MyAgLife Daily News Report

On today's segment, hear from Brandt Company's Raquel Gomez, speaker at the 2025 Crop Consultant Conference, about her upcoming session next week on tailored crop inputs for the farm. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website. New Age Ag Service - https://www.newageagserv...

On this week's MyAgLife in Technology segment, John Deere's Julien Le Vély discusses how the acquisition of GUSS Automation's autonomous sprayer system will make life simpler for specialty crop growers through tighter technology integration.  Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit t...

In part 1 of this week's Soil Health Series installment with American Pistachio Growers, APG's Joe Coelho and pistachio grower Justin Wylie discuss measuring key soil health indicators in the field and lab and ways to ensure repeatable sampling. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visi...

In part 1 of this week's Soil Health Series installment with American Pistachio Growers, UCCE Farm Advisor Mae Culumber discusses practical ways growers can measure soil health, from organic matter sampling to tracking carbon-to-nitrogen ratios. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visi...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds segment, Almond Board of California discusses India’s GST cut and fresh momentum in U.S.-EU trade talks. Special thanks to Almond Board of California for permission to repurpose this segment. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website. Ne...

On today's episode, hear about the selection of fully approved continuing education units for this month's Crop Consultant Conference as well as Miss California 2025, who will be visiting with attendees during Day 1 of the show. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website....

On today's episode, California Rice Experiment Station's Dustin Harrell discusses the potential release of three new rice varieties in 2026, the most ever in a single year. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website. New Age Ag Service - https://www.newageagservices.com/ F...

On today's episode, UCCE Citrus IPM Advisor Sandipa Gautam discusses outcomes of a recent roundtable discussion with PCAs about citrus mealybug and what can be done to counter high populations and prepare trees for next year. For the most detailed update, sign up today for the Crop Consultant Conference to hear Gautam's September 24 session on citrus mealybug. Supporting the People who Support Agr...

On today's episode, Stephen Vasquez, Western Region Certified Crop Advisers chair, and Jason Scott, publisher of Progressive Crop Consultant , discuss the upcoming Crop Consultant Conference on September 24th and 25th in Visalia and what consultants, grower applicators and industry professionals can expect from this event. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's spo...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds segment, Blue Diamond Growers' Mel Machado details California almond harvest, weather delays, rising pest pressure and the emergence of a mysterious beetle in his monthly Crop Progress Report. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website. N...

On this week's MyAgLife in Technology segment, hear from the team at Mar Vista Resources , interview sponsor for this year's Crop Consultant Conference, about their focus on nutrition and sustainability as well as the conversations they're looking forward to having with consultants at the show. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to...

On this week's MyAgLife in Technology segment, UC Davis' Gitta Coaker discusses harnessing artificial intelligence to reengineer plants’ immune receptors, broadening their ability to recognize evolving bacterial threats. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website. New Age...

Continuing the first installment of the new Soil Health Series with American Pistachio Growers, grower and APG board member Justin Wylie and APG's Joe Coelho discuss which core soil health indicators they rely on as well as measurement timings during the season. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please...

In the first installment of the new Soil Health Series with American Pistachio Growers, UCCE Farm Advisor Mae Culumber, grower and APG board member Justin Wylie, and APG's Joe Coelho discuss the essentials: how to define soil health in pistachio systems Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free...

On today's episode, hear from Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE rice and wild rice farm advisor and speaker at the 2025 Crop Consultant Conference, about her upcoming session in September on herbicide resistance in rice. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website. 2025 Crop Cons...

On today's episode, entrepreneur and grower Elaine Culotti outlines her bold plan to revive rail for California agriculture, reducing food waste, easing burdens on small farmers and creating a more sustainable, affordable path from farm to consumer. Check out the full discussion on tomorrow's MyAgLife podcast. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who mak...

On today's episode, hear the top article from the August edition of West Coast Nut magazine discussing closing the gaps in postharvest pest management to protect almond quality. Check out the full article here . Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website. 2025 Crop Consult...

On today's episode, UCCE's Justin Tanner explains how rising heat and drought increase evapotranspiration and vine stress that can trigger trunk disease, urging growers to minimize stress, monitor vineyards and weather closely, and adjust irrigation dynamically. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, Almond Board of California takes a look back at the 2024/25 crop year, spotlighting breakthrough trade wins and global partnerships that expanded almond access worldwide. Special thanks to Almond Board of California for permission to use this segment. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to...

On today's episode, hear from Roger Isom, CEO of Western Tree Nut Association and speaker at the 2025 Crop Consultant Conference, about his upcoming session in September on 1,3-D fumigant updates. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website. 2025 Crop Consultant Conference...

On this week's MyAgLife in Technology segment, UC ANR/VINE Connect's Hannah Johnson discusses an upcoming field day at UC Merced where growers and innovators will converge for a hands-on showcase of seven cutting-edge ag tech solutions, tackling real-world farming challenges in the field. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who makes it possible to get...

On this week's MyAgLife in Walnuts episode, California Walnut Board and Commission's Billy Ng discusses regulatory updates pertinent to the California walnut industry, including postharvest fumigant roundtables, looming EU packaging requirements, free CDFA food safety trainings and more. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get yo...

On today's episode, Nutrien's Dr. Karl Wyant shares his recent visit to Washington D.C., where he advocated for the U.S. agriculture industry, seeking support for the Plant Biostimulant Act in the next Farm Bill. Check out Dr. Wyant's full testimony here and stay tuned for the MyAgLife Podcast this Friday for the longer discussion on his experience in D.C. Supporting the People who Support Agricul...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, Almond Board of California's Gabrielle Ludwig outlines a multi-pronged response to California’s roof rat outbreak, emphasizing overlapping control strategies, grower coordination and targeted research to manage the pest effectively. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily...

On today's episode, hear from George Zhuang, UCCE viticulture farm advisor and speaker at the 2025 Crop Consultant Conference, about his upcoming session in September biofungicides for managing grapevine powdery mildew. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their website. 2025 Crop...