Patt Morrison for Thurs 7/23/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, July 23, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:30

OPEN

 

1:30 - 2:00

Climate Change Leads CA Farmers to Think Quick

A new study shows climate change decreased winter chilling hours, necessary for the flowering of orchards, by 30% since 1950 in large patches of the Central Valley. It also cut from 50% to 4%, the area able to produce high-chill fruits like apples, cherries, and pears. Now scientists and farmers are teaming up, using genetic modification and new technology, to save California’s $10 billion—the nation's largest—fruit and nut crop.

 

Guests:

Minghua Zhang (MING-Wa ZONG), professor of Land, Air and Water Resources at UC Davis.  She is the principal investigator on the study.

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Chris Locke,  farmer with more than 40,000 walnut trees on his ranch in the San Joaquin Valley

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2:00 – 2:40

The Death of Macho: Are Women the “He-cession” Cure?

A growing amount of new research says hiring women correlates with a company’s increased profitability; more than 80% of job losses since November fell on men; and women are quickly overtaking their male counterparts in acquiring educational credentials—is the recession speeding “the death of macho” and a significant shift of power from men to women?

 

Guests:

NOT CONFIRMED:

Claire Shipman, author of Womenomics; Good Morning America's Senior National Correspondent

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Mary Boughton, western regional senior director for Catalyst, a research firm that’s found strong correlations between women in business and profitability

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Reihan Salam, editor for Foreign Policy magazine, author most recently of “The Death of Macho”

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2:40 – 3:00

OPEN