Jamie Johansson

Jamie Johansson: A Farmer Running to Fix California

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…across multiple Northern California counties, covering vast agricultural and forested regions. Johansson notes that while rural lawmakers represent enormous geographic areas, more than 30 Assembly members come from Los Angeles…

California

Rick Roberti Calls on Californians to Get Involved as Cattle Industry Faces a Crossroads

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…by working with moderate lawmakers who are beginning to recognize that California’s current approach isn’t working. Local government, he emphasized, is where agriculture can make the biggest difference — from city councils…

Heather Hadwick

Heather Hadwick Sounds the Alarm on California’s Growing Wolf Crisis

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…running a family pumpkin farm and raising Highland cattle. She says much of her work in the Capitol involves educating lawmakers unfamiliar with rural California. Why She Ran—and What’s at…

California

AgNet News Hour Podcast: Water, Policy, and the Future of California Agriculture

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…many of California’s water challenges are man-made—and solvable—if lawmakers act during wet years instead of waiting for drought-driven crises. A featured interview with Josh Weimer, Director of External Affairs for…

Alexandra Duarte

Alexandra Duarte Talks Water, Agriculture, and Rural California in State Senate District 4 Race

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…not sidelined. Duarte supports bringing lawmakers out to farms so they can see firsthand how food is grown—from rice fields to vineyards. Youth involvement is a key motivation for her…

Ohio State University

How Ohio State University Was Founded: The Land-Grant History Behind the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College

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…A Pivotal Decision: A New University in Columbus Despite strong competition, the legislature made a surprising choice. Rather than select one of the state’s existing institutions, lawmakers opted to establish…

Colleen Cecil

Inside Butte County Agriculture: Education, Community, and Critical Issues

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…advisors. Colleen echoed this, saying she doesn’t expect lawmakers to be experts in almonds, walnuts, or SGMA. But she does expect them to rely on Farm Bureau for accurate information….

Nanette Simonian

Nanette Simonian: Championing California Agriculture & Women in Ag

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…ahead to her presidency at CWA, Nanette plans to educate lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., about the realities of farming. She emphasized the importance of communicating the challenges and…