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programs.
May 29: Today is Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day, based on a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) and Michael Bennett (D-Colorado). My story
featured Monica McConkey, a mental health counselor from Minnesota.
May 28: The State of Kansas ok’d a 5-cents-a-gallon income tax credit for fuel retailers in the state for automotive fuels with 15% or higher ethanol blends. Listen to a report here.
May 26-27: The Rural Electrification Act was passed by Congress 90 years ago, setting the stage to not only bring electric power to rural Americans, but also other services over time such
as waste management, telecommunications, and broadband services. Coverage was courtesy of the USDA’s Radio News Service.
May 25: Here’s a link to more information on the farmer poll that Farm Journal conducted on behalf of Amato Advisors.
May 21-22: During a recent Farm Foundation Forum, panelists discussed “Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in the Bio-Based Materials and Energy Economy.” You can view a recording.
May 20: Advice from Tawnie Larson, manager of the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health Program, about keeping kids safe on the farm during summer vacation from school.
May 19: Bart Fischer, co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University, says the farm bill process is broken. He talks about that and about the function of
the Center in a podcast episode put out by National Crop Insurance Services.
May 18: Kathleen Merrigan is a former USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture (2009-2013) and now serves as Executive Director of the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at
Arizona State University. She shared her thoughts on the House-approved version of a new Farm Bill in a recent episode of the Food Talk/Food Tank podcast.
May 15: Prairie dogs and cattle don’t mix very well. Learn more from Kansas State University here.
May 14: Annie’s Project did a webinar titled What Can the U.S. Census of Agriculture Tell Us About Women Farmers in the USA? which featured presenters Katherine Dentzman of Iowa State
University and Colette DePhelps of the University of Idaho. You can view a recording here.
May 13: The Illinois Soybean Association hosted a presentation titled Using Biologicals to Maximize Fertility During Input Shortages. Drew Harmon of Valent Biosciences and Dr. Connor
Sible of the University of Illinois were presenters. Watch a recording here.
May 12: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced plans to address the upheaval in the fertilizer marketplace. These include incentive programs for domestic fertilizer
producers to improve their production capabilities.
May 11: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a Local Agriculture Marketing Program (LAMP) for farmers who market direct to consumers or through intermediary channels. Farmers
can find out more here.
