…savings to cattle health and agricultural advocacy. With bloom season underway and storms rolling through California, the message was clear: growers are adapting in real time to protect both this…
Matching Nutrient Demand Curves Improves Efficiency and Nut Quality
…too early or at the wrong growth stage can lead to vegetative growth issues and complications during hull split. Rogers encouraged growers to be disciplined with nitrogen rates and timing,…
Zone-Based Nutrition Helps Tree Crop Growers Fine-Tune Fertility Programs
…those limitations, growers still have meaningful opportunities to manage fertility more precisely. Many orchards are divided into multiple irrigation blocks, such as an 80-acre orchard split into smaller 20-acre sections….
World Ag Expo Countdown Begins as Megan Lausten Previews the Biggest Farm Show on Earth
…scale, impact, and excitement surrounding the world’s largest annual agricultural trade show. Lausten explained that preparations for the event are already in full swing, with massive equipment beginning to roll…
Sonoma County Agriculture: Challenges, Advocacy, and Community Engagement
…including market instability, water uncertainty, and activist campaigns targeting animal agriculture. A recent example was Measure J, a citizen initiative that sought to ban concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). While…
Dayna Ghirardelli Says Sonoma County Agriculture Is Under Constant Attack — and Still Standing
…the conversation was Measure J, a ballot initiative backed by animal-rights groups that aimed to ban so-called “factory farms” in the county. Ghirardelli explained that the measure deliberately misused the…
Damian Mason Says California Ag Is Outnumbered, Out Regulated, and Still Unmatched
…paid more for it, while cheaper commodities roll in from countries with lower labor costs and less regulation. Mason compared California to Peru and pointed out that global competitors now…
AgNet News Hour: Health, Water, and California’s Crossroads
…in California. A major focus of the episode is the national “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) initiative, which aims to combat rising obesity by encouraging whole foods, reducing ultra-processed foods,…
California Farm Bureau 107th Annual Meeting: Highlights, Advocacy Wins, and Preparing the Next Generation
…1,000 backpacks filled with essential school supplies and California-grown snacks were assembled for children in Orange County. Delivered to the Centennial Farm at the Orange County Fairgrounds, the initiative emphasized…
Elaine Culotti: Why California’s Farmers, Cities, and Future Are at a Breaking Point
…as homelessness, without adequate resources, while state government continues to pull tax revenue away from local communities. Elaine Culotti: Why California’s Farmers, Cities, and Future Are at a Breaking Point…
California Agriculture & High-Speed Rail: Elaine Culotti on AgNet News Hour
…the challenges facing farmers, including heavy bureaucracy, regulatory red tape, and mismanaged funds, which threaten both infrastructure and agricultural innovation. Culotti emphasizes that young farmers, regenerative agriculture initiatives, and advanced…
Inside Today’s Wine Market: A Deep-Dive Conversation with Veteran Winemaker Nick Karavidas
…crop “into the weeds,” creating a backlog that could take years to unwind. Global Wine Vision 2035: A Call for Worldwide Alignment Karavidas also discussed his major initiative, Global Wine…
How Iowa State University Began: The 1856 Origins of America’s First Agricultural College
…of strengthening agricultural knowledge and innovation, the Iowa General Assembly made a landmark decision in 1856: it enacted legislation to create the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm. This initiative…
Inside Butte County Agriculture: Education, Community, and Critical Issues
…another key initiative: the Farm City Celebration Agri-Business Bus Tour, held every November. Each year, 200 participants purchase tickets to spend four hours traveling to farms and ranches across the…