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Agave & Cactus Talk — 80 episodes

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Agave Thirsty Thursday #3 - 10/1/26

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Agave thirsty thursday #2 - Nate Jones from Sweet Acacia Farm

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The good, the bad, and the ugly of CA AB2303, the California Agave Spirits Bill

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Discussing CA AB 2606 and its implications for farmers (CAA podcasts #2)

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Discussing California Agave with the California Agave Alliance(CAA podcasts #1)

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Can agave & Cactus help alleviate pressure on the California grape industry and California agriculture as a whole?
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The interesting case of Agave Utahensis cultivation in China, & what California farmers could learn from it
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Why i think it is possible many agave farmers in California may not make any profit or quit before their agave matures

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Sourcing agave, cactus and California native plants from ethical and sustainable sellers

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Peruvian Apple cactus is a perfect crop to cultivate in California

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Tree cholla is a beast

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The problem with farming opuntia ficus indica, & the solution for making it strong again

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Opuntia Phaeacantha and the USA cactus industry

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Using California Native plants to make products & our new product Mojave Gold!

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Different resources for learning about agave farming in California

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how many agave do I need to plant every acre?

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Why i am excited about Prickly Pear Seed oil & why i think Cactus farmers should pursue oil production

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5 big misconceptions about agave from new agave farmers in CA

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What agave are native to CA?

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Why every agave farm in CA should grow CA Natives

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Dealing with rattlesnakes on an agave & cactus farm
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How you can fertilize/improve soil for your agave or cactus with no synthetic chemicals

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How & why to boost burrowing owls on your farm

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Agave Saponins & how they are a potential disruptor for the Multi billion dollar chemical spraying industry

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Planting some Fruit and Leguminous Trees for my agave & cactus farm

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Different Columnar Cacti you can farm

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Chat with Nativo Texas #2

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Agave as a building material

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Capturing Rainwater & Sunshine

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Choosing a piece of land to farm

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When do i plant agave & cactus if I want to dryfarm?

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Chinese grown cactus & prickly pears

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We are building an adobe/stone hybrid oven for agave, bread & pizza

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Agave Ovatifolia: Why I am doubling down on growing this cold hardy agave

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Planting a quarter million agave & cactus

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Opuntia Littoralis, or California Prickly Pear; an excellent CA Native plant to farm in California

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A conversation with an aspiring agave farmer, Q&A

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Why i love Amolé/Agave Vilmoriniana

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Agave & Cactus Pests

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What type of roasting pit am i building?

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A guide on choosing what agave to farm, Part 2

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A guide on choosing what agave to farm, Part 1
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Farming Agave Desmettiana Variegata in California

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Why furcraea foetida mediopicta is a sweet crop for California/ USA Agriculture

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Can HesperoYucca Whipplei be dryfarmed like an agave?

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California Native Cactus that have potential to be a crop

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Se deberia continuar la exportacion de agave de mexico? (Español)

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Agaves y Nopales (Español)

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Agaves y Chivas (Español)

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20 ways to make money with your agave farm; or also save money on your farm with agave, part 2

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20 ways to make money with your agave farm; or also save money on your farm with agave, part 1

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Getting interviewed by Purdue Dryfarming/Sustainable Farming Researcher

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Planet Mezcal interview # 2

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Interview from Amigas y Mezcal, Episode 25
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Tequiladies #109 - Talking California Agave Spirits with the tequiladies

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Mezcal Chat - Adrian/Planet Mezcal & me talk on IG Live

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Farming agave while respecting the environment, people & tradition

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Brazilian farmers use Agave for biofuels & slowing the expansion of deserts

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Cactus Biofuels Part 1 - How Indian Cactus Farmers are creating bio methane from cactus
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Cactus Biofuels Part 2 - How Indian Cactus Farmers are creating bio methane from cactus
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Talking Agave cultivation, culture, genetics, farming practice, with Agaves de Occidente

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Why Australia should farm cactus, not be at war with it

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Cactus farming in Namibia & Cactus farm carbon credits

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Talking Agave with NativoTexas

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Tunisian cactus farmers are losing the battle to cochineal

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Loosing Agave genetics, diversification of where agave genetics is located

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Different trees I plant with Agave & Cactus ; Agroforestry/Silviculture
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what happens when the Agave & Tequila supply is greater then demand?

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Some agave syrups can fight cancer & make you healthier

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Cactus farming in Brazil to reverse the loss of an ecosystem

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Cactus Farming in Italy??

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10 problem with agave farming and how/why California should avoid these issues

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5 super cold hardy Agaves

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Talking Agave & Tequila with el tequilero 90

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Should the CRT allow Agave Tequiliana cultivars & hybrids into the Tequila Norma?

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Agave genetics: How many fricken agave are there!?
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Why i have been collecting and propagating Echinocactus Polycephalus seeds - one of my favorite cacti

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How can cactus farming make your ranch more profitable?
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Agave Shawii is in peril; How & Why should the CA Agave industry save it
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Agave & Goats