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Join David Flanagan (Rawkode) and Brian Ketelsen (bketelsen) as they share one bit of new technology or software that they've found each week. Learn about new and upcoming software before it hits the mainstream.
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We were all born and raised in Walla Walla. We wanted to create something that highlights all the things we know and love about the town. Our medium is podcasting. Wallaholics is a local podcast where you will hear interviews with community leaders, opinions on issues facing Walla Walla, the inside scoop on upcoming events and other things we find interesting around town. We appreciate everybody listening and if you would like to get involved, don't be shy, send us a message!
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Bump Podcast Lab
Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
Bump co-creates strategy-led podcasts for policy micro-communities with ambitious policy communicators and public affairs pros. This is our feed of format experiments and live recordings from our Podcast Lab live events.
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Do you want to go behind the scenes and learn about how the food gets on your table? Hear about the complex world of agricultural policy, food safety, crop protection, disease control and more from the most influential people working in farming. Be sure to tune in each week as we delve deeper into the inner workings of our food system.
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The next generation of ag leaders are playing an important role in shaping the future of farming. California is one of the most vital agricultural regions inthe world, and these emerging voices are navigating an industry influenced by climate change and the need for sustainability, water and labor shortages andadvancements in agtech. We explore the…
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Sniffing Out Pests with Agriculture Detector Dogs
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You may have never given today’s topic much consideration, but this is the episode you didn’t know you needed. In this episode, Western Growers' Kara Timmins and Jeana Cadby talk with CDFA entomologist Dr. Jason Leathers and canine handler Michelle King to explore the exciting world of agricultural pest detection. They’ll share why it’s so importan…
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Peeling Back the Farmer's Curtain with Chelsea Ketelsen
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Did you know that California produces more than 80% of the nation’s stone fruits? For those of you unfamiliar with the term, stone fruits are named after the large stone in their centers, or what we know as the seed or pit. These types of fruits include peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries and mangos.In this week’s episode, Western Growers’ Julia N…
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Olive Oil Unfiltered with Vincent Ricchiuti from Enzo Olive Oil Company
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When you think of olive oil, you may think of places like Spain, Italy and Greece. But did you know that California produces some of the finest olive oil? In this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley, we pour over everything you wanted to know about olives and olive oil with Western Growers’ Michelle Rivera and Julia Nellis and special guest Vinc…
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Cantaloupe 411 with Westside Produce's Garrett Patricio
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Did you know that California farmers produce nearly 75% of all cantaloupes grown in the US? That makes for a total of $300 million in nationwide market sales. In this episode, we slice into everything you wanted to know about melons with Western Growers’ Michelle Rivera and Julia Nellis and special guest Garrett Patricio, President of Westside Prod…
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Mike and Malte walk you through some options for editing programs as well as where and how to distribute your podcast so that your listeners can actually find you.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Podcast Lab: EU Confidential, Connected and Disaffected
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Habib Msallem talks to Rowan Emslie and Sarah-Taïssir Bencharif about their respective podcasts Connected and Disaffected as well as Politico's EU Confidential.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Mawi Peeters walks you through what a podcast space should look like.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Farm to Fork for Real with San Miguel Produce’s Garrett Nishimori
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In this episode, Western Growers Director of Communications, Ann Donahue, talks with Garrett Nishimori, Business Manager at San Miguel Produce. Garrett grew up in a farming family in Oxnard, Calif. He left to attend culinary school, after which he became a chef in a two-star Michelin restaurant in San Francisco. He returned to the family farm 15 ye…
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Mike Ball talks to Bethany Meban and Lily Murdoch about the SolarPower Europe Shine On policycast and how they are using video in their podcast in a different way.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Habib walks you through some possible different formats that you could use for your podcast.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Podcast Lab: Beyond the Byline (Today in the EU)
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Brett Kobie talks with Evi Kiorri and Malte Ketelsen about how podcasting started at Euractiv and what it took to make it a success.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Mike and Malte talk you through the gear you should get to produce your podcast.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Habib Msallem interviews James Kanter from the EU Scream podcast.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Brett and Ali showcasing the Bump production canvas.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Innovations in Cross-Border Health Care for Ag Workers
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Cross-border health care is growing in popularity as Mexico increasingly provides innovative, technologically advanced medical services at a cost-savings for employers. In fact, close to a million Americans cross the border every year to receive medical care in Mexico. In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Raquel Lugo, SeniorDirector of Client S…
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The Nuts and Bolts of Almonds with Stuart Woolf, President and CEO of Woolf Farming & Processing
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Almonds have been cultivated for thousands of years, and as it turns out, California is the largest producer of almonds globally, accounting for more than 80% of the world's almond production. In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Stuart Woolf, President and CEO of Woolf Farming & Processing and Chair of the Western Growers Board of Directors, j…
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Megan Kavanaugh from Bio S.I. Talks About the Amazing World That Exists in the Soil on Voices of the Valley
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A farmland landscape may not make many people think of a place rich in scientific research and discovery, but it should! In this episode of Voices of the Valley MeganKavanaugh, VP of Science and Agronomy at Bio S.I., talks about the fascinating life that exists in the soil with Western Growers Jeana Cadby, Director of Climate and Sustainability, an…
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What Fresh Produce Does a Food Safety Scientist Buy for Their Kids?
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Western Growers food safety scientists Sonia Salas, Associate Vice President, Science & Technology, and Joelle Mosso, Associate Vice President, Science Programs, discuss their perspective and insight when it comes to buying fresh produce for their children.
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Katie Chiapuzio from Braga Fresh on How Bees Benefit Produce
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In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Katie Chiapuzio, Director of Environmental Science and Resources at Braga Fresh, joins Western Growers Jeana Cadby, Environment and Climate Director, and Kara Timmins, Communications Manager, to discuss the amazing nature of bees and how they contribute to agriculture.…
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Brussels in a cold February. A creative director is dead. He either slipped on the ice and hit his head or he was stabbed 47 times. A Bump Podcast Lab experiment in audio fiction. Recorded live in front of an audience at Cinematek Brussels. Written by Ali Colwell and Tom Moylan.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Mawi makes lunch happen. These are the most magical calories one can ingest. A Bump Podcast Lab experiment in the "narrative mini-profile" format.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Mike makes videos about people. And is himself also a person, A Bump Podcast Lab experiment in the "narrative mini-profile" format.By Ali Colwell, Arnoud Schoofs, Brett Kobie, Habib Msallem, Koen Huyghe, Lumawig Peeters, Malte Ketelsen, Mike Ball
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Do You Really Know Where Your Food Comes From?
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In this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley, we’re breaking through misconceptions in agriculture with Coachella Valley farmer Celeste Alonzo. Alongside her family, Celeste grows bell peppers and corn at Junior Enterprises. She joins Julia Nellis, Social Media Manager at Western Growers, to answer questions WG received on social media about farm…
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2024 Look Ahead: Agriculture’s Biggest Challenges
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Learn where your food really comes from. In the newseason of the Voices of the Valley podcast, you’ll hear about the successes and challenges the agricultural industry experiences every day to get the best food to you and your family. We’ll explore everything from agriculture misinformation, women changing the industry, fieldworkers’ stories, scien…
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In this episode of AlphaBits, Brian and David explain why they're excited about wei/pull and tea.xyz. wei/pull helps keep your forks up-to-date via automated PRs tea - the revolutionary, cross-platform package manager. Say goodbye to slow & clunky, and say hello to fast & smooth. From the creator of Brew. With tea, simply type commands and it takes…
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In this episode of AlphaBits, Brian and David explain why they're excited about aquaproj and Dagger. aquaproj is a declarative CLI Version manager written in Go. Support Lazy Install, Registry, and continuous update with Renovate. CLI version is switched seamlessly Dagger is a programmable CI/CD engine that runs your pipelines in containers…
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In this episode of AlphaBits, Brian and David explain why they're excited about podmansh and Infisical. podmansh is a container based login shell Infisical is a secrets management and automation tool with a ton of integrationsBy David Flanagan & Brian Ketelsen
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In the first episode of AlphaBits, Brian and David explain why they're excited about Universal Blue and System Intiative. Universal Blue is a collection of container images using Fedora's support for OCI/Docker containers as a transport and delivery mechanism for operating system content. This project's purpose is to be a "kit" for you to derive fr…
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How Bayer’s Dr. Frank Wong Overcame His Skepticism About Biologicals
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Dr. Frank Wong, one of Bayer's Industry Affairs Directors, discusses his shift in opinion about biological solutions on this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley. “I would say that [during] the last two decades of my career, I’ve always been really cynical about biologics,” Frank says. In this episode, he discusses how and why he’s a recent conve…
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Asking the Right Questions with Josh Ruiz, Senior Director of Ag Technology and Innovation, on Voices of the Valley
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Josh Ruiz, Senior Director of Ag Technology and Innovation at Duda Farm Fresh Foods, shares how he views challenges and opportunities in his role to be an actor of change in agriculture on this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley.
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Rabo Research's David Magaña on a Global Approach to Consumer Desires
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David Magaña is Vice President and Senior Analyst of Rabo Research in North America for fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts, and he shares his global perspective on the present challenges in agriculture on this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley. Together with hosts Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson, David discusses the global factors of water, l…
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Farmers are Entrepreneurs: Citi’s Adam Bergman Talks Agtech
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Adam Bergman ─ Managing Director, Clean Energy Transition Group and the Global Head of AgTech at Investment Banking, Citi ─ joins DennisDonohue and Candace Wilson on this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley. The topic of agtech and cleantech to address issues like climate change is a global endeavor, Adam says. Countries like Israel, Brazil and …
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Alex Cochran Discusses the Value of Biologicals in Agriculture
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Alex Cochran, Chief Technology Officer at DPH Biologicals joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson on this week’s episode of Voices of theValley to discuss the realities and possibilities of utilizing biological solutions in agriculture. In this episode, Alex shares his insight into how to optimize the benefits of biologicals, which, he says, starts…
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Christine Birdsong, Undersecretary for the CDFA, Talks Sustainable Pest Management Solutions on This Week’s Voices of the Valley
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Undersecretary for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Christine Birdsong joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilsonon this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley to discuss her role and initiatives to support California agriculture on key points like sustainable pest management, water (whether drought or flood), supply chain diff…
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Amazon Web Services’ Elizabeth Fastiggi on Guiding the Industry to be More Predictive with Agtech Innovation
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Elizabeth Fastiggi, Head of Worldwide Business Development for Amazon Web Services, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson on this episode of Voices of the Valley to discuss the role she has in supporting innovation to connect all areas along the agricultural supply chain. “That’s what our company at AWS is doing, helping customers innovate more q…
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Hernan Hernandez on Working to Give Farmworkers a Voice in Politics and Policy
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On this episode of Voices of the Valley, Hernan Hernandez, Executive Director of the California Farmworker Foundation, shares his background about growing up in a farm community to becoming a voice and force for policy change.
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Ian LeMay, President of the California Fresh Fruit Association, on how Agtech Bolsters Ag Labor
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Ian LeMay, President of the California Fresh Fruit Association, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson on this episode of Voices of the Valley to discuss navigating current challenges in fresh produce agriculture to reach a bright and exciting future. LeMay shares his thoughts about the two biggest challenges that fresh fruit farmers in California…
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Bountiful Founder and CEO Megan Nunes Wants to Use Satellites to Revolutionize Farming
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Most people don’t think of the study of agriculture and the study of space as being related to each other, but this week’s Voices of the Valley guest, Megan Nunes, shares with hosts Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson how space and agricultural technology work together. Nunes is the founder and CEO of Bountiful— a company that uses satellite imagery …
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Adrian Percy, Executive Director of the North Carolina Plant Science Initiative, Talks About the Exciting Rise of Automated Farm Equipment
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It’s a pivotal time for ag tech and automated farm equipment. This week’s Voices of the Valley episode addresses the growth of ag tech in recent years in a conversation between hosts Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson and guest Adrian Percy, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Plant Science Initiative. “I’ve been in this business for a long…
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University of Notre Dame professors Dr. Brandon Ashfeld and Dr. Tengfei Luo and farmer J.P. LaBrucherie join the podcast this week; the trio is part of a research project focused on using technology to make desalination a sustainable water solution for all areas of American life, including agriculture. It’s no secret that desalination is a much-stu…
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Radicle Growth CEO and Managing Partner Kirk Haney on the Secret to Successful Agtech Investing
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In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Kirk Haney, CEO and Managing Partner of Radicle Growth, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson to share some of the expertise he has gained from launching multiple startups and a deep portfolio of agtech investments. “You learn a lot from every investment you make and every company you run,” Haney says. Han…
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Tom Mulholland and the Bottom Line of Agriculture – Productivity
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Tom Mulholland sees California agriculture through the wide lens of his multigenerational farm. As a fourth-generation citrus grower, Mulholland knows his lifetime commitment to Mulholland Citrus is one part of the whole that belongs to his family. “Generational pass-downs are remarkable," Tom says. "The fact of it is that you have to have somethin…
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Stuart Woolf: Agtech from Apple Computers to Almonds
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In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Stuart Woolf, President and CEO of Woolf Farming Company, shares his interest, knowledge and utilization of agtech, which started in 1982 with his first Apple computer computations. Woolf is the second generation of growers who keeps his feet grounded in the present while looking the future: “One thing my Da…
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Belinda Clarke and the Many Ways Science Can Help Growers Adapt
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Belinda Clarke, Director of Agri-techE, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson on this week’s Voices of the Valley to share her knowledge about the many ways science works with growers to adapt and respond to environmental and political changes. Clarke describes the work that Agri-techE does as creating “an innovation ecosystem for agtech bringing…
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Seana Day: How Farmers Can Use Technology to Make Financially Sound Decisions
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In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Seana Day, Partner with Culterra Capital and Venture Partner with Better Food Ventures, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson to share her perspective about the need for digital systems to better utilize farmers’ time, information and resources. “When we think about the role of technology and optimizing ou…
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Simon Pearson from The Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology Talks Agtech Solutions on a Global Scale
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On this episode of Voices of the Valley, Simon Pearson, Founding Director of The Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology, shares insight into how aiming for lofty heights gives a better perspective on potential solutions to agriculture’s workforce challenges. “We started with the hard problem - a bit like a moonshot - and then as we actually did …
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Farm from a Box’s Brandi DeCarli on Creating Local Food Access Through Entrepreneurship
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Brandi DeCarli, CEO and Founding Partner of Farm from a Box, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson to discuss the dynamic and sustainable future of agriculture. A listening experience that’s the perfect start to the new year, DeCarli shares a palpable excitement for the coming years in ag, and sees challenges as opportunities. Whether it’s entrep…
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Central Valley Foundation CEO and Former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin: Focused on a Better Future
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“Food is culture. Culture is people. People are stories.” So says Ashley Swearengin, the CEO of the Central Valley Foundation and former mayor of Fresno, who joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson on this episode of Voices of the Valley to share her visions, goals and accomplishments about building a bridge to a brighter future. Whether the goal i…
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Netafim’s President and CEO Mike Hemman Discusses How Growers Can Respond to California’s Record Drought
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Mike Hemman, President and CEO of Netafim, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson on this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley to discuss the short- and long-term strategies for adapting to the nuanced water needs growers have amid the ongoing California drought. “I think that the opportunity to deliver water in a more efficient manner has never…
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