August 7: Michelle Kromm with Food Forward in Minnesota and Julie Anna Potts, head of the Meat Institute in Arlington, Virginia, were part of a Farm Foundation Forum presentation titled Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities in U.S. Food Animal Production. A video recording of the event is available here. August 6: Heather Darby, a farmer who also works with University of Vermont extension, helps to spur adoption of regenerative ag practices on Vermont farms. She was part of a webinar put on by members of the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America. August 5: A Kansas extension agent, Anthony Reardon, discusses a statewide effort by KSU Extension to address food insecurity in the state. August 4: Justin Benevidez, Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, shares some info from the recently-released 2025 Farm Production Expenditures Report. August 3: Since May 1, the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed more than 6,700 cases of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. Caused by the parasite, cyclospora, it is often linked to food that has picked up the parasite somehow. Doctors Kalmia Kniel with the University of Delaware and Craig Hedberg of the University of Minnesota were part of a media briefing. July 31: Luan Olivieira with University of Georgia extension discusses precision agriculture from two perspectives--economics and the environment--in an extension podcast, which you can listen to here. July 30: A short video clip provided by University of Arkansas Extension has Assistant Professor Alvaro Durand-Morat talking about the global rice industry and, in particular, the Arkansas rice business. You can view the clip here. July 28-29: Minnesota’s Agricultural Utilization Research Institute brought in experts in the biofuels industry to discuss the market potential for using biofuels in maritime shipping. You heard clips in the show from Brian Werner, executive director of the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association. Here’s a link to to that webinar. July 27: To hear more from Alfredo DiConstanzo of University of Nebraska extension about alleviating heat stress in cattle, you can listen to this clip from USDA’s radio news service. July 24: In a recent episode of the Talking Crop podcast at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, weed scientist Patrick Tranel gave an overview of the status of herbicide- resistant weeds and suggested some steps for farmers to take to address the problem. You can hear the full episode here. July 23: Adam Shrif, Supply Chain VP for the Culver’s restaurant chain, tells how the company ensured more confidence in its beef supply chain by partnering with a vertically integrated supplier. He was interviewed in a recent edition of the Farm+Food+Facts podcast from U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action.