9/19/25 - MyAgLife Episode 258: Interview with Tidal Grow AgriScience's Trey Cutts on Harnessing Chitosan's Role in Specialty Crop Pest and Disease Management

About this episode

Taylor Chalstrom interviews Trey Cutts about the role of chitosan in managing pests and diseases in specialty crops.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Trey Cutts, Ph.D., vice president of commercial agriculture science at Tidal Grow AgriScience, to discuss how chitosan-based products like Spectra™ support California specialty crop growers by controlling key pests and diseases, enhancing plant health and more.

People in this episode

Host: Taylor Chalstrom

Guest: Trey Cutts

Topics covered

• chitosan
• pest management
• disease management
• specialty crops
• plant health

Keywords

• chitosan
• pest control
• disease control
• specialty crops
• plant health
• Tidal Grow AgriScience
• Spectra

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tidal Grow AgriScience

Products: Spectra™

Places: California

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