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Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss pest and water considerations for almonds in the month of June, taking into account this year's wet winter and spring flooding. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sarah Standiford, senior environmental scientist with California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Produce Safety Program, to discuss produce safety inspections and what growers should expect.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Western Agricultural Processors Association’s Roger Isom, Priscilla Rodriguez and Chris McGlothlin to discuss ag regulatory updates in the month of May.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Cameron Zuber, UCCE orchard crops farm advisor in Madera and Merced counties, to discuss identifying and mitigating replant challenges in almond orchards and preparing new orchards for issues they may face.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sudan Gyawaly, UCCE area IPM advisor for Butte, Colusa, Yuba-Sutter, Glenn and Tehama counties, to discuss choosing pesticide sprays to prioritize when you can’t afford them all.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE area IPM advisor for Stanislaus County, to discuss springtime and even late-season monitoring for and management of hemipteran ‘true bug’ pests in almond and pistachio.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Aztec Solar's Kevin Logue to discuss solar’s viability in agricultural settings and contributions to both resilience and sustainability.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Daniele Zaccaria, UC Davis agricultural water management specialist, to discuss irrigation scheduling methods and tools for winegrape vineyards.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Roger Isom, president/CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss key tree nut regulatory updates spanning from pesticides, to machinery, to Cal/OSHA standards.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, orchard systems advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss important considerations for your almond orchard in the month of April and changes to consider given increased precipitation. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Russell Taylor, vice president of Live Earth Products, Inc., and David Beaudreau, director of the Fertilizer Institute’s Biostimulant Council, to discuss biostimulant trends and usage as well as the recently reintroduced Plant Biostimulant Act and what this legislation could mean for the ag industry.

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

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Axiom Ag's Jeff Merritt at the 2023 Citrus Showcase to discuss optimal nutrition at different fruit growth stages and strategies for upgrading the modern nutrition program.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Kirsten Pearsons, UCCE IPM advisor, and Yu-Chen Wang, UCCE plant pathology advisor, to discuss new perspectives on combatting the lettuce industry's most prevalent diseases, such as impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) and pythium wilt.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Certified Crop Advisor and Soil Specialist Rich Kreps to discuss fertilizing your orchard now that the rain California finally needs is here. Additional information on this topic can be found in Rich's article in the February 2023 edition of West Coast Nut.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Doreet Avni, Ph.D., head of bio-research at BeeHero, to discuss Pollinator Research Stations which provide public data to growers and beekeepers regarding pollinator activity during bloom.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, orchard systems advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss important considerations for your almond orchard in the month of February.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Dr. Karl Wyant, director of agronomy at Nutrien, to discuss the agronomy of water. In the January/February 2023 edition of Progressive Crop Consultant magazine, Karl provided an in-depth look on the importance of water quality to nitrogen management plans, fertilizer performance, salinity issues and other areas of farm management.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Paul Schreiner, research plant physiologist with USDA-ARS, to discuss what we know and don’t know regarding foliar fertilization in the vineyard.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brittney Goodrich, assistant UCCE specialist with the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, to discuss the economic outlook for the 2023 almond pollination season as well as other considerations.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor Luke Milliron to discuss the benefits of delayed irrigation and what current research shows in both walnuts and almonds.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Roger Isom, president and CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss ongoing pesticide activism that is once again threatening the California agriculture industry and how WAPA is working to fight the opposition.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sierra Gold Nursery's Reid Robinson to discuss the rise in popularity of self-fertile almond varieties and their associated benefits.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor Tian Tian  to discuss the long-term effects of rootstocks on performance of mature grapevines.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Nutrien’s Director of Agronomy Dr. Karl Wyant to discuss the concept of outsmarting your fertilizer competition for improving nutrient uptake of crops.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss November almond orchard considerations, such as collecting spur samples, checking potassium and evaluating harvest samples.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jeff Carr of Deerpoint Group to discuss the need for consistency and precision when it comes to fertigation.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jason Scott, JCS Marketing CEO and West Coast Nut publisher, to discuss the upcoming California Tree Nut Conference and Grape and Wine meeting both taking place in Tulare, Calif. on November 3. The California Tree Nut Conference will feature the first-ever 'Industry Titan' award for tree nut research.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Louise Ferguson, UCCE Pomology Specialist, to discuss a new tool pistachio growers are evaluating due to concerns over less chill accumulation.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety’s Teresa Andrews to discuss the Center’s invaluable resources for ag workers in the western region.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rachelle Antinetti, vice president of operations at Dave Wilson Nursery, to discuss where today's tree nut and fruit nurseries are heading and challenges they're facing.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with California Farm Water Coalition's Mike Wade to discuss regulatory supply cuts being made to growers on the Colorado River, how this can affect food supply and what can be done to provide relief.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Agromillora California Nursery’s Cliff Beumel to discuss orchard diversification with olive trees to protect the bottom line.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ryan Jacobsen, CEO of Fresno County Farm Bureau, to discuss the Bureau’s recent Farm Bill session hosting and what ag industry members want to see in the Bill’s next iteration.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Synagro's Thomas Fantozzi to discuss the benefits of compost in orchards and fields as well as best management practices.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with California ag’s very own John Duarte of Duarte Nursery to discuss his campaign for the U.S. House this November to represent California's 13th Congressional District.

***Disclaimer: Political stances taken during this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the MyAgLife/JCS Marketing team.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with John Knutson and Alyssa DeVincentis, co-founders at Vitidore, to discuss a unique cover crop mix that allows orchard and vineyard growers to increase permanent soil carbon sequestration and an accompanying monitoring and reporting verification technology.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Barry Goodell, a fungal biologist and biochemist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to discuss a previously unknown fungal mechanism that has the potential to solve one of the most serious issues affecting wine grapes: grapevine trunk disease.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Synagro’s Bob Ford to discuss the technical side of compost and how the composting process works into soil health.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss important pre-harvest considerations for almonds, including equipment, rodent control and deficit irrigation.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rich Kreps, Certified Crop Advisor and Soil Specialist, to discuss making a postharvest plan now to ensure crop health for next season and increase the bottom line.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Chris Simmons in the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis and Rory Crowley with Project Apis m. to discuss biosolarization in almond orchards and how returning hulls and shells to the orchard can improve soil and tree health.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Greg Palumbo, director of agriculture at Rain Bird, to discuss precision irrigation for agriculture and things growers should consider for their irrigation systems.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Western Agricultural Processors Association's Roger Isom at this year's WAPA Annual Conference to review the last year of regulations and legislation affecting the processing industry and what is on the horizon.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Cliff Beumel, president of Agromillora California Nursery, to discuss opportunities and challenges in using the latest tree nut industry breeding technology.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Vern Johnson, CCA/PCA and president of Arizona Ag Solutions, to discuss balanced vineyard soil health and a few key items to look at on your vineyard soil report.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Cultiva’s Brian Tipton to discuss plant cuticle care and its role in mitigating agriculture’s environmental challenges.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Nitin Nitin, professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology and the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis, to discuss new research looking at food-grade bio-based coatings for reducing cross-contamination of pathogens in produce.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Daniele Zaccaria, UCCE agricultural water management specialist, to discuss new research into benefits and efficacy of winter cover crops in pistachio.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brad Higbee, research entomologist and field R&D manager at Trece Inc., to discuss field studies related to mummy sanitation practices in pistachio and their effect on navel orangeworm damage and egg trap counts.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down Amrith Gunasekara, California Bountiful Foundation's new research director, to discuss his new position and what it means for furthering agricultural and environmental research in the state.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Gabriele Ludwig, Almond Board of California’s director of sustainability and environmental affairs, to discuss increasing inconsistency of rules governing acceptable Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for pesticide residues.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Dr. Karl Wyant, vice president of ag science at Heliae Ag, to discuss maximizing soil quality by maximizing soil health.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Mike Kelley, president and CEO of Central California Almond Growers Association, to discuss drivers for higher almond hull prices and how processors and growers can capitalize.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Shannah Whithaus, senior editor for pesticide safety education with UC ANR, and Lisa Blecker, pesticide safety educator at Colorado State University, to discuss the newly expanded and updated Pesticide Safety Manual for Private Applicators.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE vegetable crops advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss control of in-row weeds for processing tomatoes using automated and mechanical cultivators.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Matt Comrey, Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness technical nutrition agronomist, to discuss soil mapping for fine-tuned nutrient management and the value that variable rate application methods can have.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE area IPM advisor for Stanislaus County, to discuss springtime and even late-season monitoring for and management of hemipteran ‘true bug’ pests in almond and pistachio.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Almond Alliance President and CEO Aubrey Bettencourt to discuss new port updates and projects as well as the Alliance's efforts.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Emily Symmes, senior manager of technical field services for Suterra, to discuss the growing problem of scale pests in walnut and possible treatment options.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brent Holtz, UCCE county director and farm advisor for San Joaquin County, to discuss the origins of whole orchard recycling and how an idea turned into a best management practice.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Louise Ferguson, extension specialist in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, and Andy Lyons, Informatics and GIS Statewide Program with UC ANR and UC Berkeley, to discuss a new web-based tool for predicting pistachio growth and how the industry has evolved to require a tool like this.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross and Undersecretary Christine Birdsong to discuss port congestion and what is being done to counter current issues.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brad Higbee, Field R&D Manager with Trece, Inc., to discuss the 2008-12 areawide IPM project for navel orangeworm and development of mating disruption for NOW.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Karl Wyant, Vice President of Ag Science at Heliae Agriculture and chair of Western Region CCA, to discuss the role of soil microbes in drought management.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down for this 100th-episode special of the MyAgLife podcast with JCS Marketing Publisher and CEO Jason Scott to discuss the evolution of the MyAgLife digital platform and what’s in store for the future.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor Luke Milliron to discuss the benefits of delayed irrigation and what current research shows in both walnuts and almonds.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with UC Davis Graduate Student Researcher Faye Duan to discuss integrating chicken and vegetable production in organic farming and best practices to be recognized thus far.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ali Montazar, UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor for Imperial County, to discuss new knowledge-based information for enhancing water and nitrogen use efficiency in desert fresh market carrots.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with California Farm Water Coalition’s Mike Wade to discuss what it could mean for Californians if we have another dry year.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brittney Goodrich, Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, to discuss the economic outlook for the 2022 almond pollination season.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Gabriele Ludwig, director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs at Almond Board of California, to discuss the importance of climate-smart agriculture practices in almond orchards.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM Advisor, to discuss Pacific flathead borer’s emergence as a significant pest in walnut and management tools for this pest.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ellen Bruno, assistant cooperative extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, to discuss the outlook for California’s almond market and expected growth moving forward.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Kat Jarvis-Shean, UCCE orchard systems advisor, to discuss dormancy in tree nut orchards and what trees do during the winter.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Margo Hale, regional director with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, to discuss Armed to Farm, a sustainable agriculture training program for military veterans.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rich Kreps, CCA, SSp. and contributing writer, to discuss keeping trees thirsty by manipulating soil salt content.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sean Jacobs, technical sales and marketing representative with Agro-K, and Chris Underwood, head of Product Development at Custom Agronomics, to discuss leaf sap analysis and proper tank mixing.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Timmy Jacobs, USDA Risk Management Specialist, to discuss biosolarization and cover crop impact on weeds and soilborne pathogens in marginal climates.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jason Scott, CEO and publisher of West Coast Nut magazine and JCS Marketing, Inc., to discuss the upcoming California Tree Nut Conference on November 3rd. This conference will bring growers together with industry leaders from across all the nut commodities and also provide valuable continuing education credits on important production practices.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Kent Daane, UCCE IPM specialist, at this year’s Crop Consultant Conference to discuss biology of and management strategies for vine mealybug in grapevines.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss activator spray adjuvant selection in trees and vines and matching the proper material to the job.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Davin Norene, walnut grower and manager with Norene Ranches, to discuss the new UC Davis walnut variety Wolfskill’s potential as an early-season variety.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Priscilla Rodriguez, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Food Safety at Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss a new proposal to mandate electric forklifts for the ag industry.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brian Wahlbrink, co-owner of Sperry Farms Inc. and new chairman of the Almond Board of California, to discuss making the transition to off-ground almond harvest.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sarah Light, UCCE agronomy advisor in Sutter, Yuba and Colusa counties, to discuss recent research trials to improve understanding of herbicide drift symptoms on hemp.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Daniele Zaccaria, UCCE agricultural water management specialist, to discuss water budgeting for pistachio in a drought year and options that growers have for management

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Eryn Wingate, agronomist with Tri-Tech Ag Products, Inc., to discuss humic acids and their potential benefits to organic planting systems.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jason Scott, CEO of JCS Marketing Inc. and publisher of progressive Crop Consultant magazine, and Jerome Pier and Karl Wyant, current and incoming board chairs of Western Region Certified Crop Advisers Association, to discuss the upcoming Crop ConsultantConference on Sept. 16 and 17. This in-person two-day event will feature educational seminars with continuing education credits, an industry trade show, and live industry presentations.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Matt Comrey, technical nutrition agronomist with Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness, to discuss irrigation scheduling and maintenance in tree nut orchards.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Tim Birmingham, director of quality assurance and industry services at Almond Board of California, and Guangwei Huang, associate director of food research and technology, to discuss almond stockpile management for processors and growers.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jim Zion, managing partner at Meridian Growers, to discuss congestion at West Coast ports and how tree nut shipments are being affected.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Shulamit Shroder, UCCE community education specialist in Kern County, and Jessie Kanter with the UCCE Small Farms and Specialty Crops Program in Fresno County to discuss cover cropping to achieve management goals and lessons learned from recent cover crop trials in the San Joaquin Valley.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE IPM advisor for North San Joaquin Valley, to discuss stink bug management in almond, including monitoring for true bugs as well as predatory stink bugs.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE orchard systems farm advisor for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss proper timing and other considerations for orchard mowing to reduce dust and potential disease.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Mark Bolda, UCCE strawberry and caneberry farm advisor in Santa Cruz County, to discuss the challenges of managing Fusarium in strawberries and methods organic and conventional growers can use to control this pathogen.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Kevin Long, general manager at Superior Almond Hulling, to discuss how almond facilities are coping with harvest congestion and preparing for bigger crops to come.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Houston Wilson, UCCE assistant specialist in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside, to discuss navel orangeworm as a candidate for area-wide integrated pest management in California.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Doug Amaral, UCCE farm advisor for Kings and Tulare counties, to discuss implementing best management practices for nitrogen fertilization in almonds.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Janie Gatzman, a fourth-generation tree nut farmer and owner of Gatzman Appraisal, to discuss trends in California tree nut property values.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Karl Wyant, Vice President of Ag Science at Heliae Agriculture and vice chair of Western Region CCA, to discuss biological management practices to maximize soil quality.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Sandro Steinbach, assistant professor at the University of Connecticut, to discuss how the California tree nut industry was impacted by the trade war and the difficulties that still remain.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Roger Isom, President and CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association, to discuss a new state proposal on pesticide mill taxes and the impacts this may have on the agriculture industry.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Kristi Sanchez, nematologist with TriCal Diagnostics and TriCal, to discuss root lesion nematode in walnut.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with James Knox, owner of KLR farms, to discuss the fundamentals of hemp nutrition and how growers can meet nutrient needs for this crop.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Rich Kreps, CCA, SSp. and contributing writer, to discuss nutrition plans for pistachio orchards and how growers can make better orchard nutrition decisions.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Karl Wyant, Vice President of Ag Science at Heliae Agriculture and vice chair of Western Region CCA, to talk about making sense of biostimulants for improving your soil.

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by UCCE Entomology and Biologicals Advisor Surendra K. Dara.

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

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

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE area integrated pest management advisor in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties, to discuss spring season pest monitoring activities in almond orchards.

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

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Danita Cahill.

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by UCCE’s Themis J. Michailides, David Morgan and Giorgio Gusella.

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

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Hazelnut Marketing Board.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Vice President of Musco Family Olive Company, Dennis Burreson, to talk about diversifying your operation with olive trees, advancements in the olive industry, and Musco’s Million Tree initiative.

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Emily J. Symmes, Ph.D., Senior Manager of Technical Field Services, Suterra.

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by the Almond Board of California.

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by Craig Macmillan, Ph.D., Macmillan Ag Consulting and Kris Beal, The Vineyard Team.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Alireza Pourreza, director of the Digital Agriculture Lab at UC Davis, to talk about almond yield forecasting by drone and how Virtual Orchard Technology can capture light interception for improved crop forecasting.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jason Scott, CEO and publisher of JCS Marketing Inc. and West Coast Nut magazine, to talk about the upcoming 2-day California Walnut Conference on January 21st and 22nd. The conference will provide 4.5 hours of DPR CEUs and 5 hours of CCA CEUs (pending approval).

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor Gabriel Torres and Technical Viticulturist Stephen Vasquez, Sun-Maid Growers.

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

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Alireza Pourreza, Director, and Xin Zhang, Postdoctoral Scholar, Digital Agriculture Lab, UC Davis.

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

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

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by UCCE Entomology and Biologicals Advisor Surendra Dara.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with George Zhuang, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor in Fresno County, to talk about winter pruning and disease management in vineyards and how dormant season practices impact yield.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Surendra Dara, UCCE Entomology and Biologicals Advisor, to talk about the use of biostimulants in strawberries to promote plant growth and to help plants withstand various pests, diseases or environmental stressors.

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by Dr. Karl Wyant, Board of Directors, Western Region Certified Crop Advisers.

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Catherine Merlo.

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

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Rich Kreps, CCA, SSp.

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by James McBride, Ph.D., Head of Science, Ceres Imaging.

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition.

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

Listen to this article from Organic Farmer by Editorial Assistant Intern Taylor Chalstrom.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Andre Biscaro, UCCE Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor for Ventura County, to talk about soil chemical analysis and the accuracy and precision of commercial ag laboratories as it relates to these tests.

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

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

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

Listen to this article from Organic Farmer by Sarah Light, UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Sutter, Yuba and Colusa counties.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Katherine Jarvis-Shean, UCCE orchard systems advisor for Sacramento, Solano and Yolo counties, to discuss boron-resistant rootstock research in almonds. Almonds are especially susceptible to effects of high-boron soil, and trees can be damaged by excessive amounts in the soil and water.

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Seth Hansen, PCA, CCA.

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Kathy Coatney.

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Danita Cahill.

Listen to this article from Organic Farmer by Rex Dufour, NCAT/ATTRA.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Jhalendra Rijal, UCCE area integrated pest management advisor in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties, to discuss planning for spring pest management in walnuts. Growers and managers need to be prepared with a plan for monitoring and suppressing populations before they cause economic damage to the crop.

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

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Cathy Merlo.

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

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

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with independent PCA Carla Youngblood and tree nut grower Chris Wylie to get a unique perspective on best management practices for navel orangeworm.

Jason Scott talks with TriCal Diagnostics' Kristi Sanchez, Ph.D., Senior Researcher and nematologist, about nematode research and preventative steps growers can take to identify and minimize nematode infestation and other soil pathogens.

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by Jerome Pier, Ph.D., CCA, PCA.

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

Listen to this article from West Coast Nut by contributing writer Danita Cahill.

Listen to this article from Progressive Crop Consultant by Houston Wilson et. al., Asst. UCCE Specialist, Dept. of Entomology, UC Riverside.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Brittney Goodrich, Asst. UCCE Specialist with the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, to discuss the economic outlook for the 2021 almond pollination season.