Specialty Crops: What Every Row Crop Farmer Can Learn
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And it's one of those things too, right, with something like Hulk, oftentimes we feel like in the coastal horse year, right, the specialty crops area, we felt like the road crop guys get all the fun stuff. So we were glad that we got Hulk, you know, versus it being a new soybean herbicide or something like that. Absolutely.
Excited to bring you two guests today in a very special episode because we're going to talk about special crops. I mean, the kinds that maybe we don't talk a lot about on this podcast and don't give as much time as we necessarily need to. So for you growers, we're here for you. We're going to head to the south and southeast. We're going to head to the south and southwest. We're going to cover coastline to coastline today in this conversation. Excited to bring to you Todd Spivey, who you've already heard on this podcast, and Daniel Abruzzini. I know how to say it it's just better to kind of like stutter through it gentlemen welcome to the show yeah thank you for having us yeah absolutely Listeners, we thank you for being here too.
It's good to get to the guests, but we like it when you send us emails. Connect at farmforprofit.com with topics we should cover like this, or if you text me 515-207-9640. Always appreciate the kind words. Leave us those five-star reviews because you know that we bring in five-star guests like these guys. Let's first start with you, Daniel. Where are you from?
Yeah, I'm from Yuba City, California, which is about maybe- Yuba? Oh, Yuba.
Yuba.
Yeah.
Yuba City, California.
Great, Yuba City. Yeah, so it's about 30 minutes north of Sacramento. Okay. So big city nearby, but yeah, rural area.
Been to San Diego, and one time flew into LA. We drove up to Tulare, and then flew out of Fresno, but that's pretty much the extent of my Californian travels. So I have not been the Sacramento direction yet.
Yeah, you know, it's kind of funny. Fresno's, like I was joking, it's a three-hour drive for me. And then even to get to Bakersfield, I think it's another hour. So it's a long trek. You know, it's a big, I think that's the biggest misconception is everyone thinks California is pretty small or easy to get around. And no, there's a lot to see and a lot to visit when you're out there.
Yeah, we keep threatening here on the podcast to do a road tour, get a big tour bus and just kind of travel the coastline, go in and see our friends in the valleys and pop in and out too. But we've also got Todd here coming in from North Carolina.
Yep. What'd you say? NC State fan? Yeah, absolutely. Through and through. Unfortunately at times.
It sounds like an Iowa State fan. We can say unfortunately through and through. You got some highs, you got some lows.
Yeah. We'll definitely take every high we can get because they don't come too often.
Uh-huh. You really cherish them a lot better. 100%. I feel like. You get some of those powerhouse schools and that's just what they're used to.
Yeah, and unfortunately, those powerhouse schools are right in our backyard with Duke and Carolina, right?
Yeah, I totally get it. That's the way that works. But tell us a little bit about where you're from.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:46
2
What specialty crops and regions are introduced at the start of the episode?
4:46–19:05
3
Who are the Corteva specialists and what are their backgrounds?
19:05–27:14
4
How are cotton, tobacco and sweet potato markets performing in the Southeast?
27:14–37:31
5
What are current trends for California crops like almonds, walnuts, pistachios and wine grapes?
37:31–46:58
6
Why does long-term planning matter for permanent crops and crop rotation decisions?
46:58–52:17
Speakers
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