Farm to Fork
Growing California Coffee and Why Innovation Matters
Five years ago I heard about an innovative farmer, Jay Ruskey, who was growing coffee beans on his organic farm, Good Land Organics, in the
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Direct Sales and Value-Added Product Creation Offer Opportunity For Farmers and Ranchers
There’s growing interest among farmers and ranchers to market and sell directly to consumers. Selling directly to consumers isn’t a new phenomenon within agriculture. The
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Will Rice Farming in California Survive the Drought?
Many people, including a lot of California residents, are surprised when they learn that the Golden State is the second-largest producer of rice in the
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Fear and Loathing in the Golden State: Water, Food, Farming, Indifference, Politics and Priorities
Because of the drought, many farmers in California are adapting by minimizing water use by using systems like drip irrigation that deliver water in the
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The Sad But Inevitable Demise of California Asparagus
Until recent years California was known as the asparagus capital of U.S. because of the high volume of the vegetable the state’s farmers produced, along
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California Almonds Will Continue to Bloom Despite Current Struggles
California almond growers and the allied California almond industry are facing one of the most difficult years in recent history. The two main sources of
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The State of Dairy Farming in California
National Dairy Month started out as a way to distribute extra milk during the warm months of summer. The commemoration was established in 1937 by
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Farm to Fork: How FarmTech Can Help Solve America’s Farm Labor Shortage
The coronavirus pandemic is demonstrating just how critical farming and agriculture are to Americans and to the nation as a whole. It’s also shining a
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Farm to Fork: Wildfires, Coronavirus, Farmworkers and the Summer of 2020
At least 600 Wildfires continue to burn throughout California as I write and file this column in late August. The wildfires, most caused by lightning
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Farm to Fork: Pandemic Pain for California Agriculture
The coronavirus pandemic and related economic shutdown is having a serious negative financial impact on farmers, ranchers and agricultural businesses in California. That’s the conclusion
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Almond
California Growers To Harvest Record Almond Crop
Hold on to your John Deere cap — California growers are anticipating an estimated 3 billion pound almond crop this year, the largest in history.
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Cattle & Dairy
The Future of Dairy
Dairy farmers and the dairy industry can’t seem to catch a break. The decimation of the foodservice market due to the national coronavirus pandemic shutdown
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