…the meeting point of the great eastern forests and the vast western prairies. This was no sharp dividing line, but a gradual shift in the landscape. In Iowa, however, trees…
California Walnut Harvest 2025: Quality, Volume & Market Outlook
…and India,” Jameson noted. While the rains affected the exterior, internal kernel quality remained largely intact. Morada Nut Company is sorting the harvest, directing stained nuts to kernel markets while…
Michael Jameson Reports a Rebound for California Walnuts
The November 12 edition of the AgNet News Hour delivered a bright spot for California farmers as Michael Jameson, Director of Sales for Morada Nut Company, joined hosts Nick Papagni…
California Agriculture at a Crossroads: Insights from Fresno County Farm Bureau President Ryan Jacobsen
…crops—were pushed to their limits. They raced to dry fruit between storms, left crops temporarily on trees or vines, and worked around the clock to minimize losses. Jacobsen credited modern…
Kings River Packing: Eight Generations of Citrus Leadership
…is that the Hazelton family began planting orange trees in Fresno County back in the 1860s. Today, that legacy continues through Kings River Packing, officially formed in 1977 when the…
California Citrus Season Off to a Strong Start, Kings River Packing Leads the Charge
…mandarins.” Founded in the 1860s, Kings River’s legacy began when the Hazelton family planted the first orange trees in Fresno County. Nearly 150 years later, Silva said the ninth generation…
Pioneering the Midwest: How Settlers Turned Iowa’s Prairies into Farmland
…a sharp border but a gradual blend where trees grew thinner, eventually giving way to rolling grasslands that stretched as far as the eye could see. For early settlers, Iowa…
Inside the 2025 Almond Market: Supply, Pricing, Tariffs, and Global Demand
…production, growers will need to reinvest in: compost nutrients adequate irrigation Trees need a period of recovery to deliver a strong bloom in 2026. The balance remains delicate: customers must…
CIR Agriculture Harvester Products
…have to offer. We can make anything from thermal welded belts, die cut parts from any industry material available to hullers, nursery carts, fertilizer and nut loaders to sort tables,…
Westward Expansion Transforms 1850s American Farming
…of agricultural knowledge gained from their home regions. Farmers from New England and New York introduced seeds for plum, apple, and pear trees, planting the first large-scale orchards across the…
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…
GUSS: Transforming Orchard Spraying Through Autonomy and Innovation
…excited to come out to California,” Thompson shared. “The agriculture here is just amazing—trees, vines, cattle, row crops—endless possibilities.” Now living in Kingsburg, a small Central Valley town with a…
California Ag Tech on Display: TK, Bayer Crop Science, and John Deere’s GUSS Steal the Show
…wet winter — a welcome change for water storage and dormancy cycles. “Cold, wet weather is good for trees,” he said. “They’re staying dormant longer and recharging.” Next, Papagni sat…