…it unaffordable to do your occupation in California. You can vote blue all you want, but look at what’s happening.” She pointed to California’s declining film tax credits and rising…
David Tangipa: Fighting for California Farmers and Rejecting Proposition 50
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Mando Perez: Innovation & Leadership in California Ag
…overall, this is one of the best spring, summer, and now fall weather I think I’ve ever had here,” he remarked. Perez agreed, highlighting how the cooler temperatures delayed the…
California’s Water Puzzle: Insights from Avid Water’s Cory Broad
…is serious, and manufacturers are responding. “We’re seeing new materials and technologies being tested,” Broad noted. “One area of renewed interest is subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) in permanent crops. Historically,…
Alexandra Duarte’s Fight for California’s Future
…crops, fruits, vegetables. Agriculture needs energy, water, fewer regulations, and labor laws that work. What agriculture needs, everybody needs.” Her vision even extends to creative ways to highlight agriculture’s value:…
California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future
…fourth place globally—behind Turkey and other countries—and may fall further. The decline is linked to shifting land use. As pistachios, almonds, citrus, and other crops became more profitable, many growers…
Raisin Industry Legends Warn of Challenges and Chart a Path Forward
…been converted to more profitable crops like pistachios and almonds. Cardoza detailed the financial pressures facing growers. This year, the RBA offered processors $2,020 per ton, the same as last…
Plymouth Colony Crops: Corn, Tobacco, and Early Trade
The First Crops in Plymouth Colony When the first settlers arrived in Plymouth, they planted barley and peas brought from England. But their most important crop soon became Indian corn,…
Pistachios, Water & Trade: Kreps on Farming’s Future
…and healthier crops. However, the early rains that came in late summer did create some challenges. Moisture can slow down harvest operations, cause muddy fields, and make hauling nuts in…
Pistachio Harvest Update and Fair Season Fun on AgNet News Hour
…board chairman for American Pistachio Growers. Kreps reported that despite late-season rains causing isolated losses in Kings and Fresno Counties, California pistachio growers are harvesting one of the best crops…
John Duarte on Central Valley Agriculture: Water, Prop 50, and the Future of Avocados
…declined in profitability, John and his team began to turn their attention to almonds. “When you’re in a nursery, you look for big crops and big opportunities,” John explained. At…
John Duarte Shares Bold Nursery Innovations and Warns of Prop 50 Threat
…down with John Duarte, president of Duarte Nurseries, for a conversation that blended innovation, new crops, and urgent political warnings. Duarte, whose family nursery dates back to 1989, explained how…
Shannon Douglas: Leading California Agriculture Through Opportunity and Challenge
…December 6–9, 2025 in Anaheim, with a special Young Farmers and Ranchers program Resilience in the Face of Change California agriculture stands at a crossroads. Rising costs, fierce global competition,…
California Farm Bureau’s Shannon Douglas Tackles Prop 50, Farm Bill, and the Future of Farming
…highlighted three critical issues she and her team took to Washington, D.C.: Labor and Immigration – Farmers can’t function without a reliable, respected workforce. Trade – California’s high-quality specialty crops…