Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ali Hill, ag economist and assistant professor at UC Berkeley, to discuss implications of changing U.S. and Mexican farmworker demographics on U.S. crop production. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Robert Verloop, executive director at the California Walnut Board and Commission, to discuss the return of the upcoming California Walnut Conference in January and a couple walnut industry updates. 

Kristin Platts and Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci sit down with Sean Runyon, agricultural commissioner/sealer of weights and measures for the Merced County Dept. of Agriculture, to discuss pesticides, the statewide notification system, California's Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap and more.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Stecyn Maldanado, Seeds for Bees manager with Project Apis m., to discuss cover crop benefits to soil health and key interactions with soil microbes.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Luke Milliron, UCCE farm advisor in Butte, Glenn and Tehama counties, to discuss the 2025 North Valley Nut Conference in January and its shift toward a business-focused curriculum for growers.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor in Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, to discuss almond management considerations for the 2024-25 winter, including irrigation, pollination and more.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with George Zhuang, UCCE viticulture farm advisor in Fresno County, to discuss improving grape quality while maintaining yield using management practices like mechanical leaf removal or regulated deficit irrigation.

Stanislaus County Farm Bureau’s Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing’s Kristin Platts sit down with Dr. Amrith Gunasekara, director of science and research for the California Bountiful Foundation, to discuss how the foundation is using sound science and data to advocate for California’s growers and ranchers.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Devin Clarke, CCA and almond crop manager with Yara North America, about the impacts of integrating irrigation and fertilization on crop yield and quality, i.e., continuous fertigation. 

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Ryan Hill, UCCE agronomy and weed sciences advisor in Tehama County, to discuss how weed management decisions affect the success of establishing pollinator habitat in the field.