has caused significant acreage loss in California’s raisin vineyards. He also highlighted…
Kevin Kester on Ranching, Trade, and Ag’s Next Generation
…difficulties of raising cattle in California. Across the country, when people learn he ranches in California, their first reaction is disbelief that he can stay in business. High land values,…
Kevin Kester on Cattle, Wolves, and the Fight to Keep Family Ranches Alive
…Association. Hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill highlighted Kester’s experience in both California ranching and national policy, bringing listeners a candid look at the future of cattle in the Golden…
Pistachios, Water & Trade: Kreps on Farming’s Future
…heavy rain left crops sitting in trailers too long, entire loads were ruined. Despite these setbacks, Kreps emphasized that overall crop quality remains high and farmers are largely pleased with…
Pistachio Harvest Update and Fair Season Fun on AgNet News Hour
…in years. Quality is high, volume is strong, and the U.S. industry has already committed over one billion pounds to domestic and international buyers. “Farmers are pretty darn happy,” Kreps…
John Duarte on Central Valley Agriculture: Water, Prop 50, and the Future of Avocados
…orchards a little longer—sometimes 25 years or more.” He highlighted his own 21-year-old orchard, which was radically hedged back in 2021 and still produced close to 3,000 pounds per acre…
Shannon Douglas: Leading California Agriculture Through Opportunity and Challenge
…the classroom. Douglas highlights that parents often underestimate the scope of careers tied to agriculture. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be in agriculture,” she explained. “There are…