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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Farm to Fork
A Blockbuster 2023 For Agriculture Policy Issues
It’s going to be a blockbuster year of policy issues for agriculture, starting off with the 2023 farm bill, which sets the tone and agenda
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Farm to Fork
Cultivated Meat is The Latest Challenge to Animal Meat
The latest challenge to animal meat, cultivated or cell-based meat, comes from a lab, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken the
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Farm to Fork
Mexico Has Become Essential Supplier of Fresh Produce to the USA
One thing that’s become clear to me over the last few years is, like it or not, Mexico has become an essential supplier of fresh
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