Podcasts about Salinas Valley

Innovation is a cornerstone of successful farming, and no one knows that more than grower Glenn Noma.After a long, successful career with the large California vegetable farm, Tanimura & Antle, he has a creative new endeavor in the Salinas Valley – hydroponic strawberries.Growing them in this unusual way provides many benefits, including providing berries to consumers during times when conventional operations are unable to fulfill.Noma said Redox Bio-Nutrients has long been a key to his success, with diKaP™, Mainstay™ Calcium 2.0 and Mainstay™ Si among his proven winners.“In my overall fertilizer budget, I was actually spending less per acre per year and getting better and higher quality yields,” he said. “Now I'm using it for hydroponic strawberries, and  it has worked extraordinarily well.”Glenn is a third-generation produce grower, and his past innovation includes designing a solar powered harvester.

Enjoy listening? Buy me a beer! https://buymeabeer.com/filthyspoonpodcast Join Jon on this solo episode of The Filthy Spoon Podcast, where he dives into a dynamic conversation with plenty of standout guests like Willow Creek Custom Calls and Duck Chugger. Delve into engaging stories and updates from Elite Bow Fishing to Pinto ridge Taxidermy, all while soaking up the atmosphere of the North Sac Valley on a typical Sunday night. In this episode, discover heartrending experiences from a trip to Mexico, where a mission to build homes provides a life-changing perspective. Listen as Ivan tells about the week in Mexico, a guided fishing tour down the rivers of Northern California, and some good-natured banter made better with a few beers. From community service to outdoor adventures, this episode packs charm and authenticity, showcasing the spirit of camaraderie, philanthropy, and old-fashioned fun.

In this episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with Barbara Meza, Director of Human Resources at Taylor Farms and Taylor Harvesting, to talk about her inspiring journey in agriculture and leadership.Barbara opens up about starting her career at Ocean Mist Farms to help support her family and how that role unexpectedly turned into a lifelong passion—especially after becoming a single mother. She candidly discusses overcoming self-doubt, navigating a male-dominated industry, and the power of programs like the Women Ag Academy in building her confidence and sense of community.Through stories of mentorship, personal growth, and resilience, Barbara shares the pivotal moments that shaped her—like being entrusted with building an HR department and learning to reframe even the most tedious work tasks with deeper purpose. She also opened up about being raised by a strong single mother, facing painful judgment from family, and using that adversity to push herself further. Her mother—who also worked in ag—instilled in her a deep sense of professionalism, integrity, and compassion. It was powerful to hear how those early lessons continue to shape her leadership today.This conversation is a powerful reminder that growth comes from discomfort, confidence is often seen before it's felt, and when women support women, amazing things happen.Barbara Meza: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-meza-phr-87064250/Kirti Mutatkar, President and CEO of UnitedAg. Reach me at kmutatkar@unitedag.org, www.linkedin.com/in/kirtimutatkarUnitedAg website - www.unitedag.orgUnitedAg Health and Wellness Centers - https://www.unitedag.org/health-benefits/united-agricultural-benefit-trust/health-centers/Episode Contributors - Barbara Meza, Kirti Mutatkar, Dave Visaya, Rhianna MaciasThe episode is also sponsored by Brent Eastman Insurance Services Inc. - https://brenteastman.comBlue Shield of California - https://www.blueshieldca.comElite Medical - https://www.elitecorpmed.comGallagher - https://www.ajg.com/SAIN Medical https://sainmedical.com/MDI Network - https://www.mdinetworx.com/about-us

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstatesOcean Mist Farms: https://www.oceanmist.com/Today's episode features Mark Munger of Ocean Mist Farms in Castroville, California in the Salinas Valley. Mark shares a story that I think is very relevant to a lot of agriculture production today, all over the world. Although they've grown a great business to produce consistent, high quality, affordable, safe, nutritious commodities, they still face challenges. Rising costs, regulations, competition, and consumers whose expectations for convenience have gone up dramatically. These headwinds have propelled the company in the direction of innovation, and Mark is going to share that with us today. For background, Mark Munger is the director of marketing at Ocean Mist Farms, where he has been for the last 2 ½ years. But Mark is definitely not new to the industry - he has worked in fresh produce for almost 40 years, including positions at the Produce Marketing Association, Driscoll's, 4Earth Farms, and others. Brought to you by Case IH: Case IH designs,engineers and produces cutting-edge farm equipment based on a comprehensive understanding of farmers' needs, wants and challenges, integrating these insights into their development and manufacturing.For example, take their Model Year 25 Magnum tractor. The new Magnum is purposefully designed to answer farmers' needs in every design and engineering choice. Improved horsepower for pulling heavier loads, faster. Bundled, integrated and ready-to-go precision tech for greater accuracy in the field. And a transmission farmers can tweak for improved control and performance in different tasks. That kind of design thinking is exactly where the future of ag is headed, and that's why you'll be hearing me talk to the folks at Case IH at different points throughout this quarter about what they do and how they're working to push the ag forward.

The USDA grant-funded project is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from specialty crops in the Salinas Valley.

In this episode, I speak with Stan Welsh, a healthcare provider at the UnitedAg Health and Wellness Center in Salinas, about the transformative power of putting people at the heart of healthcare. We explore the importance of compassion, trust, and meaningful human connections in improving patient outcomes and redefining what it means to provide quality care.Stan shares his insights on how human interaction is often missing in traditional, metrics-driven healthcare settings and how the approach at UnitedAg allows providers to fulfill their desire to make a real difference. We discuss how small yet impactful changes—like showing appreciation and building trust—can create a ripple effect, leading to better patient experiences and long-term growth.Stan and I also dive into practical advice for listeners: the importance of self-care, including regular checkups, a balanced diet, and consistent exercise. Stan stresses the value of simplicity and consistency in maintaining health and well-being. Finally, we discuss how UnitedAg's philosophy of putting people first—not metrics or profit—has tripled its impact, proving that prioritizing human beings at the center of care not only makes business sense but is also a step toward transforming the healthcare system.Tune in for an inspiring conversation about challenging the status quo and the power of human connection in healthcare.This episode is sponsored by UnitedAg,  one of the largest association health plans to offer healthcare to the agriculture industry of California and Arizona.  Kirti Mutatkar, President and CEO of UnitedAg. Reach me at kmutatkar@unitedag.org, www.linkedin.com/in/kirtimutatkarUnitedAg website - www.unitedag.orgUnitedAg Health and Wellness Centers - https://www.unitedag.org/health-benefits/united-agricultural-benefit-trust/health-centers/Episode Contributors - Stan Welsh, Kirti Mutatkar, Dave Visaya, Rhianna MaciasThe episode is also sponsored by Brent Eastman Insurance Services Inc. - https://brenteastman.comBlue Shield of California - https://www.blueshieldca.comElite Medical - https://www.elitecorpmed.comGallagher - https://www.ajg.com/SAIN Medical https://sainmedical.com/MDI Network - https://www.mdinetworx.com/about-us 

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Jacque Rupp is a documentary and fine-art photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A visual storyteller, Rupp uses the camera to challenge and question, offering a unique perspective on the world around us. In her most recent work, Rupp focuses on womanhood, using herself and experiences. As the subject matter, Rupp ventures off into the imagined, exploring issues of identity and purpose. Rupp received an MBA from Santa Clara University and later worked as an executive in Silicon Valley. Building on her lifelong passion for the visual arts, Rupp studied photography at Stanford University, at the Los Angeles Center of Photography and Santa Fe Workshops. She is on the advisory board for the UNAFF (United Nations Associated Film Festival), a documentary film festival and serves on the board of the Weston Collective, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding student access to photography. Her photographs are held in private collections and have been exhibited widely in juried shows and publications. Rupp's documentary work on farmers in the Salinas Valley has been used by numerous nonprofit organizations both in print and online. Jacque Rupp was selected as a Critical Mass finalist in both 2022 and 2023. Resources The Red Purse Book Websites Photo Workshops Tokyo Exploration Workshop with Ibarionex Perello Sponsors Charcoal Book Club Chico Review Photobook Retreat Frames Magazine Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download it for . Click here to download Contribute a one-time donation to the show thru Buy Me a Coffee Support the work at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

In this special episode, I reflect on my journey alongside an extraordinary leader and mentor, Veronica Urzua-Alvero, Vice President of Human Resources at Church Brothers Farms, who has been instrumental in shaping not only UnitedAg's organization but also my own approach to leadership. Veronica's roots in agriculture, inspired by her family, set her on a path where she found her true calling in operations and community-building within the ag industry. Her resilience and determination allowed her to rise above challenges and stay focused on her own growth without letting external factors derail her journey.Veronica's strategic thinking and unique insights have shaped UnitedAg's distinct approach, one that doesn't simply follow the industry but stays true to who we are. Through her guidance, I've learned how important it is to view challenges with a long-term perspective, making big-picture decisions that serve the greater good, even if they're tough in the moment.During our conversation, Veronica also shares her shift from a focus on individual achievement to empowering her team, fostering a growth-oriented and purpose-driven environment. We both emphasize the importance of empathy and coaching in leadership, striving to build understanding and resilience within our teams.  We also reflect on the impact of Veronica's leadership, especially in her role at UnitedAg such as serving as the first female chairperson in 2013 and guiding us through significant events like the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and COVID-19. Her big-picture vision and risk management skills were essential to building a strong foundation for UnitedAg, setting structures and making decisions that continue to support our organization today. I am deeply grateful for her friendship and leadership. She has not only shaped UnitedAg but has influenced how I lead and live my life, encouraging me to think beyond the immediate and truly value the people and purpose behind our work. Join us as I celebrate and share the lessons I've learned from this remarkable leader and friend, Veronica Urzua-Alvero.Veronica Urzua-Alvero: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-urzua-alvero-52842730b/Church Brothers Farms: https://www.churchbrothers.com/This episode is sponsored by UnitedAg,  one of the largest association health plans to offer healthcare to the agriculture industry of California and Arizona.  Kirti Mutatkar, President and CEO of UnitedAg. Reach me at kmutatkar@unitedag.org, www.linkedin.com/in/kirtimutatkarUnitedAg website - www.unitedag.orgEpisode Contributors - Veronica Urzua-Alvero, Kirti Mutatkar, Dave Visaya, Rhianna MaciasThe episode is also sponsored by Brent Eastman Insurance Services Inc. - https://brenteastman.comBlue Shield of California - https://www.blueshieldca.comElite Medical - https://www.elitecorpmed.comGallagher - https://www.ajg.com/SAIN Medical https://sainmedical.com/MDI Network - https://www.mdinetworx.com/about-us 

【緬因 Maine】 以龍蝦聞名，生產全美國85%的龍蝦，年產值達10億美元。擁有5,600公里的海岸線，與海共生是日常。在美國50州裡有兩個「之最」：非西語裔白人比例最高的州（近90%），與都市化程度最低的州之一（38.6%）。三面被加拿大環繞，靠近邊界一帶能見到雙語標示。從南部海岸一路到加拿大邊界，從平直海灘、深邃海灣、陡峭山嶺到濱海小鎮，這裡給人的感覺是歲月靜好，與世無爭，如同那覆蓋70,000平方公里、人跡罕至的廣闊森林一般。 【10/26 旅行熱炒店實體演講活動：加利福尼亞的另一面】 旅行熱炒店的首場海外實體活動來囉！歡迎人在舊金山灣區的各位呼朋引伴來參加～ 身為一位「邊緣系旅人」，在加利福尼亞的過去三年，主廚Jerome總是在尋找Golden State的不同風貌，特別是那些大家認為「很無聊、什麼都沒有」的角落。這場講座將帶著您走進這些地方：Oakland的非裔美國人社區、Stockton的亞裔農夫市集、Salinas Valley裡被遺忘的西班牙傳教所、San Jose的小葡萄牙與越南城、散落於偏僻角落的早期華人遺跡，讓您更認識身邊人事物背後的故事，並且獲得一些週末出遊小旅行的靈感。

【肯塔基州 Kentucky】被炸雞耽誤的蛋塔店，原來其實是一家不起眼的路邊加油站？肯塔基是肯德基發跡之地，然而國際上同樣有名的是它的賽馬。當地盛產的藍草不只養活了健壯的馬匹，還孕育了超接地氣的藍草音樂，而且同一片土地上還誕生了知名的波旁威士忌。不過來到肯塔基州的最大城路易維爾，外地人永遠都搞不懂該怎麼念，但卻懂得唱來自這座城市的生日快樂歌，或者收到經過這裡轉運的UPS包裹。最後也別忘了世界最大洞穴系統猛瑪洞，拜訪肯塔基時千萬不可錯過！ 【10/26 旅行熱炒店實體演講活動：加利福尼亞的另一面】 旅行熱炒店的首場海外實體活動來囉！歡迎人在舊金山灣區的各位呼朋引伴來參加～ 身為一位「邊緣系旅人」，在加利福尼亞的過去三年，主廚Jerome總是在尋找Golden State的不同風貌，特別是那些大家認為「很無聊、什麼都沒有」的角落。這場講座將帶著您走進這些地方：Oakland的非裔美國人社區、Stockton的亞裔農夫市集、Salinas Valley裡被遺忘的西班牙傳教所、San Jose的小葡萄牙與越南城、散落於偏僻角落的早期華人遺跡，讓您更認識身邊人事物背後的故事，並且獲得一些週末出遊小旅行的靈感。

【愛荷華州 Iowa】種玉米、種黃豆、養豬，是美國民眾對愛荷華的基本印象，但其實農業只佔了該州GDP的11%。低廉的物價與稅率優惠吸引企業移入，使首府第蒙成為新的保險業首都。來自德國的敬虔派教徒，在Amana Colonies創造出人民公社般的生活方式。除了這些，愛荷華在文學方面扮演重要角色，國際寫作計畫將各國的傑出作家帶到這裡，《草原上的小屋》系列也有個書裡沒寫的小屋在這裡，美國最知名油彩畫「美國哥德式」也誕生在這裡，電影《夢幻成真》、《麥迪遜之橋》的場景也都在這裡！ 【10/26 旅行熱炒店實體演講活動：加利福尼亞的另一面】 旅行熱炒店的首場海外實體活動來囉！歡迎人在舊金山灣區的各位呼朋引伴來參加～ 身為一位「邊緣系旅人」，在加利福尼亞的過去三年，主廚Jerome總是在尋找Golden State的不同風貌，特別是那些大家認為「很無聊、什麼都沒有」的角落。這場講座將帶著您走進這些地方：Oakland的非裔美國人社區、Stockton的亞裔農夫市集、Salinas Valley裡被遺忘的西班牙傳教所、San Jose的小葡萄牙與越南城、散落於偏僻角落的早期華人遺跡，讓您更認識身邊人事物背後的故事，並且獲得一些週末出遊小旅行的靈感。

【印第安納州 Indiana】和印第安納瓊斯無關，名叫印第安那但完全沒有原住民保留地。乍看是農業大州，卻有過差點超越底特律的汽車工業，與過去的全世界第一大煉鋼廠。很幸運的擁有兩座具國際知名度的公立高等學府，首府印第安納波里斯是三大汽車賽事之一Indy 500每年舉辦的地點，往東南一點的哥倫布匯集了多位普立茲克獎建築大師的作品，這個州也許沒我們以為的那麼平凡。 【10/26 旅行熱炒店實體演講活動：加利福尼亞的另一面】 旅行熱炒店的首場海外實體活動來囉！歡迎人在舊金山灣區的各位呼朋引伴來參加～ 身為一位「邊緣系旅人」，在加利福尼亞的過去三年，主廚Jerome總是在尋找Golden State的不同風貌，特別是那些大家認為「很無聊、什麼都沒有」的角落。這場講座將帶著您走進這些地方：Oakland的非裔美國人社區、Stockton的亞裔農夫市集、Salinas Valley裡被遺忘的西班牙傳教所、San Jose的小葡萄牙與越南城、散落於偏僻角落的早期華人遺跡，讓您更認識身邊人事物背後的故事，並且獲得一些週末出遊小旅行的靈感。

The agriculture-rich Salinas Valley and farming regions in South Korea have this in common: the changing economics of farming are scaring off a new generation.

In this episode, I spoke with Jayson Welter, our General Counsel at United Ag, about our advocacy efforts for agricultural communities, particularly in healthcare. We discussed key challenges like hospital closures and improving access to mental health services through platforms like Teladoc. Jayson explained how the Affordable Care Act brought mental health parity, ensuring equal costs for mental and physical healthcare.  We also touched on the empathy and care that agricultural employers have for their workers, and how improving healthcare coverage boosts productivity. Our advocacy isn't just about making requests—it's about building relationships, educating policymakers, and showing the real challenges faced in rural healthcare and agriculture.I encourage anyone, even outside of agriculture, to get involved. Whether it's locally or joining us in Sacramento, every effort makes a difference. Agriculture touches all of us, and together we can do even more to support the communities that feed our nation.Jayson Welter - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-welter-7b049290/UnitedAg Advocacy - https://www.unitedag.org/advocacy/This episode is sponsored by UnitedAg,  one of the largest association health plans to offer healthcare to the agriculture industry of California and Arizona.  Kirti Mutatkar, President and CEO of UnitedAg. Reach me at kmutatkar@unitedag.org, www.linkedin.com/in/kirtimutatkarUnitedAg website - www.unitedag.orgEpisode Contributors - Jayson Welter, Kirti Mutatkar, Dave Visaya, Rhianna MaciasThe episode is also sponsored by Brent Eastman Insurance Services Inc. - https://brenteastman.comBlue Shield of California - https://www.blueshieldca.comElite Medical - https://www.elitecorpmed.comGallagher - https://www.ajg.com/SAIN Medical https://sainmedical.com/MDI Network - https://www.mdinetworx.com/about-us

Charles Ernst - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-ernst-994547124CoreVantage - https://corevantagehub.com/This episode is sponsored by UnitedAg,  one of the largest association health plans to offer healthcare to the agriculture industry of California and Arizona.  Kirti Mutatkar, President and CEO of UnitedAg. Reach me at kmutatkar@unitedag.org, www.linkedin.com/in/kirtimutatkarUnitedAg website - www.unitedag.orgEpisode Contributors - Charles Ernst, Kirti Mutatkar, Dave Visaya, Rhianna MaciasThe episode is also sponsored by Brent Eastman Insurance Services Inc. - https://brenteastman.comBlue Shield of California - https://www.blueshieldca.comElite Medical - https://www.elitecorpmed.comGallagher - https://www.ajg.com/SAIN Medical https://sainmedical.com/MDI Network - https://www.mdinetworx.com/about-us

San Francisco en 1906, antes del gran terremoto, era conocida como la ciudad más divertida del oeste del continente americano, pero el 18 de abril a las 5:12 am un terremoto de magnitud 7.8 asoló la ciudad y severos temblores se sintieron desde Eureka en la costa norte hasta la región agrícola de Salinas Valley en zona de la bahía. El terremoto provocó varios incendios en la ciudad que se prolongaron por varios, dejando más 3000 muertos y más del 80% de San Francisco destruido.

Sal Rodriguez and his cousin Gabriel Barboza are on a mission to change people's lives in a unique way. Listen to their story, which started out in the Salinas Valley and then led them all over the world, all while they gained new experiences. Enter Scalp micro pigmentation, and Gabriel saw a vision of his future. He became a certified SMP artist and started a shop in Southern California. He soon called Sal, who enrolled in classes and became certified himself. They have a great story that has a lot of chapters left to be written. 

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1251, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: E-Readers. With E in quotes 1: This novel by Sinclair Lewis caused an uproar for its satiric indictment of fundamentalist religion. Elmer Gantry. 2: The original title of this Steinbeck novel was "Salinas Valley". East of Eden. 3: Longfellow's "Tale of Acadie", it begins, "This is the forest primeval". Evangeline. 4: Thomas Gray said, "The paths of glory lead but to the grave" in this sad poem "Written in a Country Churchyard". Elegy. 5: Hana is the nurse who takes care of the nameless and terribly burned man in this novel by Michael Ondaatje. The English Patient. Round 2. Category: 4Th 1: 1983's "Billie Jean" was his 4th solo No. 1 hit. Michael Jackson. 2: When it held its 1904 exhibition, this Missouri city was the USA's 4th largest. St. Louis. 3: No joke, it's the 4th-largest bone in the skeleton of an average adult male. the humerus. 4: In 1992 Andre Marrou came in 4th in this election with 291,612 votes. the election for the presidency of the United States. 5: In terms of area, it's the 4th largest of the 5 Great Lakes. Lake Erie. Round 3. Category: The Spirit Of '76 1: In 1976 you could reassemble the painting from 3 of these, on sale for 13 cents each. stamps. 2: The artist, Archibald Willard, didn't serve in the Revolution, but with the 86th Ohio Volunteers in this war. the Civil War. 3: An early version is in a diplomatic reception room at this cabinet department's headquarters. the State Department. 4: Hugh Mosher was the model for the man blowing on this and his family still has the instrument. the fife. 5: Appropriately, the painting first gained wide notice in this 1876 exhibition in Philadelphia. the Centennial Exhibition. Round 4. Category: The Roles Of My Lifetime 1: He put in 20 seasons as Frasier Crane and 2 as a ruthless mayor on "Boss". Kelsey Grammer. 2: Mudka's Meat Hut waitress and girl at pool were fine roles but Hannah Montana got a little more press. Miley Cyrus. 3: Who? Her, as Mrs. Which, and also as Deborah Lacks. Oprah. 4: We'd give an "A" to his work as Oscar Grant and Killmonger, but he's going to get a "B." from you. (Michael B.) Jordan. 5: High schooler Kyle and Elio Perlman; call him by his name. (Timothée) Chalamet. Round 5. Category: Acting Presidents 1: In a 1995 film he played Andrew Shepherd, "The American President" who romanced Annette Bening. Michael Douglas. 2: (I'm Sam Waterston) I starred in a 1988 miniseries based on Gore Vidal's book about this president. Abraham Lincoln. 3: James Gregory played this post-Civil War president on the classic TV series "The Wild Wild West". Ulysses S. Grant. 4: Then-president John F. Kennedy chose this actor to play him in the 1963 film "PT 109". Cliff Robertson. 5: Peter Sellers had 3 roles in this film, U.S. President Merkin Muffley, Captain Lionel Mandrake and this title character. Dr. Strangelove. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

En este episodio, exploramos los servicios de maternidad integrales en el Centro Médico Salinas Valley Health. Conozca el proceso de parto, la preparación para emergencias y el cuidado del recién nacido, incluyendo la puntuación APGAR y las inyecciones de vitamina K. También destacamos el apoyo a la lactancia materna, la colaboración de la NICU con Stanford Medicine Children's Health y lo que significa ser un hospital Amigo del Niño.

Season three of the Quakers Today Podcast begins with the introduction of new co-host Miche McCall (they, them). Along with co-host Peterson Toscano, they unpack the profound questions of faith, activism, and the essence of community. Meet Quakers Today podcast's newest team member, Miche McCall.  Miche is a professional Friend who works to inspire others to live in alignment with Spirit and joy. After a decidedly secular (but beloved) experience at Oberlin College, Miche came to Quakerism through a fellowship with Quaker Voluntary Service in 2019. They graduated with a Masters in Theopoetics and Writing from Earlham School of Religion after finding a passion for the queer undercurrents of Quaker worship and silent performance art. Today, Miche works at Quaker Earthcare Witness and Quakers Today podcast. They are inspired by podcasts, ultimate frisbee, and, more recently, block printing. Miche lives in Brooklyn, New York, with their partner and a dog named Bread. Being a professional friend means that I get to spend all of my time thinking and worshipping, and learning more about this faith. -Miche McCall Community, Interconnectedness, and the Quest for Economic Justice Nathan Kleban shares profound insights from his spiritual journey, emphasizing the transformative power of community living and its impact on personal growth and collective action. Kleban explores his experiences and observations, ranging from the labor dynamics in the Salinas Valley to the complexities of navigating individualism and community needs. He critically addresses the exploitation embedded in global supply chains, urging a conscious reevaluation of our roles within these systems. Through his journey across different communities and his work with the Alternatives to Violence Project and Right Sharing of World Resources, Nathan exemplifies a deep commitment to confronting injustice and fostering relationships that pave the way for meaningful change.  Read Nathan's article Move Toward the Suffering: Confronting Economic Injustice Head-On. A transformative moment for me was living in community. That sense of community was very transformative for me both in learning more about myself and then seeing what we can do together. I just kind of saw myself becoming a lot more alive in those contexts. -Nathan Kleban Quaker Testimonies as Pathways: Confronting White Supremacy with Equity and Community Lauren Brownlee, from the Bethesda Friends Meeting in Baltimore Yearly Meeting, delves into the intersection of Quaker principles and racial equity. Drawing on Tema Okun's work on white supremacy culture, Brownlee identifies characteristics such as perfectionism, binary thinking, and urgency that permeate our society and contrasts these with Quaker testimonies like peace, community, and stewardship. She emphasizes the importance of embracing a diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, and worldviews to foster a beloved community grounded in equity and justice. Through a reflective examination of Quaker testimonies, Brownlee advocates for actively engaging in the antidotes to white supremacy culture within Quaker communities and beyond, underscoring the role of discomfort in growth and the necessity of inclusive community building. Lauren Brownlee is the deputy general secretary of Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). Lauren Brownlee appears in the QuakerSpeak video, How Quaker Testimonies Can Combat White Supremacy. The full version of this QuakerSpeak video can be found on the YouTube QuakerSpeak channel. Or visit Quakerspeak.com.  Our community testimony invites us to think about who all is in our community. How do we have expanding overlapping concentric circles of community? And how are we caring uniquely, for each member of our community? -Laureen Brownlee Reimagining Quaker Faith: Towards an Ecology of Light and Life Lauren Brownlee reviews A Quaker Ecology: Meditations on the Future of Friends by Cherice Bock in the March 2024 issue of Friends Journal. The book, inspired by Bock's presentations at the 2020 New England Yearly Meeting, explores the link between Quaker practices and the ecological crisis, proposing an eco-reformation through watershed discipleship and an eco-theology of light. It challenges Quakers to deepen their relationship with nature and act on environmental stewardship, offering a roadmap for faith-driven ecological engagement. You will find a complete transcript of this episode over at QuakersToday.org.  Question for next month: What recommendation do you have for us and why?  In each episode, we share reviews of books or films. I imagine you can recommend a book, music, film, or game that has moved you and deepened your understanding of the world. What recommendation do you have for us that we can share with others who listen to our show? What recommendation do you have for us and why? Leave a voice memo with your name and the town where you live. The number to call is 317-QUAKERS, that's 317-782-5377. +1 if calling from outside the U.S. Quakers Today is the companion podcast to Friends Journal and other Friends Publishing Corporation (FPC) content online. It is written, hosted, and produced by Peterson Toscano and Miche McCall. Season Three of Quakers Today is sponsored by American Friends Service Committee.  Do you want to challenge unjust systems and promote lasting peace? The American Friends Service Committee, or AFSC, works with communities worldwide to drive social change. Their website features meaningful steps you can take to make a difference. Through their Friends Liaison Program, you can connect your meeting or church with AFSC and their justice campaigns. Find out how you can become part of AFSC's global community of changemakers. Visit AFSC dot ORG.  Feel free to send comments, questions, and requests for our new show. Email us at podcast@friendsjournal.org. Call our listener voicemail line: 317-QUAKERS. Music from this episode comes from Epidemic Sound.

Jason Richardson, Ph.D. is the Vice President of Global Quality and Food Safety of The Coca-Cola Company, a position he has held since January 2021. In this role, Jason leads a team of quality and food safety professionals who are accountable for delivering global strategic and operational leadership for performance and progress of quality and food safety programs across the Coca-Cola system.   Jason joined The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 2009, holding a variety of quality, food safety, and technical leadership positions within Coca-Cola North America over the course of his career. Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, Jason spent over seven years as a Microbiologist/Collateral Duty Safety Officer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA's ARS), conducting research on sanitizers, novel technologies, standard and rapid microbiological detection methods, and the ecology of bacterial foodborne pathogens in foods, achieving more than 150 peer-reviewed publications.   Jason serves or has served on numerous committees and advisory boards during his career, including SSAFE, Consumer Brands Association, the University of Georgia's Center for Food Safety Board of Advisories and its College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean's Industry Advisory Council, USDA's Exotic Newcastle Disease Task Force, and USDA's Committee on Feasibility of "zero tolerance" for Salmonella on raw poultry. He is currently serving as Treasurer for SSAFE. He is active in professional associations, including IAFP, where he serves on several professional development groups.    Jason obtained his B.S.A. and M.S. degrees, as well as his Ph.D., from the University of Georgia, focusing in Agribusiness, Poultry Science, and Food Science and Technology, with emphases in Food Microbiology and Food Safety. In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Jason [23:58] about: The evolution of his career, from food safety microbiologist to corporate business leader The development and implementation of Coca-Cola's Amplify Quality Framework, an initiative led by Jason to revamp the company's food safety and quality assurance (FSQA) programs to optimize enterprise-wide performance and growth How Jason balances both food safety and quality assurance through his leadership and with the help of his FSQA teams Initiatives Jason is working on to refresh Coca-Cola's food safety culture, and messaging and methods he uses to reinforce good food safety culture throughout the company How Jason contextualizes FSQA as an asset to business performance and growth Balancing cost optimization with FSQA efforts Words of advice for early-career food safety professionals who will be the FSQA leaders of the future. News and Resources FDA Publishes Report About On-Farm Investigations, Sampling of Leafy Greens in Salinas Valley [4:24] AMR Trends can be Reversed by Decreasing Antimicrobial Use, EU Agencies Report [9:39] Researchers Call for Improved Surveillance of Yersinia, an Underestimated Threat to Food Safety [16:23] USDA Develops Egg Pasteurization Technology That Rapidly Kills 99.999 Percent of Salmonella [19:09] Register for the 2024 Food Safety Summit!Taking place May 6–9, 2024 in Rosemont, Illinois. Register before March 31 for a 10% early bird discount rate, plus use promo code “FSMatters15” for an extra 15% off registration. Yes, that's a total discount of 25%! Sponsored by:Michigan State University Online Food Safety Program  We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com

Jose Luis Barajas and Ruby Salazar are the President and Vice-President of the Salinas Valley Young Professionals, a group that empowers local young professionals by connecting them and educating them on what it takes to grow as a leader. They put on networking events all over the Salinas Valley to bring together people with similar ideas to help bring them to reality. If you are a young professional looking for like-minded people to hang out with and brainstorm, check out their next event!

On today's episode, we hear about head rot in Salinas Valley broccoli fields and recent fungicide trial results that open up additional control options for the disease.    Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to this month's sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their websites. AgroPlantae Inc. - https://www.agroplantae.com/ North Valley Nut Conference - https://myaglife.com/north-valley-nut-conference/

Artist Katie Herzog is a ranch owner and descendent of German Jewish cattle traders who established a ranch in California's Salinas Valley over 150 years ago that is still in production today. Her artwork is found in numerous collections, including The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, and the Tom of Finland Foundation. She's been written about in publications such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, The Advocate, and TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenCurrents Exhibit – Monterey Museum of Arthttps://www.montereyart.org/exhibition/currents-katie-herzog/Katie's Websitehttps://www.katieherzog.net/Impact Profile – California FarmLinkhttps://www.californiafarmlink.org/story/impact-profile-katie-herzogSubscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jewsAdat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Growing up in the Salinas Valley of Northern California, John Steinbeck dreamed of becoming a professional writer. In his youth he took on odd jobs and worked amongst ranch hands and migrant workers, who would inspire some of his greatest work, including The Grapes of Wrath. Published in 1939, the book captured the struggles of everyday Americans during the Great Depression, and Steinbeck became famous for his empathetic portrayal of the working class.Steinbeck would go on to become one of the most decorated authors of the 20th Century, winning the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature, but he was plagued by marital struggles and chronic illness that threatened to cut short his writing careerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Required Reading, we talk race, mental illness, and the Incredible Hulk. We read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, but just want to talk about the rabbits.  Host: Dr. Nic Hoffmann Co-hosts: Mike Burns and Mike Carroll From the Penguin Classics back cover: "They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him."  

This week Paul Chats with Carl Sedoryk, CEO of Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) https://mst.org/ , about his jazz-themed BRT line, applying their new vision statement to serve the people who need transit the most better, and how his practice of martial arts makes him a better leader.Monterey-Salinas Transit is in an interesting place, geographically and within the larger transit industry. Nestled on the Pacific coast and the Salinas Valley, Carl serves a unique community from tourists to farm workers. Carl and MST approach serving the community with their new vision statement as a guidepost: Connecting communities, creating opportunities, and being kind to the planet. Everything they do must check one of those three boxes (and hopefully more). From planning for zero emissions to adjusting routes to serve areas with high unemployment/low car ownership, Carl are changing how their system works.Throughout this is an internal guide for Carl: his decades-long practice of martial arts. Hear what values he brings from his practice and how it helps him lead his agency.Mike Bismeyer connects with kindness in MST's vision and then reflects on the recent APTA Transform Conference and EXPO. How he saw examples everywhere of people and leaders sharing and mentoring others.Next week on the show we have an episode recorded live at APTA. It's a new CEO panel with Coree Cuff Lonergan, Dave Dech, Dottie Watkins, Frank White, and Tiffany Homler Hawkins reflecting on their first year as CEO at a major transit agency.Questions/comments: info@transitunplugged.com.Transit Unplugged is brought to you by Modaxo. Passionate about moving the world's people.Enriched by Vizzy(00:00) Carl Sedoryk Putting Riders and the Planet First(00:02) Does the project match our mission and vision(20:33) Mike's Minute with Mike Bismeyer(22:12) What's coming up next week on Transit UnpluggedChapters, images & show notes powered by vizzy.fm.6 :51Monterey-Salinas Transit - Learn more about this unique transit district and its jazz-themed BRT line.Modaxo 2023

Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Aaron Fields, Head of Horticulture at Eden Green Technology. www.edengreen.com He has worked in the horticulture and agriculture industry since 2008. Aaron grew up in a small ag town in Southern Illinois, has worked in traditional farming in Salinas Valley, CA, flat tray greenhouses in Brooklyn, NYC at Gotham Greens, and has led vertical farming at Eden Green for the past 5 years. He's seen it all when it comes to commercial food production, sustainability, and R&D within the industry. He believes that our future will depend on Hydroponics, food supply chain, greenhouse management, plant nutrition, AI and automation within the AG-Tech industry, and lighting in indoor farming.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3010081/advertisement

Let's collaborate to better secure our companies from cyberattacks, says Johnny McGuire, director of Information Technology at The Nunes Co., a California-based vegetable grower with the Foxy label. Learn how this Silicon Valley tech guy turned into a Salinas Valley farm guy, helping create cybersecurity guidelines for produce companies large and small, and the work he's doing on Rule 204 of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To find out more about the companies mentioned: ZAG Technical Services: zagtech.com Full Tilt Marketing: fulltiltmarketing.net The Nunes Co.: foxy.com ProduceSupply.org To find us: Our websites: producemarketguide.com, thepacker.com and ProduceEDU.com. Email: news@thepacker.com and artists@producemarketguide.com LinkedIn: PMG: Produce Market Guide and The Packer Instagram: @packernews and @producemktguide Facebook: @ProduceMktGuide and @PackerNews Twitter: @produceretailer and @thepacker  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, our guest Shannon shares exciting insights into the diverse volunteer opportunities available at Salinas Valley Health, including the unique Medical Adventure Camp and Summer Health Institute programs. She also reveals important details about application deadlines for these enriching experiences. Later, Michelle joins us to introduce the COPE Health Scholars Program, discussing its duration, eligibility, and application process, shedding light on whether it's a free program or not. Tune in for a comprehensive look at these incredible initiatives!

Elena Hermosillo nos explica cuál es el rol de una enfermera oncológica. Describe los servicios que ofrece el Salinas Valley Health Outpatient Infusion Center, su ubicación y el proceso para programar una cita en el Centro.

Join us in this episode as we follow an oncology nurse's compassionate care for cancer patients at the Salinas Valley Health Outpatient Infusion Center. With essential treatments, comfort, and personalized attention, the center stands as a beacon of hope and healing in a tranquil setting, providing accessible treatment options beyond the hospital for those seeking comprehensive care.

Samantha goes on a trip to France with her recommendation of the Netflix series Emily in Paris, Indy reflects of the entirety of John Steinbeck's bibliography, including reviews of The Pastures of Heaven, In Dubious Battle, East of Eden, and more, then we get retting for an epic sea voyage with next week's big watch: Moana!  Emily in Paris is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for Netflix. The series stars Lily Collins as aspiring marketing executive Emily Cooper, an American who moves to Paris to provide an American point of view to a French marketing firm. In Paris, she tries to overcome the challenges that arise within her work, love life, and friendships. The series also stars Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, Camille Razat, William Abadie, and Lucien Laviscount.   John Ernst Steinbeck (/ˈstaɪnbɛk/; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception".[2] He has been called "a giant of American letters." During his writing career, he authored 33 books, with one book coauthored alongside Edward Ricketts, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels Tortilla Flat (1935) and Cannery Row (1945), the multi-generation epic East of Eden (1952), and the novellas The Red Pony (1933) and Of Mice and Men (1937). The Pulitzer Prize–winning The Grapes of Wrath (1939)[5] is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. In the first 75 years after it was published, it sold 14 million copies. Most of Steinbeck's work is set in central California, particularly in the Salinas Valley and the California Coast Ranges region. His works frequently explored the themes of fate and injustice, especially as applied to downtrodden or everyman protagonists. I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha & Indy Randhawa

Looking for a tool to help you make irrigation and Nitrogen application decisions? How about one that will not cost you anything? Michael Cahn, Farm Advisor, Irrigation and Water Resources at the University of California Cooperative Extension in Monterey County explains a valuable software for farmers – CropManage. This free software from the University of California combines a wide variety of data inputs to help growers make accurate and timely irrigation and fertilization decisions based on crop-specific models. The tool aggregates data from the University of California at Davis Soil Web, weather stations, evapotranspiration, and satellite imagery. Plus, it can be integrated with a farmer's existing software. CropManage has been ground-truthed in more than 30 field trials. While the product started in lettuce, it has expanded into vineyards. Your vineyard can be a beta tester to help improve this software for the wine industry. Resources: 115: Examining Plant Nutrient Mobility with SAP Analysis 116: Using Nudge Theory to Improve Irrigation Practices 139: Vineyard Irrigation Scheduling Adapting wine grape production to climate change through canopy architecture manipulation and irrigation in warm climates CropManage “CropManage CropManage Application for Vineyard Irrigation Decision Support.” 73rd American Society of Enology and Viticulture National Conference, San Diego CA Michael Cahn's email Monterey County UC Cooperative Extension Vineyard Team Programs: Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship – Make a Gift SIP Certified – Show your care for the people and planet   Sustainable Ag Expo – The premiere winegrowing event of the year Sustainable Winegrowing Education On-Demand (Western SARE) – Sign Up! Vineyard Team – Become a Member Get More Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode on the latest science and research with the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast. Since 1994, Vineyard Team has been your resource for workshops and field demonstrations, research, and events dedicated to the stewardship of our natural resources. Learn more at www.vineyardteam.org.   Transcript Craig Macmillan  0:00  Our guest today is Michael Cahn. He is Farm Adviser in irrigation and water resources with UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County. But he also works in other counties as well, as I'm sure we'll talk about. And today we're going to talk about a system a decision assistance system for a whole variety of crops called CropManage, which is free and available online. And I've been following for quite a few years. In fact, he was a speaker at one of our Sustainable Ag Expos a few years back, and at the time, I was like, this is the coolest thing ever. And I can't wait to see how it develops. Welcome.   Michael Cahn  0:29  Well, thank you for inviting me.   Craig Macmillan  0:31  So first of all, what exactly is CropManage? Well, it   Michael Cahn  0:35  is an online decision support tool that's sort of in a nutshell is how we describe it. It's essentially software that takes information from different sources, puts it through some crop models, and provide some recommendations on how long to irrigate your crops. It also for a number of crops, provides decision support on nitrogen management.   Craig Macmillan  1:03  How did this all come about? This was a really interesting project, there's a lot that goes into it, what was the genesis, the idea behind this?   Michael Cahn  1:09  The start of CropManage was in lettuce a number of years ago, we're trying to help growers be more efficient in nitrogen management. Nitrogen, as most of you know, in its mineral form, which would be mostly nitrate, is very mobile in the soil. So it seems like if we're going to manage nitrogen accurately, then we also have to manage water. So they go to hand in hand in hand. Of course, I work in irrigation water management. So I also had the interest in just using water efficiently on the Central Coast, because of our limited water supplies. You know, we could use nutrients more efficiently and water more efficiently if we had some sort of decision support tool. When I started working with the vegetable growers. I often asked them, you know, how are you making decisions on irrigation? How long to irrigate when to irrigate? And you get a variety of answers. But essentially, it came down to the experience of branch managers in irrigation farming, sort of passing that information down from one irrigator to another irrigator. One farm manager do another farm manager. And by the way, this happens at vineyards too, you know, so the question was, well, okay, are they you're getting efficiently. And so, as I started out as a farm advisor, my first question was, how do we measure how much water we apply, you have to remember back when I started, wasn't so easy. The flow meters we had available for these propeller meters, they're often inaccurate. And then to record derogations, there was no output, you couldn't hook them up to a little computer or data logger. So that came later. But once they did start monitoring water use growers, who found that if you base it on crop ET, they're putting on 200, 300% of crop at the estimate. And so, so the question was, who's right, you know, is the crop ET right or are they right? So then we start doing trials, saying, well, let's just follow this crop ET and see if that would work. It worked, you know, we never reduced yields in lettuce. So we kept the soil still with adequate moisture. At that time, it was like a spreadsheet model that we used. At the same time, we were working on nitrogen management using the soil nitrate quick test to evaluate mineral island in the soil.   How are you measuring Crop ET back then? We're estimating it, I should say.   Yeah, it's still the same way as we do it and CropManage, we developed crop coefficients. And that was a big question of growers, what is my crop coefficient, and there seemed to be a misunderstanding of that, because they thought it was one number like point seven, one, and then you use that with the referencing ET value that comes from usually a CIMIS station that California irrigation management information system. Well, it's not one number. It's based on really the fractional cover over the ground. So how much of the ground is shade by the use in in lettuce? This changes tremendously, you know, over a season, it goes from essentially no cover to full cover to about 90%. And so then the question was, okay, no cover here, but I need to irrigate Right. So we do have water loss from the soil by evaporation. So we have to model that too. So that all goes into the crop coefficient calculation. And we have that in our spreadsheet model. We based it on published work that was done in the Silicon Valley by my predecessor, and other people, that model worked fine. So it wasn't a model, I necessarily came up with the innovation was just trying it out. And validating it. That's what we did, then, you know, we got grower interest. They said, Yeah, we'd like to use this type of model for water management. We also were interested in nitrogen management using the soil nitrate quick test. And so another aspect to what we did was look at, well, how much nitrogen does a lettuce crop need as you go through the season, and we did this by brute force by harvesting lettuce at different stages, and analyzing how much nitrogen was in the above ground biomass. And that gave us the demand side of the equation. So so now we want to put it all together, and the grower interest was there. So we realized, you know, if a grower was going to use this spreadsheet, it would be a little cumbersome, because think about how many separate plantings there are on our ranch, lots of them. That's a lot of spreadsheets to keep track of. So we wanted it to be in a sense a database database that we available to a grower online. So that was the idea that we have a web based decision support tool, so it holds all the data. So once you enter it, you don't have to re enter it. There is some upfront cost and time when setting up your farm or ranch on CropManage. But once it's set up, only if you make modifications do you have to enter anything.   Craig Macmillan  7:01  Now there's a lot of inputs that go into this, I was looking at the landing page for the CropManage Site, can you tell us a little bit about all of the different parts and pieces of data and information that go into into the system?   Michael Cahn  7:08  Essentially, you're giving crop manage some information about your ranch. So all the different fields that you have, we need to be able to refer to them. So you set that out, and you associate a soil type with that, because we do have models of water holding capacity in the soil. It's based on the soil texture. Now because it is web based, we can use other tools to help you set this up. So fact crop manage links to UC Davis soil web. So you click on a Google map, find your field, you click on it and the soil type comes up, you can always modify the values there. But we bring those in, you don't have to know to use CropManage, you have to associate CropManage with some weather data. So there's the option to use the near CIMIS weather station, you can use multiple CIMIS weather stations, there's a spatial CIMIS option, which is a hybrid of satellite and weather stations. So it brings in the referencing ET data will also bring in rainfall data from the CIMIS station. Because we are working with fertilizers, you can make a customized list of the typical fertilizers that would be used at that branch. And so there is a list there. You can choose from, you can enter your own specific fertilizers that you use. Also, you'll see a place where you set up your commodity lists. No sense in having information pop up about lettuce if you don't grow lettuce.   Craig Macmillan  8:52  Exactly. And vineyards are part of the system now. Is that right?   Michael Cahn  8:57  That's right. They're in the experimental phase. And if you want to activate it, you'll see in your profile place where you check experimental commodities. And that's because we're still developing the nitrogen model for vineyards. So it's good to use for irrigation management, not put to use, for nitrogen management. We're working with other UC Davis specialists on the nitrogen.   Craig Macmillan  9:22  You're gonna have a hard time with that. Trying to get a handle on the demand side of nitrogen for vineyard stuff. I've worked on that as a as a writer. And yeah, that's that that's gonna take some work, but I'm glad that it's part of the idea. I think it's super important. I think it's something that people have overlooked. I think we've been flying blind as far as nitrogen and vineyards goes, we've gotten better in the irrigation side.   Michael Cahn  9:45  Right, right. And that's what I'm learning is the vineyard people have no agreement on a lot of these things. One of the things one of the purposes of crop damages. Well, first pivotal is public, right? It's developed by the University, it takes our science and tries to make it more available to practitioners by having the decision support models are based on our research. And as we do research, we can update these models, but also, as practitioners use crop damage, they can tell us we oh, this doesn't work, right, you know, you need to investigate X or Y. And so for developing new hypotheses or directions in our research, it's useful that way, too. So it's a two way street, I should say.   Craig Macmillan  10:44  How is this going with adoption? Why is it how's it going with communication from growers back to you? Are people picking this up? Are they giving you back the kind of feedback that you need on the growers side, how can we help you?   Michael Cahn  10:55  So for the vegetables, it's getting adopted by growers that are ready to really implement better water and nutrient management, not saying all growers adopting CropManage, but we do have growers who, and some growers, they're saying, Yeah, this is the direction we want to go. And they're in the phase of figuring out how to get it adopted on their growing operation. Because it's one thing where someone at the top or management wants to adopt it to another thing to get your irrigators to adopt it. So that's the hardest part. And then the same with the strawberries. In some ways we've been even more successful were, they were the strawberries. And then in vineyards, while we're, you know, in the beginning stages here. And so right now, what we've been doing is we have beta testers, essentially, vineyard growers that are saying, Yeah, I'm interested, what we do is we put a flow meter on a block in their vineyard. And one of the nice things about crop manages, it can take sensor data into it, just like a lot of those tools out there that are sold to, to vineyard people for soil moisture monitoring, we can also bring soil moisture, data flow meter data in you can observe it and crop manage. So we've outfitted a few vineyards in the Salinas Valley with that, and some in the Central Valley to see what CropManage estimates and terms of water use and what growers are putting on.    Craig Macmillan  12:39  Yeah, and if they tell me a little bit more about the one thing that I love about CropMnage, it's science based. And it's also ground truth. So as you've gone along, you've you've done the background work you've come up with, Okay, this looks like something that would work in terms of figuring out Kc and things like that. But then you actually have spent the time and the energy and whatnot to actually ground truth of the decision assistance model against reality, right?   Michael Cahn  13:05  Yeah, we haven't done vineyards in the way I would love to do it, which is not just compared to what a grower standard practices, but go beyond that, where we have some pre arranged treatments in compared to those treatments. So for example, vegetables, we've done replicated field trials, seeing broccoli, where we apply 50 7500 and 125 and 150% of the recommendation, then evaluate the yield. Like to do this in vineyards, that is trickier. It's a perennial crop, so you'd have to run it for several years, really, to see, you know, really what the outcome is.   Craig Macmillan  13:50  You have other variables along the way things like crop management or dropping crop they're changing cropping styles through pruning and whatnot, year to year during canopy management. I found that to be particularly tricky. If you're thinking about idea of percent cover. If you've got a California sprawl and everything's flopping all over the place then works. You push everything upright. And now you don't have as much shade, but you still have the same amount of leaves. So doing those kinds of estimates is tough. Yeah, definitely. It's on the fly. But I believe he can do it. I believe in you.   Michael Cahn  14:23  Well, we'll see. Maybe beyond my career, but someone needs to do it.   Craig Macmillan  14:30  Do you still need beta testers?   Michael Cahn  14:32  Sure. Yes. Because the more feedback we get, the better and there's different levels of they could do for the most intensive is where we put you know, a flow meter on and some soil moisture sensors. They want that in the field, and then they can follow, you know, how much water they're putting on. And what this means in terms of soil moisture, what CropManaged recommends We also take canopy photos, to adjust the canopy curve for how they're managing the vineyard. We also import automatically satellite estimates of canopy that comes from a NASA product called SIMIS satellite irrigation management system.   Craig Macmillan  15:20  Which is really cool, by the way.   Michael Cahn  15:22  Yeah. And this year seems pretty accurate, you know, very close to our estimates with ground truth, measurements of canopy. And that's going to be compared with opening ET, which is a satellite based estimate of ET, actual ET again, the nice thing about these web based tools is you, the user don't have to go to all those different websites, we can bring that data in automatically in the parts we need for your decision support, we just pull that out, you don't have to search through different places in websites to get what you want.   Craig Macmillan  16:00  Yeah, I like the way the system is, or the way the interface is structured. It's a great dashboard. It's easy to navigate around, it gives you great information easily, which is wonderful. I think I already know the answer to this question. But what would you say is the number one advantage, or the number one benefit to a grower, no matter who they are, of using CropManage?   Michael Cahn  16:23  I guess the number one benefit is they have a better understanding of really the water and the nitrogen management over a whole season, just at their fingertips. For perennial crops, you can see what you did year to year. So the record keeping, I would say, is a big benefit. Even if you don't follow any of the recommendations, just keeping records is extremely useful.   Craig Macmillan  16:49  Measure to manage.   Michael Cahn  16:50  Yeah, it's been very useful for me, in my research, it's like I built this mostly out of self interest in the sense. You can imagine if you were trying to help people doing irrigation, you need to know how much water they're applaying. And so here we have a tool where I can give them feedback right away, how much water they're applying, I used to have to calculate all those ET measurements, or estimates by hand. Well, this software does it. So it's a great extension tool. It's a great way for me to figure out who there's a gap in knowledge, and that I need to do research on. So it's helped in many ways. We have a number of farm advisors that also develop the interests of crop manage in different parts of the state. And so it's sort of the idea is spreading, I guess, you see.   Craig Macmillan  17:44  Yeah, exactly. I hope that it doesn't happen spreads amongst growers. What is the one thing that you would tell growers on this topic, broad topic?   Michael Cahn  17:54  Well, this broad topic of water management of vineyards, there's a lot of different opinions. What I see, at least in the Salinas Valley, is growers, you know, they they stress those vines a lot, a lot more than they realize a lot of their decisions come from watching the vines and how the tendrils are, you know, how they're growing. And they don't want too much canopy, so a pullback on the water. But it could be that at some point, sir overstressing the crop. And so having good sense of how much water stress that crop is experienced would be something I would like to investigate more.   Craig Macmillan  18:36  Especially if you're going into a hot spell. You know, I mean, it's one thing you Oh, hey, these vines, we want to keep the very small, we want to have stress in this. And then suddenly, next thing, you know, it's 10 days of 105. And it would have been nice for that plant to be in a little better shape going into that. But how do you know, right? That's philosophy versus prediction versus technology. But this is a great tool to help you with that.   Michael Cahn  18:57  Right. And so one feature I better talk about in the development for vineyards is you can decide what percentage of potentially ET you want to apply to your crop for each irrigation. And if you enter the amount of water you applied, or the hours you applied, we have another part of crop manage called the saltwater balance. And it will actually calculate how the soil profile will look you know, in terms of depletion of moisture, and we've calibrated that pretty well by using soil moisture sensors. For example, one vineyard we did last year, outfitted with soil moisture sensors and in ran this and it was pretty obvious from the soil moisture sensors, you know, they really depleted the lower part of the profile, you know, by July and it just never went up even with each irrigation they waited up the top foot but you know there was as much moisture down deeper. And so, you know, the soil water balance showed something very similar. We showed this data the grower, and they said, That is not what we wanted to do. We want to keep some of that deep soil moisture. You could use this as a tool to help you understand just how much you are stressing the crop.   Craig Macmillan  20:21  Where can people find out more about you and CropManage in general?   Michael Cahn  20:24  Well, we have on our website, help link, which has tutorials as introduction to CropManage, we do crop manage workshops. Usually during the winter time, where it's hands on, you bring a computer, or cell phone or whatever you want to interface with CropManage. And by the way, you don't need a computer a desktop computer, or laptop computer to use CropManage, it works just fine in tablet. And it's definitely meant to be used with a smartphone out there in the field. Because the interface reconfigures for the different screen sites. It is used in a web browser environment to be recommended using Google Chrome or Safari attending our workshop. And we also say, you know, call it the crop manage hotline, which is my office, and I'll leave us with some contact information.   Craig Macmillan  21:24   Perfect, but we're about out of time. I want to thank you Michael. Like I said, this has been a long, long road to get to this point. And I'm very happy to see the progress that's been made. And I'm happy to see that it's still going. This kind of work needs to be funded. And I know that you relied partly upon donations, and I hope that our listeners will put a couple of bucks in the hat somewhere to keep this going. We appreciate it. But it's a fantastic idea and a fantastic amount of privacy all made. Our guest today is Michael Cahn. He was former adviser for irrigation water resources UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County and other counties. Thanks for being on the podcast.   Michael Cahn  22:01  Thank you for having me.   Nearly Perfect Transcription by https://otter.ai

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When a levee burst in a January rainstorm in the Central Valley town of Planada, floodwaters wrecked the homes of hundreds of farmworker families. In March, the same thing happened again, a levee failed in the Salinas Valley and inundated the farmworker town of Pajaro. Those communities are now pushing to get some real help in the state budget. Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED Abortion access is a Constitutional right in California. Yet lawmakers here continue to struggle to regulate so-called crisis pregnancy centers – facilities that abortion advocates say mislead women seeking abortion care. Reporter: Kristen Hwang, CalMatters 

La Farmacia de Salinas Valley Health ofrece un rápido y conveniente cumplimiento de recetas. Tratamos a cada paciente con atención experta y cuidado personalizado para ayudar a mejorar la salud de nuestra comunidad. Visítanos dentro de la tienda de regalos, enfrente del hospital principal, para ver todo lo que tenemos para ofrecer. Los beneficios de nuestros servicios de farmacia incluyen: Proceso sencillo de referidos/transferencia Cumplimiento rápido de recetas Precios competitivos Ubicación conveniente cerca de otros servicios médicos de Salinas Valley Health Área pública de recogido y entrega Conectividad de la aplicación/sitio web del portal del paciente.

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Subscribe to the listener list HERECeleste and I met at CCW's Spring Meeting back in March 2023. She was one of our speakers and I just loved her energy and her story.Celeste grew up on 108 year old ranch, The Settrini Ranch in Salinas Valley, CA. She graduated from Cal Poly SLO with a bachelors degree in Agribusiness Marketing. During college and after college, she was heavily involved in several organizations that promoted the agriculture industry, earning her many awards and leadership roles.In 2013, her father unexpectedly passed away in an accident on the ranch. This event lead her back to the family ranch to do what she truly loves alongside her mother and brother.She started her own marketing journey with "The Bullsale Bulletin" where she markets other rancher's cattle and shares their stories. Celeste also helps with an Auctioneer Workshop teaching individuals who are interested in learning this unique skill.Recently, a media team came to her ranch to hear her story and documents tasks that she and her family do on the ranch daily. These short clips shot out through Disney +!!Celeste is an incredible AGvocate for the beef industry and I really enjoyed my time spent with her!website: https://celestesettrini.com/instagram: @celestesettrinifacebook: Celeste SettriniWant to connect? Check out flyingfranch.org or email me at afender614@gmail.comJoin the Agripreneur Empire by following along on instagram @agripreneur_empire and the facebook page at Agripreneur Empire PodcastSPONSERS:~Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/flyingfranchAre you loving the show and want more? Join me and my closest cheerleaders on Patreon!----------~ Start Your Shopify Trial!Build your store online and get your brand in front of the eyes of people who are waiting to purchase from you. Start a free trial and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for $1/month on select plans.Free Shopify Trial-------------~TraegerThe traeger lineup brings ultimate wood-flavor to the table, unlocking your food's true potential. No matter which grill you select, Traeger's 6-in-1 ability means you can grill, smoke, bake, roast, braise, and bbq.Our family loves to smoke meats, cook pizza and even bake cookies on our Traeger Grill!Check Out Traeger Here!---------------FlodeskGet 50% off Flodesk your first year and start creating unique emails for your loyal subscribers!Flying F Ranch- Special discount code for listeners! Enter code “podcast” at check out on flyingfranch.org to score 20% off a leather patch “I GIVE A FLYING F ABOUT BEEF” hat!Interested in being a guest? Email me at afender614@gmail.com with the subject line as "Podcast Guest" and I would be happy to chat and get you on the show if it is a good fit!Support the show

Hundreds of millions of agricultural pesticides are sprayed on farm fields in California each year. Those pesticides affect the farm workers who labor in the fields and the communities nearby, where exposure is linked to increases in respiratory diseases, headaches, and even developmental disabilities. Most of the residents in those communities are people of color.

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On this episode Paul has a fascinating conversation about the weather with KION-TV's award-winning meteorologist Dann Cianca. Listen in to learn all about the weather patterns in our Monterey Bay Area and Salinas Valley.

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My guest Brent Eastman is the owner and CEO of BEI, Brent Eastman Insurance Services, the largest employee benefit brokerage firms in the Central Coast area. BEI currently manages over $26 million in annual employee benefit program expenditures.  My conversation with Brent highlights the power of human relationships in sales and growth. We talk about building communities, increasing access to the best possible care and bringing back empathy in healthcare.  Also learn what the Latin word,  labor omnia vincit" means  and why is it  relevant . Brent Eastman Insurance Services website - https://brenteastman.com/This episode is sponsored by UnitedAg,  one of the largest association health plans to offer healthcare to the agriculture industry of California and Arizona.  Kirti Mutatkar, President and CEO of UnitedAg. Reach me kmutatkar@unitedag.org, www.linkedin.com/in/kirtimutatkarUnitedAg's website - www.unitedag.org

Every day, hospitals and health systems are doing some of the most innovative work in America, finding new ways and new partners to collaborate with to advance the health of their communities. Each is turning to a different approach for patient care. Welcome to the American Hospital Association's new podcast series, Just Lead, a series highlighting how hospitals and health systems that have been recognized with awards for innovation, collaboration and health equity are transforming health care for their communities. The annual AHA Dick Davidson Nova Awards recognize the stars of this effort. The awards salute those programs that are helping to address many of our nation's most pressing health challenges while creating healthier communities and increasing well-being for their neighbors. The deadline for applications for the 2023 NOVA Awards is November 16th. You can learn more at www.aha.org/nova. One of the five programs recognized with the 2022 Nova Award is California's Monterey County Diabetes Collaborative. A joint venture from the Salinas Valley Memorial Health Care System and Montage Health. With me today are Dr. Steven Packer, president and CEO of Montage Health in Monterey, California and Pete Delgado, president and CEO of Salinas Valley Memorial Health Care System.

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In this week's episode of The Produce Industry Podcast with Patrick Kelly and Co-Host Ross Nelson we chat with Thomas Smith, Director of Sales for California Giant Berry Farms. We record this interview LIVE in Nashville, Tennessee while at South East Produce Councils Southern Innovations. Patrick and Thomas were trying to make this happen for almost 6 months, but with the help of Ross Nelson it came to fruition. From the Salinas Valley in California to South West Florida we are going to learn all about where Cal Giant makes their play!!! Being a vendor of Indianapolis Fruit Company, Ross has some inside information on these berries and how he purchases them year round!!! Join Ross, Patrick and Thomas chop it up in Nashville while having fun and learning together! FANCY SPONSORS: Ag Tools, Inc.: https://www.agtechtools.com, Flavor Wave, LLC.: https://flavorwavefresh.com, Noble Citrus: https://noblecitrus.com, Buck Naked Onions/Owyhee Produce, Inc.: http://www.owyheeproduce.com and John Greene Logistics Company: https://www.jglc.com CHOICE SPONSORS: Indianapolis Fruit Company: https://indyfruit.com, Equifruit: https://equifruit.com Arctic® Apples: https://arcticapples.comSev-Rend Corporation: https://www.sev-rend.com and Jac Vandenberg Inc.: https://www.jacvandenberg.com Dole Fresh Vegetables: https://www.dole.com/en/produce/vegetables and Golden Star Citrus, Inc.: http://www.goldenstarcitrus.com STANDARD SPONSORS: London Fruit Inc. https://londonfruit.com, Fresh Cravings: https://www.freshcravings.com, Freshway Produce: https://www.freshwayusa.comand Citrus America: https://citrusamerica.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theproduceindustrypodcast/support

Today Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Sam Guererri, the South East Sales Manager of revolutionary agtech company PlantTape.Based in California's Salinas Valley, PlantTape brings precision agriculture to growers of vegetables, tomatoes, and hemp. We believe in empowering farmers around the world to increase crop yield and lower costs. The entire PlantTape process is built around our namesake innovation: a biodegradable tape that holds seeds and seedlings. The tape facilitates ease of sowing, efficient nursery operations, and automated transplanting.PlantTape's automated transplanter is easy to use and designed by farmers, for farmers. It is built to withstand the elements, while giving growers the reliability and precision they need. Where other automated transplanters rely on complex computer systems, actuators, and sensors, the PlantTape 3-point automated transplanter is 100% mechanical. It is easy to learn and easy to use.Line-to-line spacing can be altered in the field to allow for many different bed configurations. Growers can plant fields with different bed configurations on the same day with some mechanical adjustments. Plant-to-plant spacing can be altered on the fly. Additionally, the PlantTape transplanter is crop-agnostic, meaning it will pull whatever plant species is in the nursery trays and put it into the ground.To learn more about this incredible company, go to planttape.com.This episode is sponsored by Energrow. Energrow provides the most reliable farm-scale oilseed pressing and filtration systems built for your farm, crushing your feed costs. Learn more here.The Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Summit annually convenes over 800 of the country's female agribusiness decision-makers. The 2022 WIA Summit, September 26-28 in Dallas, TX includes presentations from Cargill's Corporate Senior Vice President, Animal Health & Nutrition, Ruth Kimmelshue; Marco Orioli, VP of Global Grain & Processing for EMEA, CHS; and Brooke Appleton of the NCGA. Learn more at https://agr.fyi/wia_register. FIRA USA 18-20 OCT. 2022 (FRESNO-CA): The only 3-day event dedicated to the California and North America market for autonomous agriculture and agricultural robotics solutions.Learn More at https://agr.fyi/fira