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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 ... Read More The post From Linseed Oil to ADM: The Unlikely Partnership That Built an Ag Giant appeared first on AgNet West .

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 ... Read More The post California Cantaloupes Use Social Media to Reach Younger Consumers appeared first on AgNet West .

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 ... Read More The post Stephen Babcock: The Test That Changed Dairy Farming appeared first on AgNet West .

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 ... Read More The post Danny Bernstein: Ag Tech Could Help Save California Farms appeared first on AgNet West .

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 ... Read More The post John W. Tyson: From Missouri Farmer to Poultry Industry Pioneer appeared first on AgNet West .

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 ... Read More The post Rancher’s First Initiative Targets Cattle Herd Rebuilding and Producer Stability appeared first on AgNet West .

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 ... Read More The post UC ANR Opens Applications for Grower-Focused Ag Technology Program appeared first on AgNet West .

California strawberry production got off to an early start in 2026, but warm and wet spring weather slowed production during what is typically the heart of the season. Despite the ... Read More The post California Strawberry Shipments Running Ahead of Last Year Despite Spring Weather appeared first on AgNet West .

From Settler Clearing to Forest Conservation As early American settlers cleared land for homesteads, farms, and growing communities, the federal government increasingly recognized that the nation’s forests were an important ... Read More The post America’s Early Forest Management Begins in 1876 appeared first on AgNet West .

California agriculture faces enormous challenges, but Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen remains bullish on the future. In a wide-ranging conversation with “The Ag Meter” Nick Papagni, Jacobsen discussed ... Read More The post Ryan Jacobsen: California Ag’s Future Depends on Water appeared first on AgNet West .

From an Iowa Teenager to a Pioneer in Corn Breeding Long before hybrid seed corn transformed American agriculture, Henry A. Wallace was already experimenting with ways to help farmers produce ... Read More The post Henry A. Wallace and the Birth of Hybrid Corn appeared first on AgNet West .

Mexico has resumed live cattle exports into the United States, with cattle crossing through the Douglas, Arizona, port under new safeguards designed to reduce the risk of New World screwworm. ... Read More The post Mexico Resumes Live Cattle Exports to U.S. Under Screwworm Protocol appeared first on AgNet West .

A federal judge in California has blocked a Trump administration rule that would have lowered wages for H-2A farm workers, creating another point of uncertainty for agricultural employers already facing ... Read More The post California Judge Blocks Trump Administration H-2A Wage Rule appeared first on AgNet West .

California walnut growers are set to receive a potential boost in domestic demand as the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to purchase an additional $30 million worth of walnuts from ... Read More The post USDA Plans $30 Million Walnut Purchase to Support California Market appeared first on AgNet West .

A New Era of Agricultural Education More than a century ago, the United States took a major step toward connecting agricultural research with the farmers who needed it most. The ... Read More The post Smith-Lever Act Created USDA Extension Service in 1914 appeared first on AgNet West .

Four major U.S. cattle organizations are urging President Donald Trump to reconsider a proposal that could allow up to 300,000 metric tons of imported beef to enter the United States ... Read More The post Cattle Groups Urge Trump to Reconsider Beef Import Proposal appeared first on AgNet West .

John Deere is making a John Deere AI investment of $10 million through a new three-year research and development partnership aimed at bringing artificial intelligence from the laboratory to the farm. The ... Read More The post John Deere Invests $10 Million in AI Research for High-Value Crops appeared first on AgNet West .

California citrus growers are navigating a complicated landscape of water shortages, labor concerns, trade uncertainty, invasive pests, pesticide regulations, rising costs and increasing competition from imported fruit. In the latest ... Read More The post California Citrus Faces Trade, Labor and Water Challenges appeared first on AgNet West .

Henry A. Wallace is widely remembered as a pioneering figure in American agriculture and as the father of hybrid seed corn. His work helped transform corn production and eventually led ... Read More The post Henry A. Wallace: More Than the Father of Hybrid Corn appeared first on AgNet West .

The Farmers Who Helped Build America As American farm families moved westward and settled the nation’s heartland, they were doing more than establishing farms and communities. Their experiences were becoming ... Read More The post Louis B. Schmidt Helped Put Agriculture in the History Books appeared first on AgNet West .

U.S. farm exports are facing renewed uncertainty after trade talks between the United States and Canada collapsed, raising concerns about potential retaliatory tariffs and reduced market access for American agricultural ... Read More The post U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Collapse, Raising Tariff Risks for Farm Exports appeared first on AgNet West .

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is defending the Trump administration’s decision to allow more foreign beef into the United States, a move as U.S. cattle producers continue to navigate tight supplies and ... Read More The post Rollins Defends Plan to Increase Foreign Beef Imports appeared first on AgNet West .

The San Joaquin Valley is home to one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions, and this fall, that legacy will once again be celebrated as the Whole Vine Festival ... Read More The post Whole Vine Festival Returns to Fresno State to Celebrate the San Joaquin Valley’s Grape Industry appeared first on AgNet West .

The settlement of the Northwest Territory marked one of the most significant turning points in the history of American agriculture. Following the American Revolution, the young United States looked westward ... Read More The post Northwest Territory Settlement Opened the Door to American Agriculture appeared first on AgNet West .

The latest global cherry market trends show production increasing in several key growing regions, creating added competition and putting downward pressure on prices. A recent report showed how harvest activity across the ... Read More The post Global Cherry Markets Shift as Harvests Expand Across the Northern Hemisphere appeared first on AgNet West .