…U.S. Rising production costs, increasing demand for artificial trees, and regulatory hurdles continue to pressure the traditional tree market. A California tree grower is expected to join the show soon…
Inside Butte County Agriculture: Education, Community, and Critical Issues
…to the growers she represents. Agriculture in Butte County: Crops and Key Industries Colleen highlighted several of the region’s major commodities: Walnuts Almonds Rice Olives for olive oil Citrus and…
AgNet News Hour: Butte County Agriculture, Regulations & Almond Outlook
…challenges facing farmers statewide, including rising regulation costs, wildfire impacts, and increasing wolf depredation in nearby grazing regions. The show touches on trade tensions ahead of the USMCA review, updates…
Navigating California’s Agricultural Regulations: Insights from Bryan Little of the California Farm Bureau
…workers to sustain agricultural production. “People all over the country are going to feel it if California isn’t able to do what we do,” he warns. Rising costs, strict labor…
California Agriculture News: Labor, Automation, and Policy Updates – AgNet News Hour
…sustainability. Bryan Little stressed the importance of maintaining dialogue with policymakers to ensure farmers can meet regulatory standards while sustaining operations. Rising minimum wages and labor shortages are driving increased…
California Agave Farming: Stuart Woolf’s Vision for Sustainable Agriculture
California agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges, from water scarcity to rising production costs. Yet innovators like Stuart Woolf of Woolf Farms and Processing are finding ways to adapt and thrive….
Inside California’s Organic Farming Boom: Technology, Labor, and the Fight for Farmland
…30 different varieties of crops. In Baja, the team focuses on warm-season vegetables, while in California they grow fresh culinary herbs, tomatoes, pumpkins, and other specialty crops. Demand for herbs…
Organic Farming, Regulation & Innovation in California
…of his farm across several coastal counties. Today, his operation produces a wide variety of herbs, vegetables, and specialty crops, benefitting from California’s ideal climate while wrestling with the realities…
Organic Growers Summit 2025 in Monterey: Technology, Education, and Sustainable Farming Innovations
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Inside the AgNet News Hour: Meat Markets, Organic Innovation, and the Future of Farming
…numbers Rising labor and operational costs Expanding automation Increasing regulatory burdens Concerns for rural communities dependent on packing-house jobs These factors, they note, are reshaping beef production and accelerating the…
America’s Biggest Farm Boom: 1860–1910
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Women Farmers of the Civil War
…In addition to their traditional roles of washing, cooking, and sewing, women also tended livestock, planted and harvested crops, and ensured the farm’s overall survival. Their determination kept American agriculture…
Fourth-Generation Farming in the South Valley: An Interview with Jason Giannelli
…the director of farming for Old River Farming Company and RNG Fanucchi, overseeing the cultivation of corn silage, wheat silage, and other crops essential to feeding dairy cows across Kern…
Jason Gianelli: Water, Labor, and the Future of Farming in the South Valley
…future of dairy support crops in California. Gianelli, whose family has farmed in Kern County for five generations, oversees roughly 30,000 acres of corn silage, wheat silage, and feed crops stretching from…