The MyAgLife Podcast

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Florent Trouillas, UCCE fruit and nut crop pathologist, to discuss red leaf blotch in almonds, a plant disease that has made its way into California and observed for the first time.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Felipe Avileis, Ph. D. student with UC Davis, to discuss the unintended consequences of clean fuel policies and how these affect emissions, land use and the prices of fuel and vegetable oils.

Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Steven Fenaroli, political affairs director for California Farm Bureau, to discuss updates on H5N1 Avian Influenza and how California producers can stay vigilant. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Shriya Rangarajan, postdoctoral researcher with the Organic Agriculture Institute , to discuss pressing concerns within the growing California organic ag industry and how these will be addressed in the future.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jeff Mitchell, cropping systems specialist at UC Davis, to discuss conservation agriculture in California and how certain practices, including no-till and cover cropping, have advanced in recent decades.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jordan Hazell, product manager for digital pest management, weather and frost at Semios+Agworld, to discuss advancements in artificial intelligence-powered pest management and where implementation makes sense.

Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Shaun Crook, first Vice President of the California Farm Bureau Federation, to explore the state of California's forestry industry, wildfires and the need for more logging.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Steve Vasquez, Western Region Certified Crop Advisers Association chair, and Jason Scott, publisher of Progressive Crop Consultant, to discuss the upcoming Crop Consultant Conference on September 25th and 26th in Visalia and what consultants can expect from this event.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sandro Steinbach, director of the Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies and professor of agribusiness and applied economics at North Dakota State University, to discuss potential trade conflicts brewing between the U.S. and China and how California agriculture would be affected.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Surendra Dara, entomologist with Oregon State University, to discuss RNAi, a new technology using targeted mechanisms against specific pests.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rex Stults, vice president of industry relations at Napa Valley Vintners, to discuss the organization's recent lobbying trip to Washington D.C. on behalf of the Napa Valley wine industry.

Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Shannon Douglass, California Farm Bureau's first-ever female president; Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's new President Kelly Fogarty-Tilma; and the organization's Executive Director Caitie Diemel to discuss how the three women leaders are addressing California ag issues.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor in Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss almond orchard management considerations for the month of May, including navel orangeworm, nutrition and more.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Greg Montez, PCA and technical services and field development with Albaugh, to discuss copper applications in 2024 for walnut and grape growers dealing with blight or mildew as well as best practices for avoiding resistance.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Renee Pinel, president/CEO of Western Plant Health, to discuss U.S. EPA's rodenticide proposal and some of the far-reaching impacts this could have for growers in California. 

Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Governmental Affairs Director for Stanislaus County Farm Bureau and Oakdale Irrigation District Board President Tom Orvis and Oakdale Irrigation District General Manager Scot Moody for a conversation on 2024’s miracle March, recent investments the district has put into its water delivery system, the state...

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Scott Warr, commercial manager of farming solutions at Yara North America and host of the Yara Crop Nutrition podcast, about important agronomic topics to be considered in today's agriculture industry.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Nutrien Financial's Jacquelyn Fernandes to discuss grower profit maximization, stretching dollars for input spending, creating more value with input purchases and more.

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. 

Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Paty Lopez, a longtime employee of Duarte Nursery in Hughson, Calif., to discuss the recent outcomes of AB 1066, California’s overtime law for ag workers, and how it has actually impacted farmworkers’ financial livelihoods negatively. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Roger Isom, president/CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss regulatory updates for California growers and processors.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor in Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss almond management considerations in March as almond bloom winds down and spring is around the corner. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Devin Clarke, CCA/PCA and agronomy solutions manager with Yara, to discuss why the industry should care about almond production's carbon footprint and improving it.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Elia Scudiero, associate professional researcher in the Dept. of Environmental Sciences at UC Riverside, to discuss characterizing the various properties of soil using electrical conductivity for better precision irrigation management.

On the first installment of this new MyAgLife podcast series titled "Farm Bureau Friday" in collaboration with the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau, Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Farm Employers Labor Service's Bryan Little to discuss new and updated regulations hitting agriculture in 2024. Listen in as they discuss the challenges with th...