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On today's episode, we hear from Winters, Calif. high school student Allison Aguiar on the inspiration behind her state title speech, 'The Fall of the California Nut Industry.'

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, Blue Diamond Growers' Mel Machado updates on where the 2024 almond crop stands.

On today's episode, Vicky Boyd hears from Firebaugh-area producer Joe Del Bosque about how reduced federal water allocations impact his farm and workers.

On this week's Tech Thursday episode, Crush Fabrication's Chris Price describes how automatic pumpovers, which provide consistent and even distribution of juice over the grape cap during the blending of a wine, differ from traditional pumpovers as well as the California wine industry's recent uptick in adoption of this technology.

On this week's Walnut Wednesday, Greg Montez, PCA and technical services and field development with Albaugh, discusses copper applications in 2024 for walnut growers dealing with blight and how to avoid resistance.
 
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On this week's MyAgLife in Citrus episode, Citrus Research Board's Ivan Milosavljevic gives an update on a novel method of ant control in citrus which utilizes hydrogel beads filled with trace pesticide amounts.