MyAgLife Daily News Report

We kick off today’s show with a discussion on energy prices with Michael Boccadoro, Executive Director of the Ag Energy Consumers Association. We also report on the California Cattlemen’s Association’s virtual workshop on wildfire preparedness and a Senate Ag Committee hearing on cattle markets. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you...

This is National Pollinator Week and in today’s show, Sabrina talks with California beekeeper Gene Brandi about how the drought is affecting honeybees and apiaries in the state. We also hear about the California Walnut Board’s recent campaign with See’s Candy, and we talk with Western Agricultural Processors Association board member Dan Pronsolino. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Tha...

In this week’s My Ag Life in Citrus segment, Sabrina Halvorson talks with UCCE farm advisor Ben Faber about citrus irrigation needs as summer progresses. Faber also provided additional resources for growers at these links: Dry Root Rot ; Citrus Pest Map ; Fire and Farmer Health ;  Sabrina also talks with Western Agriculture Processors Association Director of Regulatory Affairs and Food Safety, Pri...

In today’s episode, Sabrina Halvorson has a one-on-one discussion with California Assemblyman Health Flora (R-Ripon) about several key ag issues, including drought, water storage, wildfire prevention and assistance, energy and more. She also talks with the incoming chair of the Western Agricultural Processors Association, Kim Keyawa-Musselman, and Director of Technical Services, Chris McGlothlin....

Today we celebrate our 100th episode. Sabrina Halvorson reports from the Western Agricultural Processors Association annual meeting with interviews from Roger Isom and Michael Kelley. Hear important topics such as proposed tax increases and the impacts of the ag labor shortage. In addition, JCS Marketing President and CEO Jason Scott tells us about how the idea for the show started. Supporting the...

We focus on ag tech in today’s show. Sabrina Halvorson visited the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology where she talks with Walt Duflock, Western Growers Vice President of Innovation and Dennis Donohue, Director of the Center for Innovation and Technology. Taylor Chalstrom talks with Eric Pflueger with Premier Tech Systems and Automation about a next-generation robot for sorting a...

In today’s show, we report on the 2021 Virtual Almond Day from JCS Marketing. We also hear from Taylor Chalstrom and UCCE strawberry and caneberry advisor Mark Bolda on fusarium. You can read more about managing fusarium in strawberries in an article by Sabrina Halvorson in the June/July issue of Organic Farmer Magazine . Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who...

In today’s My Ag Life in Citrus show, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Rudy Mendoza, , Executive Director of the California Ag Labor Association about heat safety and what ag employers must do to be in compliance. We also report on the Citrus Research Board’s webinar series and an upcoming citrus production course. Get more information on the course by clicking here.   Supporting the People who Suppor...

In today's show, we highlight three events happening this week.  For more on the 2021 Virtual Almond Day, click here. For more on the Western Growers tech center open house, click here. For more on the Western Ag Processors Association meeting, click here.   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...

In today’s program, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Walt Duflock, Western Growers Vice President of Innovation about the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology and its upcoming open house event. 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....

In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Rudy Mendoza, executive director of the California Ag Labor Association about current COVID requirements for ag employers. In the news brief, we hear about a national coalition urging leaders to invest in water infrastructure. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please...

In today’s show, we report on the USDA’s announcement of $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains with comments from US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. We also get an update on the Asian Citrus Psyllid and hear from a House subcommittee hearing on climate change. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Pleas...

In today’s show, we hear from the president and CEO of JCS Marketing about the upcoming Almond Day virtual event. Almond Day 2021 will be held on June 15. You can register here. Also mentioned in today’s show, the Citrus Research Board’s summer webinar series. Find more information here. Sabrina also covers the Agri-Pulse Communications webinar on sustainability. Supporting the People who Support...

In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson reports on the public workshop on the agricultural burning phase out. Taylor Chalstrom talks with Kevin Long, general manager at Superior Almond Hulling about almond facilities are coping with harvest congestion. 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...

In today’s show, we cover the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District public workshop on phasing out agricultural burning. We hear the recommendations from the California Air Resources Control Board on the issue, including the need for more state funding. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel f...

Today is Tech Thursday, and Taylor Chalstrom leads the show with with David Gadoury, senior research associate in the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section at Cornell AgriTech. Today’s topic is an autonomous robotic carriage for making ultraviolet light treatments to suppress grapevine powdery mildew. Sabrina has today’s news brief and a segment on animal agriculture. Supporting the Pe...

In today’s show, we cover the California State Board of Food and Agriculture meeting with topics including drought, SIGMA, and broadband. We also celebrate June Dairy Month with an interview from one of California’s organic dairies. 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.   Ag...

We start today’s show with water. Sabrina Halvorson talks with Mike Wade,  Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition, about the drought, recent water allocation announcements, and the need for infrastructure improvements. For today’s My Ag Life in Citrus, she talks with Victoria Hornbaker, Director of the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Division at CDFA. Supporting the People...

In today’s show, we preview the upcoming Almond Day from JCS Marketing. Click here to learn more about it. We also have a My Ag Life in Almonds interview on navel orangeworm with Taylor Chalstrom and Houston Wilson, UCCE assistant specialist in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your...

In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Victoria Hornbaker, Director of the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Division at CDFA about the Asian Citrus Psyllid and the disease it can spread – Huanglongbing disease. Get the latest information on the spread of the psyllid and disease, as well as what's being done to protect the state's $3.4 Billion citrus industry. Brought to you by the Citru...

In today’s show, a Senate Appropriations subcommittee holds a hearing on forest management and preventing future fires. And another cut to water allocations. The State Water Resources Control Board Wednesday notified 930 junior water rights holders in the Upper Russian River basin that there is not enough water in the system and that diversions must be reduced immediately to safeguard the communit...

On today’s show: both sides of the proposed Pesticide Mill Assessment fee increase. Sabrina Halvorson talks with Director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation , Val Dolcini, and President and CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association , Roger Isom. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please...

In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Certified Crop Consultant Dustin Stewart about current nutrient needs for citrus. We also hear about plans from Dairy Management Inc. to reach younger generations. 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://ww...

Specialty Crops are an ‘industry of potential’, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers . Sabrina Halvorson talks with Curt Blades, AEM Senior Vice President, and Austin Gellings, AEM Agricultural Services Manager.  Sabrina also talks with Director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulations, Val Dolcini, about the upcoming OPCA conference . Taylor Chalstrom discusses nit...

In today’s show , Sabrina Halvorson gets an update on the grape crop with technical viticulturalist for Sun-Maid, Steve Vasquez. We hear about a summer outdoor cooking campaign from the American Lamb Board and board chair Gwendolyn Kitzan. 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...