Pumpkin Power and Precision Tech: California Agriculture Shines on AgNet News Hour

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…which can cut labor costs by up to 85% and reduce chemical use by 99% through AI-driven precision spraying. “We put molecules on target with the accuracy of a laser,”…

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Bill Jones: Fixing California’s Water and Future

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…doesn’t protect its water infrastructure. “We’re all environmentalists,” Jones said. “Farmers are the first environmentalists. If they weren’t, they wouldn’t survive. Good policy allows us to protect the environment and…

Verdant Robotics and Van Groningen & Sons Showcase Innovation and Tradition on AgNet News Hour

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…and cut labor costs by 85%. The machine, designed to attach directly to a tractor, uses AI and machine learning to identify and treat crops with millimeter accuracy. “We deliver…

Bill Jones: “California Will Come Back Stronger Than Ever”

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…of into storage. He criticized decades of political inaction and urged cooperation between Sacramento and Washington. “Until both are on the same page, California’s water problem will never truly be…

Nat DiBuduo

Nat DiBuduo: Politics, Water & California Farming

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…regulations, which cost money, and with the cost of labor in California, which affects your bottom line,” he said. “It’s almost cost-prohibitive to farm without having higher production,” he added….

Nat DiBuduo, the “Godfather of Grapes,” on the Future of California Wine and Farming

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…change he sees as both inevitable and troubling. “Farmers can’t compete with developers when it’s this hard to farm in California,” he said. “Regulations, labor, and water costs keep rising…

Karen Ross

Karen Ross on Water, Workforce, and the Future of California Agriculture

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…volatility and labor challenges to climate change and regulatory burdens. “There are so many pressures on margins,” she said. “Then you compound that with changing weather patterns, the implementation of…

Karen Ross Talks Water, Regulation, and Prop 50 Silence on AgNet News Hour

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…are facing unprecedented “headwinds,” citing low prices, labor shortages, immigration struggles, and rising regulatory costs. She compared current conditions to the hardships of the 1980s farm crisis, adding that today’s…