November 13: A caution to deer hunters everywhere about chronic wasting disease. Kansas State University wildlife specialist Drew Ricketts shared details about the disease and how hunters can obtain kits for sampling and testing for it. (The segment is 23 minutes into the recording.) November 12: Eligible U.S. meat and poultry processors will receive a total of $57 million dollars in grants associated with the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. November 11: Angie Johnson, a farm and ranch safety specialist with North Dakota State University Extension, warns of machinery fire hazards during harvest--particularly with combines. She stresses the importance of calling the fire department immediately and having fire extinguishers at hand on the combine. November 10: A North American Invasive Species Management Association webinar posed the question: Can public harvest control invasive species? I used quotes in the show from Matthew Barnes, an associate professor of Natural Resources Management at Texas Tech University, who says research is ongoing concerning harvesting invasives. November 9: Just over $59 million dollars in federal grants were awarded to 29 partnership projects in 13 states as part of the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program. November 6: Nutrition researcher Yanni Papanikolaou spoke recently at Kansas State University. Papanikolaou is the vice president of a Canadian company, Nutritional Strategies. KSU posts video recordings of the annual Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems Lecture Series but, at the time this is being posted, the latest is not yet available. Save this link to view later. November 5: The Minnesota Corn Growers Association has done some survey work to gauge public perception about farmers over the years. They found that, while about a third of those surveyed said they knew one or more farmers, less than a third of those surveyed knew much about what’s really going on in agriculture. Two MCGA representatives talked about it in a recent edition of the Farm+Food+Facts podcast from U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action. November 4: The AgriSafe Network did a webinar on Noise in Agriculture, with presenter Laura Coco of San Diego State University talking about the hazard from prolonged and repeated exposure to noise on the farm. A recording of the webinar is on the AgriSafe website, but you may have to create an account in order to view it. November 2-3: Sabrina English and her husband, Chris, are managing the Ponoholo Ranch, a cattle grazing operation in Hawaii. The National Grazing Lands Coalition did a video of them talking about their success in transitioning the ranch operation to the next generation. October 30: Tim Marquis of John Deere was among several panelists in a webinar put on by the Farm Foundation titled Farming in the Age of AI. You can view a recording here. October 29: Viriterra, Inc., is a new entrant in the crop protection business. It’s first product, Perseus SC, is for controlling resistant weed varieties and other problems weeds in several crops.