MyAgLife

The MyAgLife Podcast

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The MyAgLife Podcast is brought to you by JCS Marketing, Inc., the publisher of the industry-leading ag publications West Coast Nut, Progressive Crop Consultant and Grape & Wine Magazine. Our podcast will bring you exclusive interviews with industry professionals and more on a variety of production ag topics!

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3/12/21 - A Review of Pythium Diseases in Row Crops: Soilborne Organism is Known for Causing Seedling Diseases and Other Issues / Progressive Crop Consultant March/April 2021 11.03.2021 9:37

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by TriCal Diagnostics’ Steven Koike.

3/12/21 - MyAgLife Episode 56: Exclusive Interview with Eryn Wingate about Tightening the Nitrogen Cycle in Organic Agriculture 11.03.2021 20:58

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Eryn Wingate, agronomist with Tri-Tech Ag Products Inc., to discuss tightening the nitrogen cycle in organic agriculture and how to meet crop nitrogen needs without impacting the environment.

3/5/21 - A New Generation of Precision Spray Technology / Progressive Crop Consultant March/April 2021 04.03.2021 11:01

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by Heping Zhu, Agricultural Engineer and Lead Scientist, USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit and Steve Booher, Founder & CEO, Smart Guided® Systems, LLC.

3/5/21 - New Findings on Walnut Kernel Mold : Research Shows Hull-Split Fungicide Sprays and Cultural Practices Help Fight Walnut Kernel Mold / West Coast Nut March 2021 04.03.2021 11:20

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Vicky Boyd.

3/5/21- Smart Irrigation Technology can help with Water Management Decisions / West Coast Nut March 2021 04.03.2021 7:52

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by associate editor Cecilia Parsons.

3/5/21 - MyAgLife Episode 55: Exclusive Interview with Suterra’s Emily Symmes about Preserving Beneficials in the Orchard 04.03.2021 22:15

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Emily Symmes, a former UCCE Farm Advisor and now Senior Manager of Technical Field Services for Suterra, to discuss the importance of preserving beneficial insects in an orchard and making them part of your pest management plan.

2/26/21 - Preserve Beneficials in the Orchard : Sampling Begins in April to Count Natural Enemy Populations for Major Nut Pests / West Coast Nut February 2021 25.02.2021 7:58

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Associate Editor Cecilia Parsons.

2/26/21 - Pesticide Use During Almond Bloom : Prevent Harm to Bees by Using Safer Sprays and Practices / West Coast Nut February 2021 25.02.2021 6:26

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by editorial assistant intern Taylor Chalstrom.

2/26/21 - Centipedes and Millipedes in the Soil Food Web / Organic Farmer February/March 2021 25.02.2021 9:14

Listen to this article from Organic Farmer by contributing writer Danita Cahill.

2/26/21 - MyAgLife Episode 54: Exclusive Interview with UPL's Joe Vassios and UC Riverside's Jim Adaskaveg about Bacterial Blast and the Section 18 Renewal for the Bactericide Kasumin 25.02.2021 18:29

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Joe Vassios, Technical Service Lead for Specialty Crops at UPL, and UC Riverside Plant Pathologist Jim Adaskaveg to discuss bacterial blast in almond and how the recent Section 18 renewal for the bactericide Kasumin will be key to disease mitigation.

2/19/21 - Gill’s Mealybug in Pistachio: Experts Warn of Increased Presence in California Pistachio Orchards / West Coast Nut February 2021 19.02.2021 8:00

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Associate Editor Cecilia Parsons.

2/19/21 - Adding Value in Hulling and Shelling / West Coast Nut February 2021 19.02.2021 7:42

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Associate Editor Cecilia Parsons.

2/19/21 - Organic Almonds: Why and How from a Grower’s Perspective / Organic Farmer February/March 2021 18.02.2021 7:46

Listen to this article from Organic Farmer by editorial assistant intern Taylor Chalstrom.

2/19/21 - MyAgLife Episode 53: Exclusive Interview with Sun-Maid Technical Viticulturist Steve Vasquez about Weather Stations in Vineyards 18.02.2021 25:54

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Steve Vasquez, Technical Viticulturist for Sun-Maid Growers, to discuss weather station use in vineyards and how newly developed weather technologies provide beneficial insights to growers.

2/12/21 - Replanting an Almond Orchard : Address Physical, Chemical and Pest Challenges in Soil before Replanting / West Coast Nut February 2021 12.02.2021 12:37

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Mitch Lies.

2/12/21 - Spring Season Pest Monitoring Activities in Almond Orchards / West Coast Nut February 2021 12.02.2021 15:41

Listen to this article from West Cost Nut by Jhalendra Rijal, Area IPM Advisor, UCCE &Statewide IPM Program, and Sudan Gyawaly, Associate Research Specialist, UCCE.

2/12/21 - Fundamentals of Hemp Nutrition : Growers Share Insights on Meeting the Nutrient Needs of Hemp Crops / Organic Farmer February/March 2021 12.02.2021 8:15

Listen to this article from Organic Farmer by contributing writer Danita Cahill.

2/12/21 - MyAgLife Episode 52: Exclusive Interview with Louise Ferguson, UC Davis, about Canopy Management in Pistachios 12.02.2021 26:59

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Louise Ferguson, an Extension Specialist with the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, to discuss canopy management in pistachios and how mechanical and hand pruning can be used to produce good-quality annual crops.

2/5/21 - Don’t Cut Corners with Bot : Take an Integrated Approach to Avoid Limb Dieback and Yield Loss / West Coast Nut February 2021 04.02.2021 10:35

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Vicky Boyd.

2/5/21 - Integrated Pest Management on a Budget : Costs and Values Must be Weighed when Economics Become Reality / West Coast Nut February 2021 04.02.2021 7:24

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Associate Editor Cecilia Parsons.

2/5/21 - Tightening the Nitrogen Cycling in Organic Agriculture: How to Meet Crop Nitrogen Needs without Impacting the Environment / Organic Farmer February/March 2021 04.02.2021 8:49

Listen to this article from Organic Farmer by Eryn Wingate, Agronomist, Tri-Tech Ag Products Inc.

2/5/21 - MyAgLife Episode 51: Exclusive Interview with Almond Board of California's Drew Wolter on the Opportunities his New Position will Provide 04.02.2021 11:12

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Drew Wolter, Almond Board of California’s new Senior Specialist in Pest Management, to talk about what opportunities his new position will provide for advancement in Integrated Pest Management techniques.

Rough Year for California Beekeepers: Wildfires, Mites and Forage Loss are Concerns, but Not Expected to Impact Almond Pollination / West Coast Nut January 2021 28.01.2021 6:50

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Associate Editor Cecilia Parsons.

Pierce’s Disease in Grapevine: Identification and Control of Insect Vectors is Crucial to Control / Progressive Crop Consultant January/February 2021 28.01.2021 12:56

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by UCCE Area Viticulture Advisor Karl T. Lund.

MyAgLife Episode 49: Exclusive Interview with UCCE’s Sarah Light about Pests in Hemp 28.01.2021 12:42

Taylor Chalstrom talks with Sarah Light, UCCE Agronomy Advisor in Sutter, Yuba and Colusa counties, about pests in hemp and the crop and yield loss currently being assessed in this newer commodity.