The MyAgLife Podcast

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Doreet Avni, Ph.D., head of bio-research at BeeHero, to discuss Pollinator Research Stations which provide public data to growers and beekeepers regarding pollinator activity during bloom.

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 February.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jesse Roseman, Almond Board of California principal analyst, to discuss connecting neighboring growers and PCAs interested in or currently using mating disruption to combat navel orangeworm. Almond Board's online tool for connecting orchards using mating disruption can be found at agneighbors.com. The passcode for access is nowmd.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Dr. Karl Wyant, director of agronomy at Nutrien, to discuss the agronomy of water. In the January/February 2023 edition of Progressive Crop Consultant magazine, Karl provided an in-depth look on the importance of water quality to nitrogen management plans, fertilizer performance, salinity issues and other areas of farm management.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Paul Schreiner, research plant physiologist with USDA-ARS, to discuss what we know and don’t know regarding foliar fertilization in the vineyard.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brittney Goodrich, assistant UCCE specialist with the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, to discuss the economic outlook for the 2023 almond pollination season as well as other considerations.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Steven Springhorn, Department of Water Resources' SGMA technical assistance manager, and Tara Moran, president/CEO of California Water Data Consortium, to discuss a new platform designed to help groundwater agencies address SGMA requirements in ways that are mutually beneficial for both agencies and growers. Helpful links: DWR’s statewide groundwater management webpage https://water.ca.gov/programs/groundwater-management To sign up for DWR’s Sustainable Groundwater Management email list: [email protected] California Water Data Consortium project webpage: https://cawaterdata.org/projects/groundwater-accounting-data-reporting-pilot-project/ Environmental Defense Fund project webpage: https://waterplatform.edf.org/ DWR News release: California Water Agencies Collaborate on Groundwater Digital Platform to Help Address Dry Wells and Water Supply Shortages Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District story map - Online interactive guide to accounting platform

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor Luke Milliron to discuss the benefits of delayed irrigation and what current research shows in both walnuts and almonds.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Robert Verloop, executive director and CEO of the California Walnut Board and Commission, and Jason Scott, CEO and publisher of JCS Marketing Inc. and West Coast Nut magazine, to discuss about the upcoming 2-day California Walnut Conference on January 5th and 6th. The conference will provide 5 hours of DPR CEUs and 7.5 hours of CCA CEUs. Register at the West Coast Nut site today.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Aubrey Bettencourt, Almond Alliance president and CEO, to discuss new opportunities for almond growers, including a pollinator initiative and the state's LandFlex water program.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Roger Isom, president and CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss ongoing pesticide activism that is once again threatening the California agriculture industry and how WAPA is working to fight the opposition.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sierra Gold Nursery's Reid Robinson to discuss the rise in popularity of self-fertile almond varieties and their associated benefits.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UCCE Farm Advisor Franz Niederholzer and West Coast Nut Publisher Jason Scott about the Nickels Soil Lab fundraiser and why the research facility is truly vital to the tree nut industry. Donate HERE today.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor Tian Tian to discuss the long-term effects of rootstocks on performance of mature grapevines.

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 Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss November almond orchard considerations, such as collecting spur samples, checking potassium and evaluating harvest samples.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jeff Carr of Deerpoint Group to discuss the need for consistency and precision when it comes to fertigation.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jason Scott, JCS Marketing CEO and West Coast Nut publisher, to discuss the upcoming California Tree Nut Conference and Grape and Wine meeting both taking place in Tulare, Calif. on November 3. The California Tree Nut Conference will feature the first-ever 'Industry Titan' award for tree nut research.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Louise Ferguson, UCCE Pomology Specialist, to discuss a new tool pistachio growers are evaluating due to concerns over less chill accumulation.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety’s Teresa Andrews to discuss the Center’s invaluable resources for ag workers in the western region.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rachelle Antinetti, vice president of operations at Dave Wilson Nursery, to discuss where today's tree nut and fruit nurseries are heading and challenges they're facing.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Dr. Karl Wyant, Western Region Certified Crop Advisers Association chair, and Jason Scott, publisher of Progressive Crop Consultant and West Coast Nut magazines, to discuss the upcoming Crop Consultant Conference on September 28th and 29th in Visalia and what consultants can expect from this event. Register here today.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with California Farm Water Coalition's Mike Wade to discuss regulatory supply cuts being made to growers on the Colorado River, how this can affect food supply and what can be done to provide relief.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Agromillora California Nursery’s Cliff Beumel to discuss orchard diversification with olive trees to protect the bottom line.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ryan Jacobsen, CEO of Fresno County Farm Bureau, to discuss the Bureau’s recent Farm Bill session hosting and what ag industry members want to see in the Bill’s next iteration.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Synagro's Thomas Fantozzi to discuss the benefits of compost in orchards and fields as well as best management practices.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with California ag’s very own John Duarte of Duarte Nursery to discuss his campaign for the U.S. House this November to represent California's 13th Congressional District. ***Disclaimer: Political stances taken during this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the MyAgLife/JCS Marketing team.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with John Knutson and Alyssa DeVincentis, co-founders at Vitidore, to discuss a unique cover crop mix that allows orchard and vineyard growers to increase permanent soil carbon sequestration and an accompanying monitoring and reporting verification technology.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Barry Goodell, a fungal biologist and biochemist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to discuss a previously unknown fungal mechanism that has the potential to solve one of the most serious issues affecting wine grapes: grapevine trunk disease.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Synagro’s Bob Ford to discuss the technical side of compost and how the composting process works into soil health.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss important pre-harvest considerations for almonds, including equipment, rodent control and deficit irrigation.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rich Kreps, Certified Crop Advisor and Soil Specialist, to discuss making a postharvest plan now to ensure crop health for next season and increase the bottom line.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Dr. Karl Wyant, Western Region Certified Crop Advisers Association chair, and Jason Scott, publisher of Progressive Crop Consultant and West Coast Nut magazines, to discuss the upcoming Crop Consultant Conference on September 28th and 29th in Visalia and what consultants can expect from this event. Register here today.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Chris Simmons in the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis and Rory Crowley with Project Apis m. to discuss biosolarization in almond orchards and how returning hulls and shells to the orchard can improve soil and tree health.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Greg Palumbo, director of agriculture at Rain Bird, to discuss precision irrigation for agriculture and things growers should consider for their irrigation systems.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Western Agricultural Processors Association's Roger Isom at this year's WAPA Annual Conference to review the last year of regulations and legislation affecting the processing industry and what is on the horizon.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Cliff Beumel, president of Agromillora California Nursery, to discuss opportunities and challenges in using the latest tree nut industry breeding technology.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Vern Johnson, CCA/PCA and president of Arizona Ag Solutions, to discuss balanced vineyard soil health and a few key items to look at on your vineyard soil report.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Cultiva’s Brian Tipton to discuss plant cuticle care and its role in mitigating agriculture’s environmental challenges.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Nitin Nitin, professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology and the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis, to discuss new research looking at food-grade bio-based coatings for reducing cross-contamination of pathogens in produce.

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.

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 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.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Gabriele Ludwig, Almond Board of California’s director of sustainability and environmental affairs, to discuss increasing inconsistency of rules governing acceptable Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for pesticide residues.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Dr. Karl Wyant, vice president of ag science at Heliae Ag, to discuss maximizing soil quality by maximizing soil health.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Mike Kelley, president and CEO of Central California Almond Growers Association, to discuss drivers for higher almond hull prices and how processors and growers can capitalize.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Shannah Whithaus, senior editor for pesticide safety education with UC ANR, and Lisa Blecker, pesticide safety educator at Colorado State University, to discuss the newly expanded and updated Pesticide Safety Manual for Private Applicators.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE vegetable crops advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss control of in-row weeds for processing tomatoes using automated and mechanical cultivators.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Matt Comrey, Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness technical nutrition agronomist, to discuss soil mapping for fine-tuned nutrient management and the value that variable rate application methods can have.

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.