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. October 27-28: Long-time D.C. area journalist, author, and public speaker Alan Bjerga offers some observations about the upcoming election (Nov. 3), and also comments on the prospects for getting a Farm Bill passed before Congress adjourns for the current session. October 26: During this National Co-op Month, Ryan Anderson from CHS talks about how co-operatives are of value to farmers--and especially so when there’s a lot of uncertainty and volatility in the ag marketplace. October 23: Melissa Ploeckelman-Brown of the National Farm Medicine Center was among a panel of ag safety and health specialists featured in an Agri-Safe Network webinar titled Farm Safety Through Storytelling. To access the video of that session, use this link. If it has expired, you can set up either a paid membership or a free account with Agri-Safe. October 22: A law professor at West Virginia University, Ann Eisenberg, wrote the 2024 book, Reviving Rural America. She talked about it in this episode of a University of Minnesota Extension podcast.