F3 Innovate

Farms, Food, Future: Inside F3 Innovate’s Vision for Agriculture

DanAgri-Business, Education, Event, Industry, Interview, Special Reports, Technology

…how her organization is working to transform agriculture in California’s Central Valley—and beyond—through technology, education, and collaboration. F3 Innovate, which stands for Farms, Food, Future, is a nonprofit built to…

Mike Johanns

Inside Agriculture’s Turning Point: Mike Johanns on Policy, Profitability, and the Future

DanAgri-Business, Biofuels/Energy, Conservation, Economy, Education, Environment, Exports/Imports, Farm Bill, Infrastructure, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Special Reports, Tariffs, Trade, Water

…Row crop producers are battling tight margins as input costs continue to climb, often offsetting any gains in commodity prices. Meanwhile, specialty sectors like California’s wine industry are facing serious…

fire ant control

Fire Ant Control and Farm Policy Take Center Stage; Mike Johanns Shares Insight for Growers

DanAgNet News Hour, Agri-Business, Almonds, Conservation, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Exports/Imports, Exports/Imports, Interview, Legislative, Pest Update, Podcasts, Regulation, Research, Special Reports, Technology, Trade

The March 20 edition of the AgNet News Hour delivered a mix of practical field insights and high-level agricultural policy discussion, giving California farmers both immediate takeaways and long-term perspective….

early American agriculture

Colonial Fur Trade and Wheat Demand Shaped Early American Farming

DanAgri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, Grain, This Land of Ours, Trade, Wheat

…wheat production, turning the area into one of the most important grain-producing regions in colonial America. Wheat Prices Double by 1770 The surge in European demand had a clear economic…

Woolf Farming

From Water Challenges to Agave Innovation: The Woolf Farming Story

DanAgave, Agri-Business, Almonds, Climate Change, Conservation, Drought, Economy, Environment, Exports/Imports, Exports/Imports, Interview, Irrigation, Pistachios, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Tariffs, Technology, Trade, Water

…California show: Faster maturation in some varieties Higher plant weights Increased sugar content Rather than replicating tequila or mezcal production, the Woolf family is focused on creating something uniquely Californian—leveraging…