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California Agriculture News: Labor, Automation, and Policy Updates – AgNet News Hour
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California Agave Farming: Stuart Woolf’s Vision for Sustainable Agriculture
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Inside California’s Organic Farming Boom: Technology, Labor, and the Fight for Farmland
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Organic Growers Summit 2025 in Monterey: Technology, Education, and Sustainable Farming Innovations
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Fourth-Generation Farming in the South Valley: An Interview with Jason Giannelli
…Prices and Dairy Management Despite technological advances, farming remains subject to market realities. Giannelli points out that growers are price takers, meaning they have little control over commodity prices. “All…
Semios Advances Smart Farming with Automation & Precision
…line. The Semios Group includes: Semios On-Farm Solutions – including mating disruption, weather monitoring, irrigation management, frost protection, wind control, and more. AgWorld – a widely used farm management software…
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…General Manager of On-Farm Solutions for Semios. What followed was a deep dive into pest control, water management, automation, and how Semios’ suite of products is helping growers tackle today’s…
SOLIX Robotics: Solar-Powered Autonomy for Modern Farmers
…Wetli reports that growers commonly achieve 80%–90% chemical savings, depending on weed pressure and field conditions. The system’s targeted, small-weed spraying strategy helps reduce chemical usage dramatically and at the…
Early American Farmers and the Lost Art of Soil Stewardship
…the same respect and sustainability that define modern agriculture. Today’s producers take pride in soil conservation practices, using science-based management to maintain soil fertility for generations to come. But historical…
Inside FIRA USA 2025: California’s AgTech Future
…resources on solving those problems. The current priority issues include: Biomass Soil and water management Pest management Labor Workforce development Johnson emphasized that this structure ensures California’s ag tech strategy…
Kings County Farm Bureau Takes on State Water Board Over Groundwater Rights
…control of a basin, their main lever is restricting groundwater pumping—often drastically. Ference warned that under State Water Board management: Pumping allocations would likely be sharply reduced Recharge and offset…
Kings County Farm Bureau Takes on Sacramento Over Groundwater Rights
…enforcement” of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) — a battle that could reshape how water is managed across the state. Ference explained that the Kings County Farm Bureau filed…