…Its mission was simple but powerful: to provide listeners with five-minute grain price updates based on data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmers could now plan sales and…
Kings River Packing: Eight Generations of Citrus Leadership
…work,” he said. Inside Kings River’s Marketing, Forecasting, and Sales Engine Behind Silva is a large and growing sales and marketing operation—over 100 people managing everything from supply planning and…
Almond Market Outlook and Ag Education Lead the Conversation on AgNet News Hour
…he warned that the strong U.S. dollar could slow export sales. “A strong dollar hurts us,” he said. “But the good news is that California almonds are irreplaceable — no…
CIR Agriculture Harvester Products
…of high-quality products and services is matched only by the knowledge of our dedicated sales and service staff, many of whom have been with us for 15, 20 and over…
Building the Future of Ag Tech: Danny Bernstein and The Reservoir at FIRA 2025
…of the show. “I saw some incredible demos today — Deere had a tractor pulling a GUSS sprayer, and Agtonomy had an amazing setup,” Bernstein said. “Sometimes I didn’t even…
Ecorobotix, AgTech Grants, and Hannah Johnson’s Push for California’s Future
…active ingredients with artificial intelligence.” The company’s flagship 20-foot sprayer, guided by computer vision and controlled from behind a tractor, sprays every four centimeters with pinpoint accuracy, allowing growers to…
Ag Hall of Fame: Honoring U.S. Agricultural Pioneers
Vintage wheeled tractor. Retro machine for farming in the countryside. An ancient vehicle for plowing and cultivating the land. A tractor from the past. By mitsyko.mail.ru/DepositPhotos image A Tribute to…
From Citrus Greening to Ag Robotics: California Faces the Future of Farming
…Show in Woodland. Arav Gupta of Bonsai explained how their retrofit kits can turn any existing tractor into an autonomous vehicle — helping farmers save on labor and fuel while…
GUSS: Transforming Orchard Spraying Through Autonomy and Innovation
…skilled tractor drivers pushed him to think differently. The solution: develop an autonomous orchard sprayer. “GUSS stands for Global Unmanned Spray System,” Thompson explained. “It’s designed to spray almonds, pistachios,…
California Ag Tech on Display: TK, Bayer Crop Science, and John Deere’s GUSS Steal the Show
…enough tractor drivers,” he said. “So he built a tractor that didn’t need one.” GUSS machines are now spraying millions of acres across California, using sensors and GPS-guided autonomy to…
Van Groningen & Sons: A Century of California Farming
…operation running smoothly. “I’m on the growing side,” Bryan said. “My cousin handles finance, another runs sales as our president, and another oversees equipment and logistics. We all manage different…
Verdant Robotics: Revolutionizing Farming with Precision AI and Automation
…Whether mounted on a traditional tractor or an autonomous mobile robot, it requires only a standard hydraulic setup and a class one or two three-point hitch. The lightweight 1,800-pound implement…
Verdant Robotics and Van Groningen & Sons Showcase Innovation and Tradition on AgNet News Hour
…and cut labor costs by 85%. The machine, designed to attach directly to a tractor, uses AI and machine learning to identify and treat crops with millimeter accuracy. “We deliver…
Why Prop 50 Threatens Rural Representation: California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass
…those products and everybody up the chain involved in the marketing and sales of those.” Yet farms are disappearing at an alarming rate. “We lost 20% of the farms in…