In today’s MyAgLife Daily News Report, we listen to comments from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the USDA’s plans for the next four years. We also hear from California’s Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, Assemblymember Robert Rivas and Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry from the California Small Farms Conference. Topics include climate change and labor in the state. We get an update on policy from the National State Departments of Agriculture meeting. Sabrina Halvorson has today’s farm news.

In the My Ag Life Daily News Report today - The California Air Resources Control Board votes on a gradual phase out of agricultural burning in the state. The Nation's new agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack explains why he thinks the USDA is different now versus when he served before. And, it's National FFA Week! In this special episode, we hear from the California State FFA Leadership Team. 

In today's episode, we report from the California Public Utilities Commission hearing on the recently released report looking at electricity cost increases over the next ten. We also cover the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy Meeting. Our National FFA Week celebration continues with interviews with State Secretary Mia Arisman and State Treasurer Reese Gonsalves. 

In today's episode, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Ian LeMay, president of the California Fresh Fruit Association about the industry's top issues for 2021. The nation has a new agriculture secretary, as the senate votes in favor of Tom Vilsack. The topic of farmers markets after COVID-19 is discussed at the California Small Farms Conference, and we talk to California State FFA Vice President Emma Thorpe. 

00:00 - Interview with Ian LeMay

22:40 - Senate Tom Vilsack Vote

31:30 - California Small Farms Conference

40:48 - Interview with Emma Thorpe

For today's My Ag Life in Citrus feature, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Casey Creamer, President and CEO of California Citrus Mutual about vaccines for farm workers and the state's vaccination rollout. We celebrate National FFA Week with California FFA President Dean Hill, and we report on the California Small Farms Conference. 

On today's show, Sabrina Halvorson reports on the discussion on California wildfires at the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum. We also talk to California cotton grower Aaron Barcellos about the U.S. Cotton Protocol and we kick off our National FFA Week interview segment by meeting the national officer Western Region Vice President David Lopez. Jason Scott debuts the new segment How it Works with a discussion on mycorrhizae. 

On this Friday episode of the My Ag Life Daily News Report, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Tricia Sheehan of Dairy Management Inc. about animal activists and what a farmer should do if confronted by an activist group. We also talk about how to handle misinformation and misrepresentation on social media. U.C. Davis assistant professor Dr. Cristina Lazcano shares her research into healthy soil for vineyards. 

In today's show, we talk with Hannah Gbeh, the Executive Director of the San Diego Farm Bureau on several hot topics including hemp production, government regulations, labor and more. We also report from the National Ethanol Conference and get the industry's take on California's electric car order. 

It's Walnut Wednesday and today we're learning about the new walnut variety UC Wolfskill. We talk with Chuck Leslie of the UC Davis breeding program about the benefits the new variety has for growers and what it takes to develop a new variety. We also talk with Joe Grant of the California Walnut Board about the UC Wolfskill variety and the board's commitment to research. 

For this episode, we hear from an expert on the economy and agriculture. We also get an update on the possibilities for 5G technology on the farm and have tips on canopy maintenance for pistachios.