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August 29: According to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture survey of farmer use of the Internet, there’s more buying of inputs and also crop marketing happening online than there was since the last such survey two years ago. Today’s show was gleaned from a story put out by the USDA’s radio news service. August 26-28: Mike Wilson, specialty products marketing coordinator at Wabash Valley Service Company/FS in Grayville, Illinois, talked with me about the beginnings of genetic modification of soybean and corn seed and the herbicides like Roundup that accompanied that seed tech. There’s more in an article he wrote for the Illinois Soybean Association. August 25: Some observations about the potential impact of the new tariff rates on U.S. agriculture from Jason Grant, a professor of agriculture and the Director of the Center for Agricultural Trade at Virginia Tech. This link should take you to a video recording and a transcript. August 22: Alabama Extension agent Jacob Kelly recommends adding flowering crop seeds to any cover crop mix planted adjacent to crops to attract pollinators. He was featured in an earlier episode of Alabama Extension’s Farming Basics podcast. August 21: The USDA is using satellite imagery to map water use by California crops in order to better manage irrigation of those crops, according to researcher Kyle Knipper. August 20: In an AgriSafe Network webinar, the State Public Health Veterinarian for Iowa, Dr. Andrew Hennenfent, provided advice for avoiding the transmission of animal diseases to humans, and vice-versa. You can view a recording by signing up for the free version of a membership in the AgriSafe Network (or the paid version, if you want to offer support). August 19: The Maryland Grain Producers interviewed 30 farmers to get their impressions of the carbon marketplace. In an episode of the Farm+Food+Facts podcast from U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action, Jennifer Gannon--who is a farmer and director of programs and public relations for the MGP--talked about the results. August 18: Rob Myers heads the Center for Regenerative Agriculture at the University of Missouri. There’s a wealth of information on the subject on the Center’s website. The webinar Myers participated in was not archived, but you can listen to an audio recording of it here. August 15: When a severe injury occurs on the farm, Paramedic and Critical Care Educator Robby Rhembrandt says someone should know what to do before EMS arrives. That often means control of bleeding, preventing the victim from going into shock, and addressing any problems with breathing. And, he adds, make sure EMS knows how to get to your farm. Rhembrandt was a guest in a recent installment (Episode 42) of the AgriSafe Network podcast, Talking Total Farmer Health. August 14: Dr. Marty Williams, University of Illinois adjunct professor in crop sciences, discusses how variable weather leads to varied herbicide efficacy in an episode of the Talking Crop podcast from UI Extension. (Spoiler alert: extreme weather events can lead to weeds “escaping” herbicide controls and just a few escapees can cause problems.)

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