Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between rows of potatoes on this large Central California farm. Credit: Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com When ag labor costs rise, specialty crop growers are usually…
MSOB: Considering Differences in Seaweed-Based Biostimulants
…and fruits and vegetables to tree nuts, vines, and greenhouse production – operate more sustainably while increasing their return on investment. For educational webinars and biological IPM programs, visit MarroneBio.com….
VofV: Albert Keck, Part Two: It’s Time to Stop Just Preaching to the Choir About Ag
…out more at WGA.com. Hadley Date Gardens President and Western Growers Chair of the Board Albert Keck returns to the podcast to talk about what it will take for farmers…
Farm Dog of the Year Nominations Closing Soon
…pets together, as well as those that help our communities and environment thrive. Purina is part of Nestlé, a global leader in Nutrition, Health and Wellness. For more information, visit purina.com or subscribe…
VofV: Hadley Date Gardens President and Western Growers Chair Albert Keck on the Future of Specialty Crops
…out more at WGA.com. Albert Keck, President of Hadley Date Gardens and current Western Growers Chair of the Board of Directors, joins the podcast to talk about his family’s history…
The California Kitchen: Spicy Farmers Market Ratatouille
…Farmers Market Ratatouille below. The California Kitchen: Spicy Farmers Market Ratatouille For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on…
VofV: The Yield Lab and the Exponential Growth Potential of Latin America
…out more at WGA.com. This week’s episode of Voices of the Valley explores the opportunities for agtech innovation and investment in Latin America. Accelerator The Yield Lab is dedicated to…
West Hills Offers Unique Opportunities to Students
…their own businesses. “We’ve been working with the Kings-County Economic Development and Job Training Office and been partnering with them as well as people in the community to introduce this…
VofV: Food Safety and Using Automation to Mitigate Risk
…out more at WGA.com. Priority Sampling Founder and CEO Rafael Davila joins the podcast to talk about his company’s efforts to improve the safety of the food supply chain. “I…
Drought Affects Nation’s Honeybees
…sugar syrup that we had to buy.” He said his honey production is far lower this year than normal. Other areas in the nation that don’t have to deal with…
Problems Continue for Honeybees
…in the USA are still not well, in the sense that beekeepers are having considerable losses, losing far larger numbers of colonies than they would like,” he said. “This is…
CFBF Hosts WOTUS Roundtable
…Mishra on Pexels.com Jamie Johansson “The definition of the waters of the US is of paramount importance to our members at the California Farm Bureau. As I mentioned earlier, there…
MSOB: Biological Industry Continues ‘Tremendous Growth’
…options become vital. “While we don’t believe the biologicals are a silver bullet or a complete replacement, there’s a lot of innovation, there’s a lot of research and development in…
APHIS Funding for New Pest Management Projects
Funding to help new developments when it comes to plant pests. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. The Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) is a destructive agricultural pest in many…



















