Everyone wins when farms invest in their employees
An employee of Knights Landing-based River Garden Farms, left, engages with English instructor Cece Drissia during an AgHiRE workshop at the Center for Land-Based Learning in Woodland. Photo/Joan Cusick
Influence starts with engaged Farm Bureau members
Dan Durheim meets with Farm Bureau members and officials from Plumas and Sierra counties during his visit to the region. Photo/Jane Roberti
Memory loss on the farm is more than a health issue
By Marc Loupé On a California farm or ranch, memory is not an abstract thing. It is knowing when to irrigate, which field floods first, which employee can run which machine, where records are stored and how to read the land after years of experience. When Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia enters that setting, the […]
Young farmer reflects on her agricultural leadership
Attendees of the 2026 California Young Farmers & Ranchers Summer Leaders meeting tour The Mission Farm at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Napa. Photo/Destiny Reyes
California’s pest prevention system needs an update
A working dog with the Orange County Office of the Agricultural Commissioner inspects boxes as part of the county’s efforts to keep harmful pests and plant materials from entering California. Photo/Courtesy of the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association
To protect groundwater, policies need reality check
Photo/Christine Souza
Regulatory costs put Napa County wine future at risk
Napa County winegrape grower Johnnie White says the regulatory costs of farming in the region have pushed individual farms to a breaking point, threatening the future of agriculture in California. Photo/Fred Greaves
Feedback needed to assess state veterinary shortage
Maia Laabs, a veterinarian from Swinging Udders Veterinary Services in Galt, examines a cow at a Central Valley dairy. Photo/Steve German
Commentary: Agricultural ‘roadmap’ to guide research priorities
Students assist a research project and final harvest at California State University, Fresno, one of the Agricultural Research Institute’s four member campuses. Photo/Courtesy of California State University
Inside Farm Bureau: Cultivate the future through agricultural education
Shaun Crook, second from right, and California Farm Bureau Second Vice President Ron Peterson present award to “Imagine This…” writing contest winner Porter Machado, a sixth grader from Turlock. Photo/Sam Adams