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Focused on keeping local farmers, ranchers, agribusiness men, and women up to date on agriculture industry issues that affect California's rural economy.
Agriculture and Wildfires
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Here’s a roundup of how the fires are impacting agriculture around the state, courtesy of the California Farm Bureau.
Agricultural Industry Groups Form Coalition to Oppose Prop 15
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The ballot initiative would establish a split-roll property tax that would reassess and raise taxes on agricultural facilities.
Forest Management Resources for Private Landowners - Part 2
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Extension Forester Susie Kocher says that drought played a big factor this catastrophic fire season.
HotSpot Ag
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The tool worked so well on Nichols Farms, that James decided to launch it as a standalone company, called HotSpot Ag.
Through Wildfires and Pandemic, California Agriculture Persists
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Mother nature has not been kind to California this year. And nobody is more acutely aware of this fact than farmers.
AgStart Announces New Innovation Lab
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AgStart, the Woodland-based, food and ag incubator program, announced a new shared-use innovation lab.
UC Riverside Wins Grant to Bring Artificial Intelligence to the Colorado River Basin
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The University of California, Riverside recently won a $10 million grant to develop artificial intelligence to improve stability throughout the western U.S.
Automation in Specialty Crops - Part 2
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Growers need a starting point for automation to build off of, says Burro CEO Charlie Anderson.
Automation in Specialty Crops
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Automation in row crop farming is difficult enough, but the problems get even more complex in speciality crops.
Advancing Women in Agriculture
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Annie’s Project is a non-profit that provides educational programs to strengthen women’s roles in farm businesses.
Wildfires Impacting California Agriculture
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Today’s report is a few wildfire-related storylines happening throughout the state courtesy of the California Farm Bureau.
Outcome-Based Incentives for Conservation Agriculture
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Some customers are willing to pay more for products grown using certain conservation principles.
Raising the Value of California Cotton
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UC Cooperative Extension is offering a virtual workshop on Thursday, September 17th from 9am to noon.
Agri-Pulse Food & Ag Policy Summit West
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Agri-Pulse Food & Ag Policy Summit West is a virtual event scheduled for Wednesday, September 9th.
Agribusiness Gets Serious About Automation
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Tyson Foods recently made the bold move of hiring Dean Banks as their new CEO. His background? Not meat. Automation.
Vineyard Imagery and AI
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Bloomfield Robotics allows vineyard managers to take pictures of individual vines while driving at speeds up to 40 mph.
Monitoring Argentine Ant Populations
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Entomologist Dr. Mark Hoddle and his team at UC Riverside have created a tool to help farmers more effectively manage the Argentine Ant
EPA Draft Regulation on Acrylamide
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Affecting food and agriculture, the EPA recently came out with a draft regulation on acrylamide.
Pandemic Impacts Agricultural Education
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Periodically throughout the pandemic we have been sharing updates on how the industry is adjusting.
Labor a Focus in Final Days of Legislative Session
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A couple of labor-related bills are being considered that may have an impact on agriculture.
Farmer Veteran Coalition Appoints New Leadership
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Michael O’Gorman is transitioning the organization over to newly appointed Executive Director Jeanette Lombardo.
CRISPR in Cattle - Part 2
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Alison Van Eenennaam and her team have been working with CRISPR to try to improve cattle genetics.
CRISPR in Cattle - Part 1
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UC Davis Researchers see if CRISPR can help us breed a line of cattle that’s better tailored for the beef industry’s needs.
Strawberry Markets Stay Sweet all Summer Long
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Steady demand was a boost for summer strawberry growers, and some are gearing up for a fall season.