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programs.
April 17: Audrey Comerford of Oregon State University Extension talks about the agritourism industry in a clip put out by the news service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
April 14-16: I interviewed Tom Ferree, CEO of Connected Nation, a nonprofit dedicated to the goal of full broadband connectivity nationwide. The organization is observing its 25th
anniversary this year. He also discussed a joint venture involving Connected Nation and network interconnection pioneer Hunter Newby to build and operate 125 Internet Exchange
Points across the country.
April 13: Purdue University’s Ag Economy Barometer for March showed an uptick in farmer optimism, even though fertilizer and energy prices were increasing rapidly, because crop
prices were also rising. The war with Iran factored in. Purdue ag economist Joana Colussi and the head of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, Michael Langemeier, discussed the
findings here.
April 9-10: Minnesota’s Agricultural Utilization Research Institute is hosting two web sessions on the potential for alfalfa. The first (in March) featured a discussion including Beth
Nelson, president of the National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance, as well as Minnesota farmer Lynn Brakke, who grows organic alfalfa. At the time of this posting (4/5/2026), a recording of
the webinar was not yet available. Part 2, however, is scheduled for April 16. You can register (free) for it here.
April 8: Finola Colgan, a law lecturer and mental health training specialist with the Technological University of the Shannon in Ireland, was part of a panel discussing stress management
during farm operations. The panel was hosted by the Northeast Center for Occupational Safety and Health, and there’s a recording of it here.
April 7: Kansas State University Weed Scientist Keith Harmoney laid out the case for the benefits of burning for pasture management in a recent episode of the K-State radio program,
Agriculture Today. He says it’s a potential tool for managing invasive species, such as Eastern red cedar.
April 6: The Agri-Pulse news service hosted a recent webinar on How Phosphate CVDs Squeeze U.S. Farmers and Threaten Food Security. There’s a recording of it here.
April 1-3: Some highlights from the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit.
March 30-31: The National Ag Day event in Washington, D.C., included a slate of ag and political dignitaries. You can view a video recording here.
March 27: Indiana strawberry farmer Ed Bell tells the story of how he suffered a disabling shooting as a young man but was able to adapt to the setback and eventually operate a
strawberry farm.
March 26: Minnesota hosted a Partners in Ag Innovation conference recently (video recordings of the sessions are here) that concluded with a talk by Minnesota’s ag commissioner,
Thom Petersen.
