…Over the following decades, their business diversified, adapting to new technologies, markets, and trade networks. Today, Cargill stands as one of the world’s largest privately held companies, involved in food…
How Wheat Transformed Mid-Atlantic Farming Before the American Revolution
Photo by Ksusha Semakina/Pexels image Early Colonial Agriculture and Trade Before 1720, most colonists in the mid-Atlantic region lived through small-scale farming operations that provided both sustenance and a modest…
Early 19th-Century American Farming and Westward Expansion
…construction of canals and the introduction of steamboats revolutionized transportation, opening new areas for agriculture and trade. These innovations allowed settlers to move inland, connecting previously isolated farming regions to…
Shannon Douglass Doubles Down on Prop 50 Opposition
…Farmers are struggling with water shortages, labor issues, and global trade pressures. Losing rural representation, she argued, would only make those problems worse. Without strong farm voices in Sacramento and…
California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future
…trade tariffs. Growers Under Pressure: Rising Costs and Weather Challenges Dwayne Cardoza highlighted the immediate pressures facing raisin growers in 2025. The RBA recently offered processors $2,020 per ton for…
Plymouth Colony Crops: Corn, Tobacco, and Early Trade
…a more commercialized agricultural economy, where crops were grown not only for survival but also for trade and profit. From Subsistence to Trade Early settlers consumed most of what they…
Kevin Kester on Ranching, Trade, and Ag’s Next Generation
…populist approach to trade helped push long-standing issues forward. Kester served on the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee on Trade, working alongside Secretary Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. One…
Kevin Kester on Cattle, Wolves, and the Fight to Keep Family Ranches Alive
…will be done,” he said grimly. Kester also spoke about his time at the White House, standing with President Trump and working on trade agreements, including opening markets for U.S….
Ohio River: A Lifeline of American Agriculture
Introduction The Ohio River has played a crucial role in shaping American agriculture and commerce. Stretching nearly a thousand miles, this historic waterway has been central to trade, transportation, and…
Pistachios, Water & Trade: Kreps on Farming’s Future
…to agriculture and energy discussions. Tariffs and Global Trade International trade has been another critical issue for pistachio growers. Kreps credited President Trump’s tariff policies with leveling the playing field…
Pistachio Harvest Update and Fair Season Fun on AgNet News Hour
…it were stored properly. From corndog recalls to trade policy, Nick and Josh kept the conversation lively, but the takeaway for farmers was clear: 2025 is shaping up as a…
Iowa Farmer Unearths Rare Treasure from the 1850s
…River, a region once bustling with trade, travel, and gambling. Value Beyond Face Worth Though the coins carried a face value of approximately $15,000, their historical significance and rarity raised…
John Duarte on Central Valley Agriculture: Water, Prop 50, and the Future of Avocados
…beyond farms. California’s trade deficit now exceeds $32 billion, meaning more food is imported than exported. Duarte argued this hurts working families most of all. “Wage-earning families are being crushed,”…
John Duarte Shares Bold Nursery Innovations and Warns of Prop 50 Threat
…$32 billion agricultural trade deficit, he argued that relying on imports makes the U.S. vulnerable. “Working families are the ones paying the price,” Duarte said, noting that higher costs and…