Episode 96 – June 14, 2021 – Events happening this week
In today’s show, we highlight three events happening this week.
For more on the 2021 Virtual Almond Day, click here.
For more on the Western Growers tech center open house, click here.
For more on the Western Ag Processors Association meeting, click…
Episode 95 – June 11, 2021 – Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology
In today’s program, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Walt Duflock, Western Growers Vice President of Innovation about the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology and its upcoming open house event. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to […]
Episode 95 – June 11, 2021 – Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology
In today’s program, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Walt Duflock, Western Growers Vice President of Innovation about the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology and its upcoming open house event.
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Episode 94 – June 10, 2021 – Current COVID regulations for ag employers
In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Rudy Mendoza, executive director of the California Ag Labor Association about current COVID requirements for ag employers. In the news brief, we hear about a national coalition urging leaders to invest in…
Episode 93 – Funding for food supply chain; ACP update; Climate change hearing
In today’s show, we report on the USDA’s announcement of $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains with comments from US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. We also get an update on the Asian Citrus Psyllid and hear from a House subcommittee hea…
Episode 92 – June 8, 2021 – Virtual Events; Almond Day Preview
In today’s show, we hear from the president and CEO of JCS Marketing about the upcoming Almond Day virtual event. Almond Day 2021 will be held on June 15. You can register here.
Also mentioned in today’s show, the Citrus Research Board’s summer webin…
Episode 91 – June 7 – Ag burning phase out; Congestion at almond facilities
In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson reports on the public workshop on the agricultural burning phase out. Taylor Chalstrom talks with Kevin Long, general manager at Superior Almond Hulling about almond facilities are coping with harvest congestion.
Su…
Episode 90 – Agricultural burning phase out
In today’s show, we cover the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District public workshop on phasing out agricultural burning. We hear the recommendations from the California Air Resources Control Board on the issue, including the need for more…
Episode 89 – Tech Thursday: Suppressing powdery mildew in grapes
Today is Tech Thursday, and Taylor Chalstrom leads the show with with David Gadoury, senior research associate in the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section at Cornell AgriTech. Today’s topic is an autonomous robotic carriage for making ul…
Episode 88 – June 2, 2021 – CA Board of Food and Ag meeting; June Dairy Month
In today’s show, we cover the California State Board of Food and Agriculture meeting with topics including drought, SIGMA, and broadband. We also celebrate June Dairy Month with an interview from one of California’s organic dairies.
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