Episode Details

Cliff Ohmart, Principal of Ohmart Consulting Services reflects on his 40-year career in agriculture. Cliff seeded his career with a Ph.D. in Forest Entomology from Berkley University. He worked in forestry in Australia, as a Pest Control Advisor in Chico, with the Lodi Winegrape Commission, and at SureHarvest.

Cliff shares his experiences with sustainable winegrowing innovations including cover cropping, drip irrigation, solar energy, biocontrol, healthy soils, autonomous devices, and farm data management. Plus, he shares his number one tip for growers continuing on their sustainable journey.

• 25: Under-Vine Cover Crops
• 27: 50 Years of IPM
• 130: The Biological Control of Vine Mealybug Using Mealybug Destroyers and Anagyrus Wasps
• Healthy Soils Playlist
• Sustainable Winegrowing Self-Assessment (SIP Certified)
• University of California Cooperative Extension

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• Sustainable Ag Expo – The premiere winegrowing event of the year
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Craig Macmillan 0:00

Our guest today is Cliff Ohmart. He is principal with Ohmart consulting services. And today we're going to talk about a little bit of perspective on what's happened in the past. And what's looking forward to in the future in the realm of sustainable wine growing sustainable crops just kind of in general. Thanks for being on the podcast, Cliff.

Cliff Ohmart 0:16

You're very welcome, Craig. It's nice to be with you.

Craig Macmillan 0:19

Just as full disclosure, Cliff, and I've known each other a long time. It's been really fun to see the things that he's worked on over the years, and his insights into kind of what's worked and what hasn't. So again, thanks for being on the being on the program. You've been involved in a whole variety of different crops and led different capacities over the years with different projects I've been with you see, I