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California Berry Genetics Offering Superior Blueberry Varieties

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 8:57


Greg and Monica Willems are bringing growers and consumers remarkable new blueberry varieties. Their California Berry Genetics is one of the top blue berry nurseries in the nation. New varieties such as Sweet Duchess, Early Duchess, and Blue Duchess will be sold under the Farm to Table Berries brand.

Extended Drought and repeated Zero Water Allocations Cause Massive Concerns For California Agriculture

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 1:27


Joe Del Bosque is a long-time farmer in Wester Fresno and Merced Counties. He farms almonds, melons an other crops. He said farmers are selling their land and giving up their professions and the state wants to buy out other farms for the water rights!

Part 2 with William Bourdeau-- on Preserving our Domestic Food Supply

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 6:02


The vast majority of food, produced in the US, comes from California, which is experiencing another drought. However, for food security, sound policies must be made to allow farmers to get surface water for their crops. Too much water flows to the Pacific Ocean, which should go to farmers!

Part 2 Mario Santoyo on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 4:49


For decades, Mario Santoyo is someone who has fought hard for water for California Farmers. He describes the catastrophic nature of SGMA.

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Preserving the Domestic Food Supply with Sound Solutions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 10:08


William Bourdeau is Vice President of Harris Farms, a Director of Westlands Water District, and Chairman of the Board of the California Water Alliance. He speaks about preserving the California Food Supply for the Future.

Dire Prediction for California Agriculture Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 6:14


Mario Santoyo served as assistant manager for 30 years on the Friant Water Users Authority, and then served as Executive Director for the San Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure Authority representing the counties of Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings, in order to promote the building of Temperance Flat Dam. He has seen many zero allocations and has been bruised badly trying to insure water for California Agriculture. This is part 1 of his dire prediction for the Agricultural industry in California.

PCA Paul Crout: Conventional Produce is as Safe as Organic Produce

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 7:09


Part 2 of 2 Parts Paul Crout is a Pest Control Advisor and Certified Crop Advisor. He is with Helena Agri-Enterprises based in Templeton California. He is among thousands of PCAs and CCAs who assist growers in crop production. He noted California produce is safe to eat, whether grown conventionally or organically.

PCAs Like Paul Crout Are Important in California Agriculture

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 5:10


Paul Crout is a Pest Control Advisor and Certified Crop Advisor. He is with Helena Agri-Enterprises based in Templeton California. He is among thousands of PCAs and CCAs who assist growers in crop production.

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California PCAs, Such as Jeff Rasmussen, Are Plant Doctors

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 10:22


Jeff Rasmussen is a California Pest Control Advisor. He noted he is a plant doctor and chooses his plant pest and disease control methods very carefully. He often doesn't need to use pest control materials. Instead, he chooses cultural practices and biological products to control pests and diseases.

Plants Do Not Use Water....Instead....They Borrow it!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 1:01


Did you know that plants such as almonds do not truly use water....They borrow it! Please share this podcast with the naysayers!

Stuart Woolf on Zero Allocation, Pushing Almonds, Reservoirs and SGMA

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2021 4:54


Stuart Woolf is President and CEO of Woolf Farming and Processing. The farming operation produces almonds, pistachios, tomatoes, grapes, onions, garlic, wheat, hay and various other row crops. He noted how tough the 2021 production season is, with a zero water allocation.

A Dire Situation for California Ag

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 6:29


Due to very little rain and snow during the winter of 2020/2021, California growers are having to rely on groundwater to get through this season. We all believe this is an unsustainable struggle to irrigate crops. Ryan Jacobsen is the CEO of the Fresno County Farm Bureau. He is also the fourth generation of two Fresno County farm families. He noted that the situation is dire and will become more dire if we are at the cusp of another multiple-year drought.

California PCAs Need Their Voices Heard!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 7:42


Anthony LaFauce is with the Clyde Group -- a Washington D.C.-based communications and public relations firm. He is also an adjunct in the School of Communications Dept. at American University. He suggests ways for PCAs to get heard!

A new book entitled From Farms to Incubators available April 20th

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 9:15


Hear Amy Wu, the author of From Farms to Incubators on how women entrepreneurs are revolutionizing agriculture through high technology. Amy Wu is an award-winning agtech journalist and the producer/director of the documentary film From Farms to Incubators. She is widely published in major newspapers and magazines. In 2020, Wu was named on Worth magazine's Groundbreakers 2020 list of 50 Women Changing the World! Photo Courtesy of Bill Winters

Initial 5 % Water Allocation Worries Growers in California

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 5:55


Today's announcement is no surprise given current hydrologic conditions and regulations that restrict operations of the Central Valley Project, but it is devastating nonetheless for farmers and communities across the region that rely on water from the CVP and jobs created by irrigated agriculture.

Conservation Tillage in Field Crops Has Big Benefits to Soil

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 4:33


Jeff Mitchell is a UCANR Cropping Systems Specialist in the department of Plant Science at UC Davis. He has been researching Conservation Tillage for more than 20 years.

Major Headwinds Continue on California Dairy Farmers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 6:43


Competition from other state, massive regulations, and plant based movement pressure the industry.

The Value of Agricultural Pest Control Advisors, and Applicators

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 6:52


Pest Control Advisors and applicators must alway make there voices heard in social media and websites. Anthony LaFauce has been an adjunct at the American University, for eight years. He's taught public speaking, digital communications in public relations. He is a principle at the Clyde Group, a Washington D.C public relations and public affairs firm. The company works closely with Crop Life America---a national trade association that represents the manufactures, formulators and distributors of pesticides.

Miyoko Schinner Has an Idea That Could Help the Dairy Industry!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 1:28


The national dairy industry is hurting badly due to lower consumption and over-supply. Why not shut down the dairy and grow a crop that can be marketed and put black ink on your balance sheet instead of red ink!

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US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee For the First Time Recommend Eggs As the First Food for Babies and an Important Food For Toddlers.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 4:45


Emily Metz President and CEO of the American Egg Board Has the Details!

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First Huanglongbing Positive Asian Citrus Psyllid Found in Commercial Citrus Orchard in Riverside County

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 6:09


Officials fear that this orchard cound eventually become infected, with the fatal Huanglongbing disease, which would the first commercial orchard in California.

Caroline Stringer is the Director of Trade for the California Fresh Fruit Asscociation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 4:36


We're talking about current trade challenges due to the COVID pandemic. And Stringer along with other California specialty crop representative have recently been selected to serve on the Agricultural Technical Advisor Committee to provide technical advice and guidance to the USDA and the office of the US Trade Representative regarding international trade of the specialty crops

Does the Age Old Practice of White Latex Paint on Tree Trunks Protect it From Herbicide Damage?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 5:09


Drew Wolter is a Grad Student at UC Davis. He studied whether or not the latex paint on tree trunks made a difference. And by the way, Wolter was awarded first place for his scientific paper at the California Weed Science Societies annual meeting in Monterey.

Understanding the Impact of Early Season Algae Infestations in Rice Seeding Emergence and Establishment

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 4:04


Guelta Laguerre is an undergrad at UC Davis, and she won first place for her research poster as an undergrad at the recent California Weed Science Society Meeting in Monterey.

Important Management Seminar March 26 in Bakers field

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 3:51


Jesse Rojas with the Redd Group discusses another important Management Seminar that the Redd Group is presenting.

Dr. Eliza Dunn: Crop Protection Materials are Good for Humanity

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 7:45


Dr. Eliza Dunn is the Medical Sciences Outreach Lead For Bayer Crop Sciences. She has served in third-world countries as a medical doctor and knows first hand the effects of malnutrition and insect borne illnesses. She explains how crop protection materials, including glyphosate, can protect human populations from food insecurity and illnesses.

California Assembly Women Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher Betrayed the Non Union Farm Worker in the State

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 4:34


This podcast outlines how Assembly Women Lorena Gonzales Fletcher has stolen the dreams of non-UFW union farm employee in California. Jesse Rojas, spokesperson with Pick Justice Action, explains more. Also, Pick Justice has launched a Sweepstake for $5,000 regarding Fletcher's actions against non-union farm employees. Go to truthaboutlorena.com The Sweepstake is an ongoing awareness campaign to expose @LorenaSGonzalez who is in compete cahoots with he UFW union.

ApisProtect Available Soon for Beekeepers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 5:50


Beekeepers will so be able to know what is happening with the health of their hives with sensor technology from ApisProtect. For more information go to ApisProtect.com. You can also sign up for a free e-news letter at the site to stay up to date.

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Another Northern California Wheat Growers is Being Prosecuted by the Army Corp of Engineers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 8:59


Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Tony Francois is defending wheat farmer Jack LaPant.

Rob Schwehr with Atticus Speaks About The Company

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 4:55


Atticus is a company that keeps off-patent crop materials available for farmers.

James Whetlor is promoting Goat Meat Consumption

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 4:57


Whetlor is trying to keep the Billies from being euthanized at birth in order to move them into the food industry.

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Jesse Rojas with The Redd Group regarding the UFW and the CA ALRB

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 11:51


It's back to the usual with CA Gov. Gavin Newsom appointing a Pro-UFW attorney to the UFW.

Congressman Josh Harder on Water Infrastructure for the Central Valley

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2019 5:05


Josh Harder represents California's 10th Congressional district which includes the Stanislaus County areas Modesto, Turlock and Patterson. He recently introduced the SAVE Water Resources Act to address the Central Valley Water needs.

A New Home for the Center For Land-Based Learning

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019 7:01


Christine McMorrow, the communication director for The Center of Land-based Learning speaks about a groundbreaking of a new location for the center.

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Drew Wolter, UC Davis Grad Student is Working on Controlling Threespike Goosegrass

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 5:58


Drew Wolter, UC Davis Grad Student is Working on Controlling Threespike Goosegrass in tree nut orchards. The weed is showing tolerance to Glyphosate.

Manuel Cunha On Protecting Ag Employees During High Heat Work Days

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 4:57


It's critically important all Ag Employees during high-temperature days. All operations must provide adequate Water, Rest, and Shade

Alex Ott: Consumers Need More Education About Pecans

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 7:29


Alex Ott is the Executive Director of the American Pecan Council--- where the focus is increasing consumer consumption of pecans

West Sacramento FFA Member Anna Kelley Experiments to Make Garlic Eggs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 2:34


West Sacramento FFA and River City High School Anna Kelley Feeds her Hens Garlic and their eggs have a garlic flavor!

Sophia Marin is Helping Wasco High School Students Attend Bakersfield College

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 2:55


Sophia Marin is a Lab Assistant III at UC Cooperative Extension Kern County as well as an Adjunct Professor at Bakersfield College. She is helping Wasco High School Students attend Bakersfield College to learn more about the science of agriculture.

Beekeeper Jimmy Gardiner On Almond Pollination This Season

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 2:53


This year's almond pollination season started out cold and rainy. However, temperatures warmed up and there were enough days between rainstorms that bees were able to fly and pollinate the almonds.

FFA Student Mackenzie Camacho is Researching Botryosphaeria in Walnuts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 3:25


Minarets High School FFA Student Mackenzie Camacho wants to reduce the spreading of Botryosphaeria Spores when a farmer is burning infected wood.

Doris Mold Says More Women Farmers will be Counted on 2020 Census

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2019 4:00


Doris Mold Says More Women Farmers will be Counted on 2020 Census by Patrick Cavanaugh

Liberty Galvin a UC Davis PhD Student Explains the Problem with Weedy Rice

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 6:21


Find out what weedy rice is and why it's a problem for California rice growers,

Jesse Rojas on Important Meeting March 21 on What to do if ALRB or UFW Shows up to Farms

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2019 3:11


Jesse Rojas is the founder and CEO of the Redd Group and he is hosting the meeting at Hodel's Country Dining in Bakersfield 7 am to 11 am.

Idalia Navarro On Controlling Field Bindweed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 3:35


Idalia Navarro is an undergrad student at California State University Fresno. She has found that Field Bindweed can tolerate water with high salt content, however, the weed will not grow when water stressed.

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Sonora High School FFA Students Chris Ramos, left, and Cameron Christie Are Working with Compost

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 2:48


The Sonora FFA students are insulating compost in order to warm it up so that earthworms have a better survival rate.

UC PhD Student Katie Driver is researching Bearded Sprangletop weed in rice.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 3:22


Bearded Sprangletop is a troublesome weed in rice that is getting more difficult to control. Katie Driver is trying to solve the problem.

Fresno State Student Priyanka Chaudhari Studying Glyphosate Resistant Weeds

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 5:45


Chaudhari and here Professors are finding the reason Hairy Fleabane is Glyphosate Resistance.

Dennis Donohue On AgTecX.MP3

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2019 7:30


Dennis Donohue, the Director of the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology speaks about the recent AgTechx event in cooperation with Bayer Crop Science at Bayer's West Sacramento Biologics Research Facility.

Tim Jacobs On Sudan Grass And Solarization On Weed Control in Strawberries

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 6:36


Timothy Jacobs, A Grad Student Soon to Graduate from Cal Poly SLO Researches Weed Control in Organic Strawberries

Cody Drake on Using a Drone for Remote Sensing of Weed in Vineyards

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 3:18


Cody Drake is a senior at California State University. His work is trying to pinpoint where the weeds are for better weed management in vineyards.

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