MyAgLife Daily News Report

Water is the main focus for today’s show. Sabrina Halvorson talks with William Bourdeau, Executive Vice President of Harris Farms, a director of Westlands Water District and Vice Chair of the board for the San Luis & Delta-Mendota water authority about the drought and ongoing water crisis. Taylor Chalstrom has a Tech Thursday report with Michael Davidson, CEO of Saturas USA. They discuss StemS...

In today’s show, we report on the House Ag Committee discussion and vote on the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act, expanding the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus to 2020 and 2021. We also talk about the future of agriculture with Jeff Sargent, Western Operations Manager with Satake USA. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get yo...

In today’s show, Taylor Chalstrom gives us a preview of a session at the upcoming Crop Consultant Conference with Jessie Kanter with the UCCE Small Farms and Specialty Crops Program in Fresno County. You can register for the Crop Consultant Conference by  clicking here. We have a guest interview from Brian Allmer with Bill Hammerich, Chief Executive Officer of the Colorado Livestock Association. S...

In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Elia Scudiero, Ph. D., Associate Research Agronomist at UC Riverside, Environmental Sciences about his session at the upcoming Crop Consultant Conference. Taylor Chalstrom talks with Matt Comrey, technical nutrition agronomist with Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness, about irrigation scheduling and maintenance in tree nut orchards.

In today’s show, we get a preview of an upcoming session at the Crop Consultant Conference. Sabrina Halvorson talks with Surendra Dara PhD, DAIT, Entomology & Biologicals Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension about his session on using biostimulants in integrated pest management. You can register for the Crop Consultant Conference by clicking here. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture...

In today's show, we report on the Senate Judiciary Hearing on immigration reform a well as the wildfire forecast for this season.  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.   Agromillora –  https://www.agromillora.com/ California Citrus Mutual –  https://www.cacitrusmutual.com/...

In today’s show, we hear from experts on drought, weather and wildfire, who spoke at a drought webinar Tuesday from the National Integrated Drought Information System. 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.   Agromillora –  https://www.agromillora.com/ California Citrus Mutua...

In today’s My Ag Life Daily News Report, Sabrina Halvorson talks with President and Co-Founder of Persistence Data Mining, Penelope Nagel about agriculture and technology.

In today’s My Ag Life in Almonds, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Almond Board of California President and CEO Richard Waycott about the recent California Almond Objective Measurement Report from the USDA-NASS. Taylor Chalstrom talks with Tim Birmingham, director of quality assurance and industry services at Almond Board of California, and Guangwei Huang, associate director of food research and techn...

In today’s show, we continue our coverage of the Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Policy Summit West, including how California agriculture’s regulatory cost structure compares with other states., and we hear more about the President’s executive order for greater competition in agriculture.  Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily new...

It’s Tech Thursday, and Taylor Chalstrom leads the show with Daniel Cathey, founder of Inputs. They discuss a digital procurement platform built for Independent Consultants, buying groups, farm management companies and in-house procurement personnel. 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 th...

Today, we report on the Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Policy Summit West , which was held this week in Sacramento. We hear from California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross and Roland Fumasi, Ph. D., EVP & North American Regional Head, RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness. We also report on the House Committee on Small Business hearing on how small businesses can help rebuild the rural economy. Suppor...

In today’s My Ag Life in Citrus show, host Sabrina Halvorson facilitates a conversation between Casey Creamer, president and CEO of California Citrus Mutual and Eric Bream, President of Bream Family Farm. They discuss regulations the California farmer face, the Sustainable Groundwater Act (SGMA), and more.  

In today’s show, we report on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of $500 million to expand meat and poultry processing capacity. And, Taylor Chlastrom talks with Jim Zion, managing partner at Meridian Growers, about congestion at West Coast ports and how tree nut shipments are being affected.

We focus on drought today, with audio from Governor Gavin Newsom’s news conference, Thursday. We also cover this week’s State Water Resources Control Board meeting. 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.   Agromillora –  https://www.agromillora.com/ California Citrus Mutual –...

In today’s show, we report on the California State Assembly Natural Resources Committee meeting and their discussion and vote on SB 456 by Senator John Laird. SB 456 is a bill on California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan Goals. 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 website...

Farmland owners in the Central Valley and Bay Area are invited to share their opinions on solar. Researcher and PhD student at Stanford, Nicole Buckley Biggs joins us on the show today to talk about her research and how farmers can help. To reach Nicole, email her at nbuck@stanford.edu . We also have Taylor Chalstrom’s interview with Shulamit Shroder, UCCE community education specialist in Kern Co...

In the show today, Sabrina Halvorson reports on the state Senate Ag Committee hearing on AB 45, which would change some hemp regulations. Taylor Chalstrom talks with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM advisor for North San Joaquin Valley, to discuss stink bug management in almond, including monitoring for true bugs as well as predatory stink bugs. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to...

Happy Independence Day! In today’s holiday edition, we revisit some of our most popular interviews from the last few weeks. We hear from Michael Boccadoro with the Ag Energy Consumers Association, Assemblyman Heath Flora, and beekeeper Gene Brandi. 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 thei...

In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson reports on the California Senate hearing on AB 535, the olive oil labeling bill. She also reports on President Biden’s meeting with western governors to discuss wild fire and drought. 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.   Agromillora –  h...

In today’s Tech Thursday episode, Taylor Chalstrom talks with Dennis Donahue, director of the Center for Innovation and Technology at Western Growers Association, about a statewide initiative aimed at developing a future workforce with the skills and knowledge to navigate emerging on-farm technology. Sabrina Halvorson has today’s news. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our...

In today’s program, Sabrina Halvorson reports on the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing on the state of federal wildland fire science, and Taylor Chalstrom talks UCCE orchard systems farm advisor about proper timing and other considerations for orchard mowing to reduce dust and potential disease. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors wh...

Today, Sabrina Halvorson talks with entomologist David Haviland about the Lime Swallowtail Butterfly and if it could be a problem for citrus in California. We also report on the recent House Agriculture Committee hearing on farm safety nets and hear testimony from California farmer Brian Talley, President of Talley Farms and Talley Vineyards in Arroyo Grande. Supporting the People who Support Agri...

This week, the California State Senate will hold a hearing on AB 535 – the olive oil labeling bill. Featured guests for today’s show are Micheal Fox, CEO of California Olive Ranch and Vince Ricchiuti, COO of Enzo Olive Oil  and PR Farms, who join us to discuss why they are against the bill and how it could effect California’s olive oil industry. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank...

In today’s show Sabrina Halvorson talks with Ali Amin of Primex Farms and WAPA board member about the current state of the tree nut industry. She also talks with wheat grower Devin Moon about transitioning to no-till farming, and Anastasia Pavlovic about the Agoro Carbon Alliance. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily new...