Episode 716 | November 20, 2023 | MyAgLife in Almonds
On this week’s MyAgLife in Almonds episode, Vicky Boyd checks in with Live Oak-area almond grower Kelli Evans on the Almond Alliance’s new grower committee, which Evans chairs.
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11/17/2023 – MyAgLife Episode 196: Interview with UCCE’s George Zhuang on Mechanical- and Irrigation-based Grape Quality Influences

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with George Zhuang, UCCE viticulture farm advisor in Fresno County, to discuss improving fruit quality while maintaining yield using management practices like mechanical leaf removal or regulated deficit irrigation.
Episode 715 | November 17, 2023 | Mitigating and Managing an El Niño Event
On today’s episode, Bloom Fresh Lead Plant Breeder Chris Owens discusses El Niño’s threat to tables grapes and agriculture as a whole and measures growers can take for mitigating associated abiotic stressers.
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11/10/23 – MyAgLife Episode 195: Interview with UCCE’s Jhalendra Rijal on New Beetle Pest in Almond and Pistachio
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM advisor in the northern San Joaquin Valley, to discuss the carpophilus beetle, a pest presenting new challenges for almond and pistachio growers.
Episode 714 | November 16, 2023 | Tech Thursday
On this week’s Tech Thursday episode, Trapview’s Jorge Pacheco discusses automated monitoring technologies for pest management in fields and orchards.
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Episode 709 | November 15, 2023 | Walnut Wednesday
On this week’s Walnut Wednesday episode, walnut growers and PCAs are reminded to keep a lookout and identify spotted lanternfly in order to slow the infiltration of this pest into California.
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Episode 712 | November 14, 2023 | MyAgLife in Citrus
On this week’s MyAgLife in Citrus episode, UCCE Subtropical Farm Advisor Ben Faber explains how mulching in citrus can lead to root asphyxiation during heavy rain events.
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Episode 711 | November 13, 2023 | MyAgLife in Almonds
On this week’s MyAgLife in Almonds episode, Blue Diamond Growers’ Mel Machado provides a recap of the season as the 2023 almond harvest comes to an end.
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11/10/23 – MyAgLife Episode 195: Interview with UCCE’s Jhalendra Rijal on New Beetle Pest in Almond and Pistachio

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM advisor in the northern San Joaquin Valley, to discuss the carpophilus beetle, a pest presenting new challenges for almond and pistachio growers.
11/3/23 – MyAgLife Episode 194: Interview with CalCom Energy’s John Volker and Jeff Lounsberry about Major Energy Changes Affecting Ag Producers
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with CalCom Energy’s John Volker and Jeff Lounsberry to discuss major changes to the Net Metering Aggregation program, or NEMA, and what these changes mean for the farming community.