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January 30: Dr. Julia Interrante with the University of Minnesota Health Research Center was interviewed by the news service, SciLine, about the rapid decline in the availability of obstetric (relating to childbirth) services in rural America. A video recording is available here. January 29: Jim Ladlie is the founder and president of Profit Pro Ag in Albert Lea, Minnesota. January 28: Mike Parkinson is a key account manager with Legend Seeds in DeSmet, South Dakota. January 26-27: University of Illinois ag economics professors Gary Schnitkey and Nicholas Paulson presented three webinars hosted by the Illinois Soybean Association on various economic topics for farmers. At the time this update is being posted, only one was available for public viewing. Watch this space for updates. January 23: Karl Hoppe is with North Dakota State University Extension and shared tips for protecting livestock--cattle, in particular--from bitter cold temperatures with the radio staff at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. January 22: Trey Malone, the Boehlje Endowed Chair in Managerial Economics for Agribusiness at Purdue University, presented a talk titled “Using Option Thinking to Explore Opportunities” at Purdue’s Top Farmer Conference. January 21: Russell Hillberry, an ag economics professor at Purdue University, discussed “The Effects of Tariffs on Export-Oriented Agriculture” at Purdue’s Top Farmer Conference. January 19-20: Ben Brown is an ag economist at the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute, who talked about the “Long-Run Outlook for Corn and Soybeans” at Purdue University’s Top Farmer Conference. January 16: Chris Galen recently retired from his position as senior vice president of member services and governance for the National Milk Producers Federation. He spent 28 years with NMPF and says family farms still make up the majority of dairy producers in the U.S. January 15: Researchers at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are working on an experimental microneedle painkiller patch for use on pigs and other livestock. January 14: Congressman Josh Riley (D-NY) has announced he is introducing a bill to reauthorize the National ROPS Rebate Program. It would provide financial assistance to farmers who want to install ROPS (rollover protective structures) to help prevent injuries and deaths from tractor rollovers. January 5-9 & 12-13: Jacob Shapiro, a geopolitical analyst, consultant, and speaker from New Orleans gave a talk about agriculture’s changing future at the South Dakota Farmers Union state convention last month. An audio recording of his presentation is available here.

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