MyAgLife Daily News Report

In today’s show, we hear about animal rights activists in San Diego, who take on a local fish market. We also report on the House Ag Appropriations Committee hearing and comments from Representative David Valadao and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the drought, ports, and more. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily n...

In today’s MyAgLife Daily News Report, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Rabobank’s David Magana about the recently released Five Year Market Outlook for Walnuts. Taylor Chalstrom discusses hemp nutrition with Grower James Knox. 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...

In today’s episode, we check in on citrus with Southern California citrus grower Chris Sayer, manager and partner of Petty Ranch. We also report on the Woodrow Wilson Center panel discussion on supply chain vulnerabilities In today’s Segment 4, host Sabrina Halvorson talks with Jo Webber, the CEO of STEMConnector and Pod Network about a new e-book STEMConnector has put out focuses on STEM careers...

In today’s My Ag Life Daily News Report, we talk with an almond grower to get an update on how the crop looks so far this spring. We’re also keeping an eye on AB 1, which would make some changes to environmental and toxic waste law in 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 w...

In today's My Ag Life Daily News Report, host Sabrina Halvorson talks with Stephen Vasquez of Sun-Maid about how grapes are progressing this spring and the need to watch for powdery mildew. She also covers the California State Assembly Water, Parks, And Wildlife Committee meeting and discussions on AB1500 and AB 614.  Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make...

It’s Tech Thursday, and Taylor Chalstrom has this week’s tech interview with Steve Booher. Sabrina Halvorson reports on the State Water Control Board’s public meeting on the Salton Sea Management Plan. 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.agromi...

We're all about water in today's daily news. Sabrina Halvorson covers comments from Department of Water Resources, the California State Water Resources Control Board and the California Board of Food and Agriculture. We also hear comments on why some want better protection for the state's salmon, regardless of what it may do to agriculture.  Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you t...

It’s a vital time in citrus development. Host Sabrina Halvorson checks back in with Certified Crop Advisor Dustin Stewart about what citrus growers should be watching for now. We also report on carbon credits and learn about the Irish Black Cattle Association. Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free t...

Many food industries faced sharp challenges with the sudden changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In today’s My Ag Life Daily News Report, host Sabrina Halvorson talks with Gwen Kitzan of the American Lamb Board to find out how the lamb industry is doing and to learn more about the board’s goals. Taylor Chalstrom talks with Rich Kreps about crop nutrition for pistachios.

Today, we report on the results of the April snow survey from the Department of Water Resources. Sabrina Halvorson talks with California commercial fisherman Dick Ogg about what AB 534 would mean for the industry, and we break down President Biden's American Rescue Plan, the indications for farmers, and what it could mean for California.

In today's episode, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Don Cameron about his 40 years at Terra Nova Ranch and being a leader in water recharge research. 

In today's Walnut Wednesday show, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Western Agricultural Processors Association President and CEO Roger Isom about the association's upcoming meeting and the issue with energy costs for agriculture. Taylor Chalstrom talks about soil health with Karl Wyant, Vice President of Ag Science at Heliae Agriculture. 

In today's My Ag Life in Citrus, Tulare Agriculture Commissioner Tom Tucker gives us an update on citrus bloom and Asian Citrus Psyllid mitigation.

In today’s show, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Assemblymember Adam Gray (D-Merced) about the state’s water shortage and how he thinks his fellow legislators should get involved. We also have Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s comments to the National Press Club. Today’s Segment 4 features Jocelyn Anderson, a young agricultural leader in Glenn County.

With news this week of more cuts to water allocations for many California farmers, Sabrina Halvorson talks with the chairman of the California Water Alliance, William Bourdeau. We report on the California legislators speaking out about reports of health officials "tipping off" leaders at the Fresno County Foster Farms during the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility that killed five people. The U.S. H...

Today Sabrina Halvorson covers the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit with EPA Administrator Micheal Regan. We also report on a Senate subcommittee hearing on water. Taylor Chalstrom has a Tech Thursday interview with Steve Vasquez, Technical Viticulturist with Sun-Maid Growers on weather station use in vineyards. 

It’s Walnut Wednesday. Today, we talk with Jennifer Williams, Marketing Director, Domestic Advertising with the California Walnut Board about the Power of 3 marketing campaign. We also report from the Public Lands Council’s Legislative Conference, CDFA’s Ag Day, and the Agriculture-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit. 

In today’s episode, Certified Crop Advisor Dustin Stewart shares what citrus growers need to know for the spring. We report on a California agribusiness case being heard by the Supreme Court. Sabrina Halvorson talks with cofounder of Women in Agriculture Leadership, Doris Mold, about agriculture advocacy. 

Today, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Ian LeMay of the California Fresno Fruit Industry about next steps after House passage of the Workforce Modernization Act.  Taylor Chalstom gets details on Spring pest management in almonds with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE area integrated pest management advisor. In today's Segment 4, Sabrina talks with beef advocate Cara Henri about efforts to advocate for the beef i...

An annual misinformation campaign against agriculture “The Dirty Dozen” is circulating once again from the Environmental Working Group. We talk with Teresa Thorne, the Executive Director of the Alliance for Food and Farming on how to combat attempts like these.  Plus, the house passes two immigration bills. Hear what California lawmakers had to say before the vote.

California wine grape growers are coming off their worst year since 2011. We talk with Jeff Bitter, President of Allied Grape Growers about the details of the latest grape crush report and what growers may experience this year. We also report on the immigration bills in the U.S. House and news on California fuel demands and the effect on growers in the Midwest.

Are you the next candidate for the Walnut Board? Hear from current board member Bill Carriere of Glenn County on why being involved in the industry is important to him. We also report on a set of bills making their way through the state legislature, including AB125, SB63 and SB322. Strawberry growers get important information in Segment 4 on a meeting that’s now available online for them. We talk...

Citrus growers in Texas have faced more than their share of difficulties in the last year. Sabrina Halvorson talks with Texas Citrus Mutual President Dale Murden about the challenges and the recovery in today’s My Ag Life in Citrus. We also have news coverage of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) press conference at the Mexican border and the Biden Administration's latest comments on bo...

In today’s show, Mandy Linquist with the California Rodeo Salinas joins host Sabrina Halvorson to talk about the Western way of life and the rodeo community.  We also talk about getting young farmers and ranchers involved in advocacy with Jocelyn Anderson of California Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers. Taylor Chalstrom talks with Eryn Wingate, agronomist with Tri-Tech Ag Products Inc about m...

The American Rescue Plan is signed into law, so what can our farmers expect to get from it? Sabrina Halvorson talks with National Farmers Union Vice President of Advocacy, Mike Strantz about the wins for agriculture.  Also, zoom fatigue is real, but hear why the Sacramento Farm Bureau Executive Director says the ag industry needs to keep advocating - remotely if necessary. Plus, we talk to UnitedA...