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Episode 14: Morning Star Fresh Food Ministry with Bret Sill
Season 1 Episode 14
Today’s episode takes us to Bakersfield, California, where we talk to Bret Sill who you heard from on episode 008. We’re revisiting Bret for a bit of…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 13: Investments in Nutrition Research with George Goshgarian
Season 1 Episode 13
Today’s episode introduces us to George Goshgarian. George is an almond grower and also the chairman of the Almond Board of California’s Nutrition Re…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 12: New Approaches to Pest Management and Irrigation with Leon Etchepare
Season 1 Episode 12
Today’s episode takes us to Maxwell, California, about halfway between Sacramento and Redding. We meet 4th generation farmer Leon Etchepare. Leon is …
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 11: Seeds for Bees with Samantha Lopes and Kris Melgard
Season 1 Episode 11
In this episode we discuss the Seeds for Bees Program with two growers who have taken advantage of this resource. If the Seeds for Bees Program is ne…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 10: Water Use Efficiency with Zac Ellis
Season 1 Episode 10
This episode takes us to Fresno where we visit with Olam Farms senior director of agronomy, Zac Ellis. Zac is in his sixth season with Olam Farms, bu…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 9: Learning to Design an Orchard with Cal Mast
Season 1 Episode 9
Today’s episode takes us outside of Turlock, California to the orchard of Cal Mast. Cal comes from a dairy background and purchased his 45-acre almon…
4 years, 9 months ago
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 …
4 years, 10 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-gene…
4 years, 11 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 …
5 years 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 fathe…
5 years ago