CA Farm Bureau president recognizes County Farm Bureau successes, our featured interview is about fresh-cut Christmas trees, the water year outlook, and USDA looks to expand fruit and vegetable availability in school cafeterias. 

Ventura fire takes toll on avocados and citrus, Bay Delta Plan Phase 2, SGMA turns 10, Persimmons for the holidays—they’re healthy too. 

H-2A worker rates, new indoor heat regulations prove confusing, a new federal program to help specialty crop farmers, and many holiday foods are toxic to your pets.

We explore the rising costs of Thanksgiving meals and what it means for families and farmers alike. Hear directly from farmers reporting live from the fields as they share insights on the challenges and triumphs of this year’s harvest. Discover how cutting-edge robotic farm equipment is transforming the way America grows its food. Plus, we shine a spotlight on Kern County, the nation’s top farming county, to uncover the secrets behind its agricultural success.

Sonoma County farmers defeat Measure J, Identifying the drop in wine consumption, more on autonomous agricultural equipment, Bird flu update, and Brussel sprouts gain in popularity.

Agriculture is ready to work for farm solutions with the new president and Congress. 

 Our featured interview is about the rising concern of mental health on the farm.  Some things you can do to help, and resources available.  

We continue to look at autonomous agricultural equipment.  Today, robotic platforms have many uses. 

Also, agricultural officials battling the Oriental fruit fly in southern California.  

Tukey supplies for Thanksgiving, autonomous sprayers claim significant reduction in herbicide use, water flow standards for two north state rivers, more estimates on hurricane crop damage in the south.

Our featured interviews on the watermelon harvest and adopting farm automation and robotics. Stories include Hurricane Milton hits Florida agriculture, bird flu affecting more California dairies, monarch butterflies, and mountain lion update. 

A groundwater law causes San Joaquin Valley land values to plummet.  Reasons for the state’s winegrape glut.  Farmers comment on their crops this year for beekeeping, sheep producing, pumpkin agrotourism, and mangos.

Plus, some interesting facts about major U.S. pumpkin producing states.  

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The current U.S. farm economy resembles the farm crisis of the 1980s, according to a farm economist.  Hurricane Helene’s impact on agriculture. Our featured interview on the pumpkin crop and market conditions for Halloween. State Water Board raises water rates.