Thank You, Visalia.

Interviews

Pat Pattison of Best of California talked with attendees, exhibitors and our Day 1 keynote speaker.

• 6:22

  Dr. M. Anne Visser

  UC Davis, CCC 2026 keynote speaker

  Growers' choices about adopting technology are always risk first. … They're always asking, what will this do in my worst year?

• 1:55

  Nick Hastin

  Crop consultant

  It's nice to catch up with a lot of these guys and hear about the new things that are going on in the industry.

• 2:36

  Dewight Jones

  PCA and CCA, Fresno

  I'm just looking for new stuff, new info.

• 2:46

  Ryan Hesse and Don Yadon

  PCA · Sym-Agro

  This is a relationship business. You have to do things in person nowadays. It's not the same.

• 2:49

  Rick Foell

  Delta Growers

  I really like it. I've been coming to it since it started.

• 1:26

  Brittany Mumma

  Tellia, CCC 2026 exhibitor

  The show performed super well for us. We made a ton of great contacts.

• 3:42

  Gary Thompson

  GUSS Automation

  Everyone needs more help on the farm, and so technologies like this really help you to get more done on the farm with the workforce that you have.

• 2:28

  Waldo Moraga

  CEO, Eco2Mix

  Every time the farmer turns on the pump, the system is going to deliver a 6.5 pH to the crop.

• 2:43

  Dylan Del Arroz

  IntelliCulture

  I'm a believer that any strides in automation are gonna be helpful for our growers.

• 2:46

  Joe Devencenzi

  Pacific Biocontrol

  Insect damage plays a critical role in the overall production and success of your harvest at the end of the year.

One Question for Our Exhibitors

On Day 2, Jay Visser, our sales manager, asked exhibitors how the show went for them.

• 0:26

  Fred Nichols

  Huma

  The word to describe it is energy. … This conference is taking off. This is one of the hot ones out there, so we would not miss it.

• 0:24

  Alexis Carranza

  Heritage Crop Science

  It's a great way to network with current customers and even new customers. I get to see a lot of independent PCAs.

• 0:28

  Dennis Warnecke

  Tainio Biologicals

  The opportunity to come and learn a few products and processes that are happening in the industry is just absolutely fantastic.

• 0:13

  Jon Martin

  Sym-Agro

  I like that there's one-hour trade show breaks, so it gives the attendees enough time to interact with the exhibitors.

• 0:21

  Russ Putland

  Catalera BioSolutions

  What we really appreciate about the conference is the access to the PCAs and people making a difference in recommendations in agriculture.

• 0:23

  Jere White

  Green As It Gets

  We're talking to the people that make the difference in our business. … This is one of the very best shows out there.

• 0:18

  Sara Scott

  SAN Agrow

  Our booth traffic was fantastic. Everybody who's everybody's here.

• 0:24

  Steven Soares

  HotSpot Ag

  Farmers trust their advisors. Their advisors come to us, so it's a good merge of the two, and we've seen a lot of leads come from this.

• 0:17

  Christian Garibay

  Desert Control

  Just being able to get face to face with the decision makers and the PCAs and CCAs out here.