Episode 119 – Tech Thursday – Digital Platform
It’s Tech Thursday, and Taylor Chalstrom leads the show with Daniel Cathey, founder of Inputs. They discuss a digital procurement platform built for Independent Consultants, buying groups, farm management companies and in-house procurement personnel….
Episode 118 – July 14, 2021 – Food & Ag Policy Summit; House Committee on Small Business hearing
Today, we report on the Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Policy Summit West, which was held this week in Sacramento. We hear from California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross and Roland Fumasi, Ph.D., EVP & North American Regional Head, RaboResearch Food & Agri…
Episode 117 – Casey Creamer and Eric Bream discuss hot topics for California farmers
In today’s My Ag Life in Citrus show, host Sabrina Halvorson facilitates a conversation between Casey Creamer, president and CEO of California Citrus Mutual and Eric Bream, President of Bream Family Farm. They discuss regulations the California farme…
Episode 116 – July 12, 2021 – Improving meat processing capacity; Congestion at the ports
In today’s show, we report on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of $500 million to expand meat and poultry processing capacity. And, Taylor Chlastrom talks with Jim Zion, managing partner at Meridian Growers, about congestion at West C…
Episode 115 – July 9, 2021 – Drought and water: Governor Newsom’s news conference on the drought; Water board meeting
We focus on drought today, with audio from Governor Gavin Newsom’s news conference, Thursday. We also cover this week’s State Water Resources Control Board meeting.
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Episode 114 – July 8, 2021 – SB 456 on California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan Goals
In today’s show, we report on the California State Assembly Natural Resources Committee meeting and their discussion and vote on SB 456 by Senator John Laird. SB 456 is a bill on California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan Goals.
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Episode 113 – July 7, 2021 – Research project on solar and farmland
Farmland owners in the Central Valley and Bay Area are invited to share their opinions on solar. Researcher and PhD student at Stanford, Nicole Buckley Biggs joins us on the show today to talk about her research and how farmers can help. To reach Nic…
Episode 112 – July 6, 2021 – AB 45 Hemp Regulation Bill; Controlling Stink Bugs in Almonds
In the show today, Sabrina Halvorson reports on the state Senate Ag Committee hearing on AB 45, which would change some hemp regulations. Taylor Chalstrom talks with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM advisor for North San Joaquin Valley, to discuss stink bug…
Episode 111 – July 5, 2021 -Energy costs; ag legislation; drought and bees
Happy Independence Day! In today’s holiday edition, we revisit some of our most popular interviews from the last few weeks. We hear from Michael Boccadoro with the Ag Energy Consumers Association, Assemblyman Heath Flora, and beekeeper Gene Brandi.
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Episode 110 – July 2, 2021 – CA Senate hearing on AB 535; President Biden on Drought and Wildfire
In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson reports on the California Senate hearing on AB 535, the olive oil labeling bill. She also reports on President Biden’s meeting with western governors to discuss wild fire and drought.
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