5/13/22 – MyAgLife Episode 117: Interview with UC Davis’ Daniele Zaccaria on Pistachio Winter Cover Crop Trials
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Daniele Zaccaria, UCCE agricultural water management specialist, to discuss new research into benefits and efficacy of winter cover crops in pistachio.
5/6/22 – MyAgLife Episode 116: Interview with Brad Higbee on Pistachio Sanitation and Navel Orangeworm.
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brad Higbee, research entomologist and field R&D manager at Trece Inc., to discuss field studies related to mummy sanitation practices in pistachio and their effect on navel orangeworm damage and egg trap counts.
Episode 333 | May 13, 2022 | Maximizing Soil Quality and Health, UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program
On today’s show, learn about maximizing soil quality by maximizing soil health and we report on the UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program and an upcoming field day.
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Episode 332 | May 12, 2022 | Things Your Irrigation Scheduler Should Know, Hedgerows in Avocado
On today’s episode, Wilbur-Ellis’ Matt Comrey tells us what irrigation schedulers should know before irrigating. Additionally, we hear about an experimental hedgerow project in an organic avocado orchard.
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Episode 331 | May 11, 2022 | Walnut Whole Orchard Recycling, AI Beehives
On this week’s Walnut Wednesday episode, we hear about current data from whole orchard recycling trials in walnut. Additionally, Ashtyn Carr reports on a beehive technology that uses artificial intelligence and precision robotics.
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Episode 330 | May 10, 2022 | Cultivated Cropland Changes Due to Conservation, Central Valley Revised Flood Prevention Plan
On today’s episode, hear about how conservation has changed on cultivated cropland since the beginning of the 21st century, according to an NRCS study. Additionally, Cierra Polhemus reports on a newly revised flood prevention plan for the Central Val…
Episode 329 | May 9, 2022 | May Almond Considerations, ’21-’22 Almond Acreage Report
On this week’s MyAgLife in Almonds episode, hear about management considerations for the month of May. Additionally, Patrick Cotter reports on the most recent almond acreage report.
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5/6/22 – MyAgLife Episode 116: Interview with Brad Higbee on Pistachio Sanitation and Navel Orangeworm.
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brad Higbee, research entomologist and field R&D manager at Trece Inc., to discuss field studies related to mummy sanitation practices in pistachio and their effect on navel orangeworm damage and egg trap counts.
Episode 328 | May 6, 2022 | NASA Groundwater Research, Automated vs. Mechanical Cultivators in Tomatoes
On today’s episode, Patrick Cotter reports on NASA groundwater research in the Central Valley using satellite imagery. Additionally, we hear about automated vs. mechanical cultivators for weeding in processing tomatoes.
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4/29/22 – MyAgLife Episode 115: Interview with California Bountiful Foundation’s Amrith Gunasekara on His New Position and Ag Research to Come
Taylor Chalstrom sits down Amrith Gunasekara, California Bountiful Foundation’s new research director, to discuss his new position and what it means for furthering agricultural and environmental research in the state.