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Growing California Strawberries
Summertime is fresh strawberry time, and like is the case with so many other crops, California leads the nation in strawberry production. A few amazing
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Farm to Fork
Climate Change is the Biggest Challenge For Farmers In Our Lifetime
America’s farmers, including in California, the nation’s leading farm state, are struggling with climate change and working hard to adapt to it. California like the
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Farm to Fork
From Vision to Reality: The Next Decade of Agriculture in California
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the State Board of Food and Agriculture have published their vision for food and farming in
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Farm to Fork
Let’s Empower California Farmers With Agtech
Over the last several years operational costs – water, fertilizer, you name it – and labor costs for California farmers have gone up astronomically but
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Ag Technology
Water and The Future of Agriculture in California
All the rain and resultant water California has received this year was on the minds of the participants – as well as on the agenda
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Ag Technology
UC Merced’s Experimental Smart Farm and the Future of Agriculture in California
The University of California Merced unveiled its innovative new Experimental Smart Farm on March 30 at the What’s the Future of Agriculture? summit at Fresno
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Farm to Fork
It’s Time For A Renewed Era For Agriculture in California
Over the years in my column I’ve stressed a number of important themes regarding California agriculture. Three of those themes – perhaps the most important
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Farming & Ag News
Female Farmers Are A Growing Force in California Agriculture
Women now represent more than 37% of all farmers in California, according to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture. That healthy percentage, which surprises
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Citrus & Orchard
The Future is Bright For California-Grown Pistachios
If there’s such a thing as a 2023 California “it” crop, pistachio nuts win the prize. First off, consumer demand for pistachios at home and
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Farming & Ag News
National Ag Day and the Need to Elevate Agriculture in America
For more than 40 years, the Agriculture Council of America, in partnership with the nation’s leading agriculture companies and grassroots supporters across the nation, has
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Farm to Fork
Atmospheric Rivers Haven’t Solved Water Crisis in the West
The atmospheric rivers that drenched California and the rest of the Western U.S. were desperately needed and welcomed, particularly by those in agriculture, but the
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Farming & Ag News
UC Merced Study Outlines Need For Better Farmworker Conditions in California
One of major challenges to farming in California today is the shortage of labor. There are a variety of reasons for this reality, including the
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