The MyAgLife Podcast

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Surendra Dara, entomologist with Oregon State University, to discuss RNAi, a new technology using targeted mechanisms against specific pests.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rex Stults, vice president of industry relations at Napa Valley Vintners, to discuss the organization's recent lobbying trip to Washington D.C. on behalf of the Napa Valley wine industry.

Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Shannon Douglass, California Farm Bureau's first-ever female president; Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's new President Kelly Fogarty-Tilma; and the organization's Executive Director Caitie Diemel to discuss how the three women leaders are addressing California ag issues.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor in Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss almond orchard management considerations for the month of May, including navel orangeworm, nutrition and more.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Greg Montez, PCA and technical services and field development with Albaugh, to discuss copper applications in 2024 for walnut and grape growers dealing with blight or mildew as well as best practices for avoiding resistance.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Renee Pinel, president/CEO of Western Plant Health, to discuss U.S. EPA's rodenticide proposal and some of the far-reaching impacts this could have for growers in California. 

Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Governmental Affairs Director for Stanislaus County Farm Bureau and Oakdale Irrigation District Board President Tom Orvis and Oakdale Irrigation District General Manager Scot Moody for a conversation on 2024’s miracle March, recent investments the district has put into its water delivery system, the state...

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Scott Warr, commercial manager of farming solutions at Yara North America and host of the Yara Crop Nutrition podcast, about important agronomic topics to be considered in today's agriculture industry.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Nutrien Financial's Jacquelyn Fernandes to discuss grower profit maximization, stretching dollars for input spending, creating more value with input purchases and more.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Matt Comrey, technical nutrition agronomist and sales manager with Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness, to discuss understanding and leveraging the nitrogen cycle for informed almond fertility decision-making. 

Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Paty Lopez, a longtime employee of Duarte Nursery in Hughson, Calif., to discuss the recent outcomes of AB 1066, California’s overtime law for ag workers, and how it has actually impacted farmworkers’ financial livelihoods negatively. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Roger Isom, president/CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss regulatory updates for California growers and processors.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor in Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss almond management considerations in March as almond bloom winds down and spring is around the corner. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Devin Clarke, CCA/PCA and agronomy solutions manager with Yara, to discuss why the industry should care about almond production's carbon footprint and improving it.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Elia Scudiero, associate professional researcher in the Dept. of Environmental Sciences at UC Riverside, to discuss characterizing the various properties of soil using electrical conductivity for better precision irrigation management.

On the first installment of this new MyAgLife podcast series titled "Farm Bureau Friday" in collaboration with the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau, Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Farm Employers Labor Service's Bryan Little to discuss new and updated regulations hitting agriculture in 2024. Listen in as they discuss the challenges with th...

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rich Kreps, certified crop advisor and soil specialist, to discuss ways to adjust your nutrition plan early and mid-season if a fall nutrition program was abandoned.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Steve Vasquez, California Pistachio Research Board’s incoming manager, and Bob Klein, the Board’s outgoing manager, to discuss perspectives for pistachio industry research as leadership is being shaken up and a large crop has arrived.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with JW Lemons, CCA and CPAg, to discuss challenges and opportunities certified crop advisers should consider in 2024 to the tune of nutrition, pest management, water and everything in between. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brittney Goodrich, assistant professor of cooperative extension in the Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis, to discuss the 2024 almond pollination season outlook, how to cut pollination expenses and other considerations.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jim Zion, managing partner with Meridian Growers, to discuss robust pistachio exports in 2023 and what changed for the industry.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ali Hill, cooperative extension specialist with UCCE and the department of agricultural and resource economics at UC Berkeley, to discuss California’s overtime law for ag workers and what happened to worker hours and pay.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Russell Taylor, CCA and vice president of Live Earth Products, to discuss conservation in agriculture in light of recently receiving the Certified Crop Adviser Conservationist of the Year Award for 2023.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Christi Falen, agronomist with ICL, to discuss nutrition-related challenges with growing more, high quality almonds, and the role of macro and micronutrients in a balanced program.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor in Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss winter considerations for tree nut orchards, including irrigation, pests and nutrition.