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August 1: The AgrAbility program offers a webinar recording about dealing with “ambiguous loss” in farming and the health and safety implications that come along with it. (Ambiguous loss is defined as a loss that’s difficult to clearly describe and that lacks any type of closure.) July 31: The Century Farms program in Louisiana recently added two new farms to be recognized for operating in the same family for more than 100 years. July 28-30: In a 3-part series, we covered the introduction of the Save Our Bacon Act by Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, and a hearing by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee to discuss potential congressional action to counter the affect of California’s Proposition 12. Prop 12 was passed by California voters in 2018, challenged unsuccessfully in the U.S. Supreme Court, became effective in 2023, and dictates production standards for any pork sold in California, even if it was produced outside of California. There’s a video of that hearing online. July 25: During a recent Farm Foundation Forum webinar, Dr. Alan Morgan--CEO of the National Rural Health Association--talked about the real reasons that rural hospitals are having such a difficult financial time. Morgan was one of four panelists who discussed the theme Reviving Rural: Agriculture as the Heartbeat of Healthy Communities. July 24: I interviewed Dr. Jay Thelen, a biochemistry professor at the University of Missouri and one of the coauthors of a paper on some research on the biofuels potential of a plant called Arabidopsis. July 23: Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, said the blueberry industry has a $9.1 billion impact on the U.S. economy annually and pays about $278 million in business taxes every year. (July is National Blueberry Month.) July 22: In a recent edition of Farm Policy Facts Unscripted, host Tom Sell talked with Dr. John Newton, former Chief Economist for the Senate Ag Committee and now the Executive Head of Terrain, about the impact on American farmers of the recently-passed budget reconciliation bill. July 21: Detecting heat stress in plants with North Carolina State University Extension’s Minda Daughtry. July 17-18: The Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Adopt-a-Cow program for younger school students has been a big hit for students, teachers, and for dairy farmers. By connecting classrooms with real dairy farms and farmers--and real dairy calves--the program creates a strong bond between the participants. In short, the kids are huge fans of dairy, as a result. July 16: I spoke with Dane Hague, cofounder and CEO of MyLand, about his company’s efforts to use microalgae to jumpstart microbial activity in crop soils. He says their system helps increase organic matter in soils, leading to production gains. They’ve worked mostly on irrigated land so far, but are moving into non-irrigated scenarios, as well. July 15: Agritourism is a growing phenomenon in the U.S., according to Audrey Comerford of Oregon State University Extension.

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