The MyAgLife Podcast

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rich Kreps, certified crop advisor and soil specialist, to discuss ways to adjust your nutrition plan early and mid-season if a fall nutrition program was abandoned.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Steve Vasquez, California Pistachio Research Board’s incoming manager, and Bob Klein, the Board’s outgoing manager, to discuss perspectives for pistachio industry research as leadership is being shaken up and a large crop has arrived.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with JW Lemons, CCA and CPAg, to discuss challenges and opportunities certified crop advisers should consider in 2024 to the tune of nutrition, pest management, water and everything in between.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brittney Goodrich, assistant professor of cooperative extension in the Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis, to discuss the 2024 almond pollination season outlook, how to cut pollination expenses and other considerations.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jim Zion, managing partner with Meridian Growers, to discuss robust pistachio exports in 2023 and what changed for the industry.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ali Hill, cooperative extension specialist with UCCE and the department of agricultural and resource economics at UC Berkeley, to discuss California’s overtime law for ag workers and what happened to worker hours and pay.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Russell Taylor, CCA and vice president of Live Earth Products, to discuss conservation in agriculture in light of recently receiving the Certified Crop Adviser Conservationist of the Year Award for 2023.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Christi Falen, agronomist with ICL, to discuss nutrition-related challenges with growing more, high quality almonds, and the role of macro and micronutrients in a balanced program.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor in Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss winter considerations for tree nut orchards, including irrigation, pests and nutrition.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with CCA and Nutrien’s Director of Agronomy Dr. Karl Wyant to discuss getting your soil tests in line for 2024 to help guide nutrient management decisions and other practices.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Mike Wade, executive director at California Farm Water Coalition, to discuss updates to the Sites Reservoir project and the importance of improving the state’s water management system.

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.

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.

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.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jason Scott, CEO of JCS Marketing Inc., and Roger Isom, president/CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss the importance of agriculture getting involved in politics and the upcoming My Ag Nite social/political event for the industry. Register for My Ag Nite at https://myaglife.com/product/my-ag-nite/.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Roger Isom, president/CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss regulatory updates for California growers and processors in the realm of sustainable pest management and Endangered Species Act guidelines.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jason Haegele, North American agronomy lead with ICL Growing Solutions, to discuss the rising demand of water-soluble fertilizers and selecting the right product in a sea of options.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rachelle Antinetti, founder of Antinetti Consulting, to discuss developing the next generation of the ag workforce and a multi-year grant helping ag employers and community colleges create internship and apprenticeship opportunities.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor in Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss almond management considerations for October, including nutrient sprays, soil analyses, cover crops and more.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Nutrien’s Director of Agronomy Dr. Karl Wyant to discuss the concept of outsmarting your fertilizer competition for improving nutrient uptake of crops.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Tim Bucher, CEO and co-founder of Agtonomy, to discuss new pathways to farm autonomy and bringing scale and autonomy to ag robotics.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Mike Ming, agricultural appraiser and broker out of Kern County and owner of Alliance Ag Services, to discuss changing property trends and what’s driving tree nut land values.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Dr. Karl Wyant, Western Region Certified Crop Advisers Association chair, and Jason Scott, publisher of Progressive Crop Consultant, to discuss the upcoming Crop Consultant Conference on September 27th and 28th in Visalia and what consultants can expect from this event.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Elif Ceylan, strategic advisor with the VINE Validation of Innovation Program and co-founder of Opengate Partners, to discuss supporting innovation in the agriculture technology sector and finding climate-resilient solutions for California food systems.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Louise Ferguson, UC Davis pomology specialist, to discuss salinity management in drip irrigated pistachio and potentially reducing dormant-season leaching.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Tian Tian, UCCE viticulture farm advisor in Kern County, to discuss tips for managing vineyard nutrition including understanding vine nutrient status and determining nutrient needs.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE orchard advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss almond management recommendations for August and how the crop is fairing.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with JW Lemons, CCA, certified professional agronomist and account manager with Verdesian Life Sciences, to discuss using plant nutrition and biostimulant products to continue production in citrus trees infested with huanglongbing.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Dr. Ellen Bruno, assistant cooperative extension specialist in the Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, to discuss the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, in 2023 and how to best support its implementation moving forward.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Teleos' Brian Hegland to discuss implications of California Department of Pesticide Regulation's proposed restrictions on Telone/1,3-D set to come into effect January 2024.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brittney Goodrich, assistant professor of cooperative extension in UC Davis’ Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, to discuss the economics for navel orangeworm management in almond orchards taking costs and returns into consideration.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Dr. Karl Wyant, Western Region Certified Crop Advisers Association chair, and Jason Scott, publisher of Progressive Crop Consultant, to discuss the upcoming Crop Consultant Conference on September 27th and 28th in Visalia and what consultants can expect from this event. Register today at Conference | Progressive Crop Consultant

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Steven Soares of HotSpot Ag to discuss simplifying irrigation management and other management tasks through automation and real-time data.

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.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ali Cox, agriculture and food ingredient marketing specialist and Noble West founder, to discuss the importance of food and agriculture brands telling their stories.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss pest and water considerations for almonds in the month of June, taking into account this year's wet winter and spring flooding.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sarah Standiford, senior environmental scientist with California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Produce Safety Program, to discuss produce safety inspections and what growers should expect.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Western Agricultural Processors Association’s Roger Isom, Priscilla Rodriguez and Chris McGlothlin to discuss ag regulatory updates in the month of May.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Cameron Zuber, UCCE orchard crops farm advisor in Madera and Merced counties, to discuss identifying and mitigating replant challenges in almond orchards and preparing new orchards for issues they may face.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sudan Gyawaly, UCCE area IPM advisor for Butte, Colusa, Yuba-Sutter, Glenn and Tehama counties, to discuss choosing pesticide sprays to prioritize when you can’t afford them all.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE area IPM advisor for Stanislaus County, to discuss springtime and even late-season monitoring for and management of hemipteran ‘true bug’ pests in almond and pistachio.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Aztec Solar's Kevin Logue to discuss solar’s viability in agricultural settings and contributions to both resilience and sustainability.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Daniele Zaccaria, UC Davis agricultural water management specialist, to discuss irrigation scheduling methods and tools for winegrape vineyards.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Roger Isom, president/CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss key tree nut regulatory updates spanning from pesticides, to machinery, to Cal/OSHA standards.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, orchard systems advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss important considerations for your almond orchard in the month of April and changes to consider given increased precipitation.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Russell Taylor, vice president of Live Earth Products, Inc., and David Beaudreau, director of the Fertilizer Institute’s Biostimulant Council, to discuss biostimulant trends and usage as well as the recently reintroduced Plant Biostimulant Act and what this legislation could mean for the ag industry.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Matt Comrey, technical nutrition agronomist and sales manager with Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness, to discuss understanding and leveraging the nitrogen cycle for informed almond fertility decision-making.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Axiom Ag's Jeff Merritt at the 2023 Citrus Showcase to discuss optimal nutrition at different fruit growth stages and strategies for upgrading the modern nutrition program.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Kirsten Pearsons, UCCE IPM advisor, and Yu-Chen Wang, UCCE plant pathology advisor, to discuss new perspectives on combatting the lettuce industry's most prevalent diseases, such as impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) and pythium wilt.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Certified Crop Advisor and Soil Specialist Rich Kreps to discuss fertilizing your orchard now that the rain California finally needs is here. Additional information on this topic can be found in Rich's article in the February 2023 edition of West Coast Nut.