MyAgLife Daily News Report

Today, tune in as American Pistachio Growers' Wes Wilson detail next week's 2022 Pistachio Industry Annual Conference. The full agenda can be found at https://apgpower.americanpistachios.org/schedule/ . Additionally, Vicky Boyd gets a Central Valley almond grower's take on surface water cutbacks.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get...

On today's Tech Thursday episode, ag engineer Heping Zhu details a new "E-Nose" device that can sniff out pestered plants.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives.com/milliontrees The California Walnut Board –  https://walnuts.org/ Soil an...

On this episode of Walnut Wednesday, Vicky Boyd talks to Rabobank's David Magana about what the next five years might look like economically for the walnut industry. Additionally, Citrus Research Board's Marcy Martin details the Board's priorities for 2022.   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...

Hear from Citrus Research Board's Marcy Martin on what the Board addressed in 2021. Additionally, Ashtyn Carr reviews the recent World Market Trade Report with California Citrus Mutual's Casey Creamer.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.oliv...

 Today, hear from UCCE's Brent Holtz about origins of whole orchard recycling and how an idea turned into a best management practice.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives.com/milliontrees The California Walnut Board –  https://walnuts.o...

On this Friday edition of the My Ag Life Daily News Report, hear about a new web-based tool for pistachio growth prediction from UCCE's Louise Ferguson and UC Berkeley's Andy Lyons.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives.com/milliontrees...

In today's show, hear from Viticulturist Sarah Atwood about a new biocontrol approach for reduction of Pierce's Disease in vineyards.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives.com/milliontrees The California Walnut Board –  https://walnuts.o...

On this week's Walnut Wednesday episode, hear from Oregon State University's Surendra Dara on spotted lanternfly's risk to California walnuts. Additionally, Dr. Karl Wyant goes back to the basics of soil health in the first of a series of soil health segments for 2022.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please...

On today's episode, hear what spray companies are doing to help growers be more efficient in the wake of skyrocketed input costs. Additionally, hear about the 2021 preliminary winegrape crush report.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives...

On today's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, hear an update on the ports from Almond Alliance's Aubrey Bettencourt. Additionally, Vicky Boyd reports on the GUSS autonomous sprayer at the Tulare Farm Show.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives...

On today's episode, hear from UCCE's Sarah Light about upcoming in-person cover crop events in the Sacramento Valley. Additionally, Ashlee Pike reports on Sustainable Groundwater Management Act updates.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.oli...

On this episode of Tech Thursday, here about an autonomous laser weeder for conventional and organic row crops. Additionally, hear from the Department of Water Resource's Sean de Guzman about current snowpack and water levels for the state. 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 this episode of Walnut Wednesday, walnut processors discuss their thoughts and experiences regarding last year's crop and current supply chain woes. Additionally, hear a report on avocados with California Avocado Commission's Jan Delyser ahead of this Sunday's Super Bowl.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. P...

Today's show features California Citrus Mutual President and CEO Casey Creamer about what to look forward to at the upcoming Citrus Showcase in March.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives.com/milliontrees The California Walnut Board – ...

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, hear from different nurseries on current almond varietal trends in the state. Additionally, hear about what Family Water Alliance was up to in 2021 and issues it will address in 2022.   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. Musco F...

On today's episode, hear from UCCE's Franz Niederholzer on what he's heard from growers about perennial almond pests this winter. Additionally, hear UC Davis' Daniel Karp discuss new findings from a recent avian foodborne risk study.   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. M...

On this Thursday edition, hear about new California regulations affecting ag businesses in 2022 from Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen. 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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives.com/milliontrees The California Walnut Board –  https:/...

On this episode of Walnut Wednesday, hear California Walnut Board and Commission's Jennifer Olmstead discuss plans for American Heart Month in February. Additionally, Cal Poly Strawberry Center's Dr. Gerald Holmes talks about the Center's success since its inception. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel...

On the show today, hear from California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross and Undersecretary Christine Birdsong about port congestion from government’s perspective and what is being done to counter current issues. 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. M...

Today's show features information from Bee Corp's Ellie Symes talk almond pollination for 2022 and how infrared tech can be used in place of manual hive health inspections.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives.com/milliontrees The Calif...

Today’s episode features part two of the series on grower cooperators in research continued from Wednesday’s episode. This time, we hear from UCCE’s Kat Jarvis-Shean on the researcher’s perspective. Additionally, we hear about the unknowns of growing processing tomatoes in 2022.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily new...

Today’s Tech Thursday episode features Koppert Biological Systems’ Blake Wilbur, who discusses a technologically advanced hive for housing bumblebees. Additionally, hear how last year’s drought conditions affected bees and beekeepers the perspective of California beekeeper Gene Brandi.   Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your da...

Today's Walnut Wednesday episode features walnut grower Davin Norene, who provides input on the importance of growers cooperating with extension and USDA researchers.    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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives.com/milliontrees The California...

Today's show features a California Department of Food and Agriculture behind-the-scenes report with California Citrus Mutual member Julia Inestroza on Hermosa Tierra Farm. Additionally, hear information about the upcoming Riverside County Citrus Grower Meeting as well as information from Vicky Boyd about the California Rice Experiment Station's new director.   Supporting the People who Support Agr...

Tune in today as Brad Higbee, Field R&D Manger with Trece, Inc., discusses the 2008-12 areawide IPM project for navel orangeworm and development of mating disruption for NOW.   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. Musco Family Olive Co. – www.olives.com/milliontrees The...