July 16-17: The case for adding more dry beans to our diets, courtesy of Julie Garden-Robinson of North Dakota State University Extension and B. Pam Ismail, a University of Minnesota professor and founder of the Plant Protein Innovation Center. Both were part of a recent webinar that you can watch here. July 15: The infestation of New World screwworm in the U.S. is fairly contained so far, but Derrell Peel from Oklahoma State University Extension suggests many producers will face some expenses for prevention and management of the pest. The OSU Extension TV show, SUNUP, has an interview with Peel here. July 14: The real story about George Washington with respect to cherry trees. July 13: Some timely rains have alleviated drought conditions in some parts of the U.S., but Brad Rippey--a meteorologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture--says much of the western U.S. is still pretty parched. Rippey says crops and other vegetation demand a lot of water this time of year. July 9-10: Profiles of two historical farms: Living History Farms at Urbandale, Iowa, and Ardenwood Historical Farm in Fremont, California. There’s an extended clip available here. July 8: The ag jobs board AgCareers.com and Grounded in Ag--a website offering educational videos on agriculture--have started a joint project called The Ag Onboarding Academy. It’s designed for those who wish to become employed in an ag-related field but have little to no ag training or background. July 7: The left-leaning political advocacy group, Defend America Action, held a press call to denounce policies and actions implemented by President Trump that the group claims to be detrimental to American agriculture. There is a recording of the event here. July 6: On July 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new program called the Fertilizer Investment and Expansion for Long-Term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) program. It’s designed to expand domestic fertilizer manufacturing, thereby reducing reliance on foreign sources and improving affordability for U.S. farmers. A video recording of the news conference is available here. July 2-3: In a webinar hosted by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, a panel talked about the Triple Burden on Women in Ag. F2F featured two panelists--Florence Becot of Penn State University and Marylynn Mattison-Collins, a Cornell Extension educator who also raises beef with her husband in New York’s Oneida County. You can view a recording of the webinar here. July 1: The U.S. Meat Export Federation is using “real farmer” testimonials in a beef campaign targeting people in Japan. There’s a transcript here of the expanded story from USMEF. June 29-30: Chad Galer, VP of Product Innovation and Food Safety for Dairy Management, Inc., discussed the terminology around “ultra-processed foods” mainly as it relates to the dairy industry. He appeared courtesy of the Dairy Defined podcast from the National Milk Producers Federation. You can access a recording here.