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Patrick Brown is a professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis. He speaks about off-ground almond harvest, and how it is advancing in other parts of the world.

Stuart Patrick Woolf is President and CEO of Woolf Farming & Processing. He is thinking ahead on land use if irrigation water becomes scarce.

Desiree Silva is with California Valley Nut Company in Yuba City Ca. She noted a good walnut production season with some ranches getting adequate water from their water district.

Since joining the department in January, two new faces on Pima County’s Economic Development team are bringing new energy to the county’s strategic plan and hoping to strengthen regional partnerships

Lynn Sosnoskie is an Assistant Professor, of Weed Ecology and Management in Specialty Crops at Cornell University. She speaks about alternative weed control using an electric current generator on the front of a tractor moving through an orchard.

Tom Burchell is the owner and third-generation CEO of Burchell Nursery in Oakdale. He noted that self-fruitful varieties save on harvest trips and less dust is created.

Patrick Brown is a professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis. He speaks about off-ground almond harvest, and how it is advancing in other parts of the world.

Roger Isom and president and CEO of the Western Processors Association and the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association. He noted severe impacts on San Joaquin Valley towns and cities when the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act takes away water.

Roger Isom and president and CEO of the Western Processors Association and the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association. He noted severe impacts on San Joaquin Valley towns and cities when the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act takes away water.

Ryan Jacobsen is CEO of Fresno County Farm Bureau. He noted this year has been a perfect storm leading to low water deliveries for growers.