David Tangipa

David Tangipa on Prop 50, High-Speed Rail, and the Fight for California’s Central Valley

DanAgri-Business, Biofuels/Energy, Economy, Environment, Interview, Irrigation, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Technology, Water

…a fourth-generation rice farmer and longtime advocate for Northern California agriculture. Tangipa described LaMalfa as a close friend and a model representative who understood farming because he lived it. LaMalfa’s…

California

AgNet News Hour: Nutrition Policy, Prop 50, and California Agriculture Under Pressure

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…major portion of the episode features an in-depth interview with California Assemblyman David Tangipa, who reflects on the legacy of late Congressman Doug LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer remembered for…

George Zhuang

George Zhuang on Raisins, Innovation, and Fresno Grapes

DanAgri-Business, Environment, Grapes, Interview, Soil, Special Reports, Specialty Crops

…From Rural China to California Vineyards Zhuang’s path to Fresno County viticulture began in a small farming village in southwest China, where rice and oranges shaped his childhood. That early…

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…

Colleen Cecil

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

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Event, Interview, Irrigation, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Water

…to Butte County’s impressive agricultural output, listing walnuts, almonds, rice, prunes, nursery stock, field crops, honeybees, cattle and calves, rice seed, and even kiwi fruit. Colleen confirmed that Butte County…

California

AgNet News Hour: Butte County Agriculture, Regulations & Almond Outlook

DanAgNet News Hour, Agri-Business, Cattle, Economy, Interview, Podcasts, Special Reports

…agricultural foundation—almonds, walnuts, rice, citrus, olives, cattle, and a major pollination sector—and emphasizes the region’s dependable water, quality soils, and active grower involvement in groundwater sustainability planning. She also discusses…

plantation agriculture

The Rise of Plantation Agriculture in Early America

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

…and other parts of the Deep South. In these humid, low-lying areas, farmers discovered the perfect conditions for rice cultivation. Rice plantations, like their tobacco counterparts, depended heavily on organized…

cotton

From Barley to Cotton: How America’s Early Crops Shaped Agriculture

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Cotton, Grain, This Land of Ours

…Maryland, tobacco emerged as a highly profitable cash crop that fueled both local economies and international trade. Farther south, in South Carolina, farmers found ideal conditions for cultivating rice, another…