{"podcast":{"title":"KQED's The California Report","slug":"kqed-s-the-california-report-45411","podcast_index_feed_id":45411,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC5002818583","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/californiareport","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0b75ded0-d35b-11ea-a240-735512c66de6/image/KQED_Podcast_tiles_-_NPR_network_TCR.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":1704,"summary":"KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T04:18:02.573280+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411"},"episode":{"title":"Central Valley Farmers are Growing Agave to Save Water","slug":"central-valley-farmers-are-growing-agave-to-save-water","published_at":"2026-08-25T14:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/central-valley-farmers-are-growing-agave-to-save-water","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411","url":"https://www.kqed.org/news/12096636/12096636-revision-v1","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC6914151246.mp3","summary":"For centuries, Mexico has capitalized on growing and harvesting a plant often distilled into Tequila or Mezcal. It’s called agave and it thrives on little water and a lot of heat. Now, with a California law restricting water use on farms, Valley farmers are looking to agave as a new revenue stream on their land. Reporter: Rachel Livinal, KVPR California’s highest court is weighing whether a sheriff broke the law when he seized hundreds of thousands of ballots earlier this year. The court heard oral arguments yesterday. Reporter: Madison Aument, KVCR The Trump administration ended a long standing agreement that kept ICE out of workplaces that the U.S. Department of LABOR is investigating. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"For centuries, Mexico has capitalized on growing and harvesting a plant often distilled into Tequila or Mezcal. It’s called agave and it thrives on little…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":573,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/episodes/central-valley-farmers-are-growing-agave-to-save-water/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/central-valley-farmers-are-growing-agave-to-save-water.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}