From The Tractor Seat
My Thoughts From The Tractor Seat – Getting Soft
I’m back in the seat after taking a much needed break. As I make round after round on this tractor, I remember in my younger
Don Hartman
Articles
Farm to Fork
California Wine Needs to Appeal More To Young People
The California wine industry, which includes the state’s wine grape growers, is facing challenging times, according to two highly respected annual industry reports. Simply put,
Victor Martino
Farm to Fork
Elderberries Offer Opportunity As New Specialty Crop in California
Elderberries, which are booming in popularity here at home and globally, could become the next big specialty crop grown in California. The global elderberry industry
Victor Martino
From The Tractor Seat
My Thoughts From The Tractor Seat – Kindness
As I’ve gotten older I have changed, and I hope for the better. I still get riled up but maybe not as easily as I
Don Hartman
Citrus & Orchard
A Surge of Pests Threaten California’s Almond, Walnut and Peach Crops
California farms are facing a surge of agricultural pests on some of the state’s most valuable crops due to climate change, according to researchers at
Victor Martino
Farming & Ag News
Is There A Future For Agrivoltaics in California?
Agrivoltaics – the practice of using the same piece of land simultaneously for agriculture and solar power generation – is getting a lot of positive
Victor Martino
Farming & Ag News
California Farm Bureau Elects First Woman President
The California Farm Bureau has elected its first woman president, Glen County family farmer Shannon Douglass, in the organization’s 105-year history. Douglass was elected at
Victor Martino
From The Tractor Seat
My Thoughts From The Tractor Seat – Getting By
Farming times seem to be returning like they were in the 80’s. Interest rates are getting high along with expenses, but commodity prices are in
Don Hartman
Farm to Fork
Ensuring Competition in Agriculture and Leveling the Playing Field For Farmers is Essential
Ensuring greater competition in agriculture, particularly for smaller family farms which still comprise the majority of farm operations in California, is an issue that’s climbed
Victor Martino
Farm to Fork
Agriculture in 2024: What to Look For Nationally and in California Next Year
There’s good and bad economic news for U.S. food and agriculture in the coming new year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) authoritative
Victor Martino
From The Tractor Seat
My Thoughts From The Tractor Seat – Keeping Your Mouth Shut
I learned a hard lesson when I was a kid. There was a diesel mechanic named Don, he drove a 1953 Chevy panel truck painted
Don Hartman
Farm to Fork
The Kroger-Albertsons Mega-Merger and California Produce
Earlier this year Kroger Co. ($140 billion annual revenue) and Albertsons Inc. ($80 billion annual revenue), the nation’s two largest conventional supermarket operators, announced they
Victor Martino
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