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A California pilot project is showing how surplus strawberries could find a new market instead of being left in the field or sent to processing. The U.S. Food Waste Project ...

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“The Ag Meter”, Nick Papagni, recently visited Wildwood Packing and Cooling in Kingsburg, California, for a conversation with fourth-generation farmer Dolce Calandra about family, farming, fruit, water, labor and the ...

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Sterile insect techniques are once again being used to help control New World screwworm, but new USDA research could make the approach more precise. Research entomologist Alex Arp says USDA ...

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Archer and Daniels Begin a Linseed Business In 1902, two very different businessmen—George A. Archer and John W. Daniels—joined forces to establish a linseed crushing business that would eventually become ...

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California’s cantaloupe industry is taking a fresh approach to an old challenge: how do you get younger consumers excited about a familiar fruit? For Marilyn Freeman, president of Farmers Communication ...

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Milk production has long been an important part of American agriculture, but determining the quality and value of milk required better ways to measure its components. One scientist whose work ...

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California agriculture is at a crossroads. Water infrastructure, labor availability, rising production costs, regulations and international competition are making it increasingly difficult for growers to remain competitive. Danny Bernstein believes ...

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The Great Depression Creates an Opportunity The Great Depression brought severe economic hardship to rural American families, but for some entrepreneurs, difficult times also created opportunities. One such entrepreneur was ...

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA’s Rancher’s First initiative will provide additional tools for cattle producers as the industry works to rebuild the nation’s cow herd. The initiative ...

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Applications are now open for the University of California’s Agricultural Natural Resources Connect program, a grower-informed commercialization initiative operated by UC ANR Innovate. The program is designed to help agricultural ...

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