MyAgLife Daily News Report

On this week's Walnut Wednesday episode, California Walnut Board President/CEO Robert Verloop gives updates on the Federal Marketing Order referendum.    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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board - https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra® -  https://phycoterr...

On this week's MyAgLife in Citrus episode, we hear about an upcoming Central Valley-area spray field day for citrus growers. More info here . Additionally, Kylie Harlan reports on research out of Florida that discovered a new sweetening agent in citrus fruits.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, we go to Pollination Corner with BeeHero's Itay Dror to discuss why the role technology can play in pollination management. Additionally, Verdesian Agronomist JW Lemons discusses key differences between phosphates and phosphites, a long-debated topic in the ag nutrient world.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who m...

On today's episode, we hear about first-of-its-kind irrigation research that the University of California has carried out specifically in avocados. Additionally, Kylie Harlan reports on the California Underserved and Small Producers Program providing drought support to farmers.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news...

On today's episode, UCCE Farm Advisor Sarah Light details and recently completed study showing cost and benefit analyses for winter cover cropping.   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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board - https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra® -  https://phycoterra.co...

On this week's Walnut Wednesday episode, we hear updated chemical control options for walnut scale. Additionally, Kylie Harlan reports on a new method of using a polymer molecule for reducing sediment and sediment-bound pesticides and nutrients in irrigation runoff.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please fee...

On today's episode, we hear key differences between living and nonliving biological pesticide products. Additionally, Vicky Boyd talks to Curtis Garner, co-founder of Verdant Robotics, about their tow-behind implement that uses computer vision and machine learning to identify and target weeds for herbicide applications.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, Almond Board's Josette Lewis discuss current research focused on different ways almond hulls and shells are being used. Additionally, Vicky Boyd reports on an autonomous cart that aids fruit pickers from the FIRA-USA Ag Robotics conference in Fresno.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you...

On today's episode, we hear about the importance of soil health when establishing a crop early in its life cycle.   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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board - https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra® -  https://phycoterra.com/ Verdesian -  https://vlsci.com/...

On this week's Tech Thursday episode, we hear about a new approach to production of nitrogen fertilizers by using local, renewable energy technologies to remove the method’s long-standing carbon footprint.    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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board...

In this week's Walnut Wednesday segment, UCCE's Katherine Jarvis-Shean discusses winter chill in walnut and the reality that warmer winters are here to stay.    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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board - https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra® -  https://ph...

On this week's MyAgLife in Citrus episode, California Citrus Mutual President Casey Creamer recaps some of the many issues discussed between CCM board members, Congress and USDA during their successful trip to Washington D.C. Additionally, Vicky Boyd talks with Creamer on the upcoming navel orange and mandarin seasons, which are expected to be larger than last year.    Supporting the People who Su...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, Ph. D. candidate and incoming UCCE Farm Advisor Ellie Andrews discusses new findings showing that almond hulls and shells release potassium into the soil when they are surface applied as organic matter amendments in the orchard.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Plea...

On today's show, we hear from UCCE Weed Specialist Brad Hanson about rimsulfuron's new Special Local Needs label for use on tomato broomrape.   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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board -  https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra® -  https://phycoterra.com/ Ve...

On today's episode, we hear about growers receiving financial incentives to reduce their water use and protect wildlife and water quality in the Delta as part of a Delta Drought Response Pilot Program. Additionally, Kylie Harlan reports on a new tool designed to allow agricultural professionals and others to assess a farm's habitat and to find opportunities to better support beneficial birds with...

On this week's Walnut Wednesday episode, UCCE Farm Advisor Luke Milliron provides up-to-date information on freeze damage prevention, both before and after an event occurs.   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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board -  https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra...

On today's episode, we hear using certain fertilizer forms during certain parts of the growing season can help cut down on input costs. Additionally, Kylie Harlan investigates why California's cannabis farms are more prone than other crops to wildfires.   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 vis...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, we hear about diagnosing one of the most common fungal canker diseases in almond: Ceratocystis canker. Additionally, Kylie Harlan reports on tasks for cleaning out barn owl/raptor boxes in fall.   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 visit their websit...

On today's episode, we hear about the various benefits that optimal soil health can deliver, such as nutrient use efficiency, better yields, etc.   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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board -  https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra® -  https://phycoterra.com...

On this week's Tech Thursday episode, we hear how nanobubbles in irrigation water can improve input efficiency in ag crops. Additionally, Vicky Boyd reports on Cal Poly's new Center for Wine and Viticulture.   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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board...

On this week's Walnut Wednesday episode, we review the top walnut article for this month's edition of  West Coast Nut  magazine as well as other top tree nut articles. Additionally, Kylie Harlan recaps University of California Cooperative Extension's first-ever hemp-related field day that was recently held in Davis.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make...

On this week's MyAgLife in Citrus episode, we hear about timely foliar fertilizer applications for citrus trees and why applying them in winter or summer matters for a grower's goal of increased yield and or/fruit size.   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 visit their websites. The California...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, it's all about pollination. We hear from a pollination company about reducing the gamble surrounding the practice during next year's bloom, and Kylie Harlan reports on the results of a recent pollination survey conducted by Pollinator Partnership.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you yo...

On today's episode, Agronomist Jerome Pier goes in depth on the new 10th edition of the Western Fertilizer Handbook and why the handbook is a 'daily driver' for many consultants in the industry.   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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board –  https://w...

On today's episode, we hear from Madera and Merced counties' newest orchard advisor Cameron Zuber, who shares his experiences with growers thus far.   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 visit their websites. The California Walnut Board –  https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra®  – https://phycoterra....