{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Ag Executive","title":"11/7/25 - The Ag Executive Episode 17: Interview with Grower and AgTech CEO James Nichols on His Playbook for Smarter Specialty Crops, Water and Automation, and More","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f3a9d173\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":930,"description":"Nichols Farms VP of Farming and HotSpot AG CEO James Nichols shares his grower-to-AgTech journey and a water-first playbook built on ET scheduling, automated irrigation and continuous fertigation. He breaks down SGMA compliance, evolving pest pressures in pistachios and what’s next in nutrient dosing and crop protection.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/y2Fv_Vjniv1iVoYjMtkvb3QVAzhdbPixsV2GHoKTur0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYWFk/OWUwZGU1ZGMwMGUx/ZGMxYWIwMGE2MTJi/N2RjZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}