…their reliance on commodity groups to drive best practices and reduce audit burdens on growers. Johnson also pointed to valuable insights from employers like Fowler Packing, Moonlight Packing, and GAR,…
Ethnic Roots of Early American Agriculture
…hogs and cattle. This approach reflected the pastoral traditions of the British Isles, where herding livestock was often more practical than cultivating crops. These farmers became instrumental in supplying meat,…
Edward Ring on California’s Water Crisis: Fixing a Broken System
…to Texas and Brazil. They’re not going to come back unless they know they’ll get at least 20 years before someone tries to shut them down again.” Ring’s message was…
Farming the Frontier: How Early Settlers Built America
…producing just enough to meet daily needs. Settlers typically kept a few chickens for eggs, a hog or two for meat, a cow for milk, and sometimes sheep for wool….
Trump, Trade & U.S. Beef: Kevin Kester on Cattle Markets
…Brazil, New Zealand, and Argentina help balance the U.S. supply of hamburger meat. “We can’t produce enough hamburger for everybody that likes to eat at McDonald’s,” Kester says. Without imported…
Building the Future of Ag Education at Merced College
…Ag Innovation Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will include a meat processing plant, tree nut processing line, fruit and vegetable processing center, nutrition research lab, and retail farm market. “Once…
Merced College Dean Cody Jacobson Champions the Future of California Ag Education
…college is now constructing a cutting-edge Ag Innovation Center, which will feature a meat processing facility, tree-nut and produce processing labs, a nutrition and product-development center, and a retail farm…
California Farmers Confront Global Competition and Retail Pressure on AgNet News Hour
…The hosts agreed that while foreign trade can fill seasonal gaps, the system is unbalanced. “We can’t keep importing cheaper fruit and meat year-round and expect our own farmers to…
How Ralston Purina Revolutionized American Agriculture
…By the 1880s and 1890s, attention shifted toward improving animal production and enhancing meat quality. This era of innovation marked a pivotal moment when farmers and entrepreneurs alike began to…
Plymouth Colony Crops: Corn, Tobacco, and Early Trade
…produced, but they soon recognized the value of exchanging surplus goods. Meat, which was hard to preserve, was often traded for furs and fruits. These transactions laid the foundation for…
Iowa Farmer Unearths Rare Treasure from the 1850s
A Remarkable Discovery in Iowa Agriculture In March 2017, history surfaced in an Iowa farm field when farmer Robert Ellis made an extraordinary discovery. While plowing near the Missouri River,…
Beef Prices, Prop 12, and Holiday Meat Trends on AgNet News Hour
…dark meat vs. white meat, turkey vs. ham — one thing was clear: for California families, meat remains at the center of both daily meals and holiday traditions. Catch the…
Beef Supply Shortages and Meat Prices: Darren Hill of JD Food
A Return to the Conversation Nick Papagni recently welcomed back Darren Hill, Sales Manager at JD Food and former five-star chef, to discuss the current state of the meat industry….
California Almond Harvest 2025: Prices and Yields
…almond consists of three parts: Hull Shell Nut (meat) — the portion growers are paid for, usually 25% of the total weight This year, nut turnout has declined significantly, with…