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Episode 8: Harvest Technology with Bret Sill
Season 1 Episode 8
In this episode, we visit Kern County almond grower Bret Sill of Sill Properties to talk about harvesting technology. Bret’s family has been farming in the Shafter area for nearly 100 years. Bret att…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 7: Water Conservation and Climate Smart Agriculture with Matt Angell
Season 1 Episode 7
Matt Angell introduces us to some of the climate-smart farming practices he is exploring and his approach to water conservation. Matt is a third-generation farmer and the managing partner for both Ma…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 6: Custom Harvesting with Luke Hicks
Season 1 Episode 6
In this episode we meet Luke Hicks of LH Farm Service, a custom harvesting and orchard sanitation company. Luke shares about harvest operations, how he built his business from scratch, what equipment…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 5: Irrigation Efficiency Through Technology with Sal Parra, Jr
Season 1 Episode 5
In this episode we visit with Burford Ranch assistant manager Sal Parra, Jr. Sal grew up on the farm where he now lives and works alongside his father to manage 2,800 acres of almonds in western Fres…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 4: The Almond Value Chain with Joe Gardiner
Season 1 Episode 4
In this episode we visit with Joe Gardiner, sales manager at Treehouse California Almonds, and partner in Gardiner Farms and Pacific Ag Land Management. These experiences give Joe a full value chain …
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 3: Investing in the Future of the Almond Industry with Dave Phippen
Season 1 Episode 3
On today’s episode we visit with Dave Phippen of Travaille & Phippen. Travaille & Phippen is a partnership that started with a family of almond growers and vertically integrated over time. As his fat…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 2: Navel Orangeworm Mating Disruption with Kent Stenderup
Season 1 Episode 2
Our featured topic for today’s episode, and a challenge many almond growers deal with: navel orangeworm. Kent Stenderup joins the show to talk about mating disruption for navel orangeworm, water, and…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 1: Pollination and Beekeeping with Dan Cummings
Season 1 Episode 1
In the last two decades, pollination costs have increased dramatically for almond growers. On average now, about 15-20% of the total costs of producing almonds is just in pollination alone. This has …
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Introducing: The Almond Journey Podcast!
Welcome to the Almond Journey Podcast, brought to you by The Almond Board of California. On this show we explore how growers, handlers, and other stakeholders are making things work in their operatio…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago