Episode 81 – May 24, 2021 – AEM on Specialty Crop Equipment; Nitrogen in Almonds; Upcoming OPCA Conference
Specialty Crops are an ‘industry of potential’, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Sabrina Halvorson talks with Curt Blades, AEM Senior Vice President, and Austin Gellings, AEM Agricultural Services Manager. Sabrina also talks …
Episode 80 – May 21, 2021 – Grape crop update; American Lamb Board
In today’s show , Sabrina Halvorson gets an update on the grape crop with technical viticulturalist for Sun-Maid, Steve Vasquez. We hear about a summer outdoor cooking campaign from the American Lamb Board and board chair Gwendolyn Kitzan.
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Episode 79 – May 20, 2021 – Technology for navel orangeworm managment; Drought update
In today’s show, Taylor Chalstrom has today’s Tech Thursday feature with Chris Loge, Director of Product Managment with Semios. They discuss technology and mating disruption for navel orangeworm. We also have a drought update from the State Water Res…
Episode 78 – May 19, 2021 – WAPA Annual Meeting and Trade Show; House republicans on taxes
In today’s show – today in the last day to get a hotel room for the 2021 Western Agricultural Processors Association annual meeting and trade show. We get details on the meeting and how to register.
We also hear from House Republicans with their view…
Episode 77 – May 18, 2021 – Trade Discussions; HLB Research
In today’s show, we cover the Atlantic Council’s panel discussion on trade with Wendy Cutler, Vice President of the Asia Society Policy Institute and Bloomberg’s Senior Foreign Policy Reporter Nick Wadhams. We also have more on new research into Huan…
Episode 76 – May 17, 2021 -2021 Almond Forecast; Tree Nut Property; Wildfire preparedness
In today’s show, we get details on the 2021 almond forecast and hear about trends in tree nut property. We also hear from Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on wildfire preparedness.
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Episode 75 – May 14, 2021 – Mike Moriyama of Sun-Maid; Biden’s Tax Proposals; Trade Policies
In today’s show, we featured Mike Moriyama of Sun-Maid growers and the work he has done over the past two decades. We also report on congressional hearings on President Biden’s tax proposals and trade policies.
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Episode 74 – May 13, 2021 – CFBF President at Conservation Hearing
Jamie Johannson, President of the California Farm Bureau testifies at a U.S. House Agriculture Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee hearing on conservation. We hear comments from him and California lawmakers in today’s show.
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Episode 73 – May 12, 2021 – Drought Coverage; Soil Health
In today’s show, we focus on the drought. We continue our coverage of Governor Gavin Newsome’s extended drought proclamation. We also talk with Dr. Karl Wyant Vice President of Ag Science at Heliae® Agriculture about soil health during drought.
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Episode 72 – May 11, 2021 – New HLB Research; Newsom on CA Drought
Penn State and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists have used cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas technology to develop a diagnostic test that could enable early diagnosis of Huanglongbing. (Read the article.) In this week’s My Ag Life in Citrus, Host Sabri…