Taylor Chalstrom sits down for this 100th-episode special of the MyAgLife podcast with JCS Marketing Publisher and CEO Jason Scott to discuss the evolution of the MyAgLife digital platform and what’s in store for the future.
Jan 14, 2022•13 min•Ep. 281
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor Luke Milliron to discuss the benefits of delayed irrigation and what current research shows in both walnuts and almonds.
Jan 07, 2022•20 min•Ep. 280
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UC Davis Graduate Student Researcher Faye Duan to discuss integrating chicken and vegetable production in organic farming and best practices to be recognized thus far.
Dec 31, 2021•19 min•Ep. 279
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UCCE Orchard Advisor Luke Milliron and West Coast Nut publisher Jason Scott to discuss important updates regarding the 2022 North Valley Nut Conference and what to expect from this event. This episode sponsored by Valent® Chateau® EZ Herbicide...
Dec 24, 2021•15 min•Ep. 278
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ali Montazar, UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor for Imperial County, to discuss new knowledge-based information for enhancing water and nitrogen use efficiency in desert fresh market carrots.
Dec 17, 2021•17 min•Ep. 277
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with California Farm Water Coalition’s Mike Wade to discuss what it could mean for Californians if we have another dry year.
Dec 10, 2021•16 min•Ep. 276
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brittney Goodrich, Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, to discuss the economic outlook for the 2022 almond pollination season.
Dec 03, 2021•24 min•Ep. 275
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Gabriele Ludwig, director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs at Almond Board of California, to discuss the importance of climate-smart agriculture practices in almond orchards.
Nov 26, 2021•23 min•Ep. 274
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM Advisor, to discuss Pacific flathead borer’s emergence as a significant pest in walnut and management tools for this pest.
Nov 19, 2021•29 min•Ep. 273
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ellen Bruno, assistant cooperative extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, to discuss the outlook for California’s almond market and expected growth moving forward.
Nov 12, 2021•12 min•Ep. 272
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Kat Jarvis-Shean, UCCE orchard systems advisor, to discuss dormancy in tree nut orchards and what trees do during the winter.
Nov 05, 2021•20 min•Ep. 271
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Margo Hale, regional director with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, to discuss Armed to Farm, a sustainable agriculture training program for military veterans.
Oct 29, 2021•23 min•Ep. 270
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rich Kreps, CCA, SSp. and contributing writer, to discuss keeping trees thirsty by manipulating soil salt content.
Oct 22, 2021•19 min•Ep. 269
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sean Jacobs, technical sales and marketing representative with Agro-K, and Chris Underwood, head of Product Development at Custom Agronomics, to discuss leaf sap analysis and proper tank mixing.
Oct 14, 2021•16 min•Ep. 268
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Timmy Jacobs, USDA Risk Management Specialist, to discuss biosolarization and cover crop impact on weeds and soilborne pathogens in marginal climates.
Oct 07, 2021•22 min•Ep. 267
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jason Scott, CEO and publisher of West Coast Nut magazine and JCS Marketing, Inc., to discuss the upcoming California Tree Nut Conference on November 3rd. This conference will bring growers together with industry leaders from across all the nut commodities and also provide valuable continuing education credits on important production practices.
Sep 30, 2021•17 min•Ep. 266
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Kent Daane, UCCE IPM specialist, at this year’s Crop Consultant Conference to discuss biology of and management strategies for vine mealybug in grapevines.
Sep 23, 2021•13 min•Ep. 265
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss activator spray adjuvant selection in trees and vines and matching the proper material to the job.
Sep 14, 2021•17 min•Ep. 264
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Davin Norene, walnut grower and manager with Norene Ranches, to discuss the new UC Davis walnut variety Wolfskill’s potential as an early-season variety.
Sep 09, 2021•14 min•Ep. 263
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Priscilla Rodriguez, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Food Safety at Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss a new proposal to mandate electric forklifts for the ag industry.
Sep 03, 2021•18 min•Ep. 262
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brian Wahlbrink, co-owner of Sperry Farms Inc. and new chairman of the Almond Board of California, to discuss making the transition to off-ground almond harvest.
Aug 26, 2021•12 min•Ep. 261
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sarah Light, UCCE agronomy advisor in Sutter, Yuba and Colusa counties, to discuss recent research trials to improve understanding of herbicide drift symptoms on hemp.
Aug 19, 2021•12 min•Ep. 260
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Daniele Zaccaria, UCCE agricultural water management specialist, to discuss water budgeting for pistachio in a drought year and options that growers have for management
Aug 12, 2021•25 min•Ep. 259
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Eryn Wingate, agronomist with Tri-Tech Ag Products, Inc., to discuss humic acids and their potential benefits to organic planting systems.
Aug 05, 2021•22 min•Ep. 258
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jason Scott, CEO of JCS Marketing Inc. and publisher of progressive Crop Consultant magazine, and Jerome Pier and Karl Wyant, current and incoming board chairs of Western Region Certified Crop Advisers Association, to discuss the upcoming Crop ConsultantConference on Sept. 16 and 17. This in-person two-day event will feature educational seminars with continuing education credits, an industry trade show, and live industry presentations.
Jul 29, 2021•22 min•Ep. 257
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Matt Comrey, technical nutrition agronomist with Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness, to discuss irrigation scheduling and maintenance in tree nut orchards.
Jul 22, 2021•30 min•Ep. 256
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Tim Birmingham, director of quality assurance and industry services at Almond Board of California, and Guangwei Huang, associate director of food research and technology, to discuss almond stockpile management for processors and growers.
Jul 15, 2021•28 min•Ep. 255
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jim Zion, managing partner at Meridian Growers, to discuss congestion at West Coast ports and how tree nut shipments are being affected.
Jul 08, 2021•17 min•Ep. 254
Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Shulamit Shroder, UCCE community education specialist in Kern County, and Jessie Kanter with the UCCE Small Farms and Specialty Crops Program in Fresno County to discuss cover cropping to achieve management goals and lessons learned from recent cover crop trials in the San Joaquin Valley.
Jul 01, 2021•15 min•Ep. 253
Taylor Chalstrom sits down 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.
Jun 24, 2021•24 min•Ep. 252