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. July 22: Kansas State University dairy specialist Mike Brouk talks about the growth of dairy in Kansas in the last 30 years, as well as the consumer trust the industry has built over that time. July 21: David Drinnon, General Manager of Nufarm North America Seeds, was interviewed in a recent episode of the Milo Matters podcast from the National Sorghum Producers. He talked about a recent trip by an industry delegation to China and Mongolia to help build sorghum markets in Asia. The podcast is available here. July 20: The ag news service, Agri-Pulse, hosted a recent webinar titled Why U.S. Soy is the Sustainable Choice for Biobased Products. The panel included Barry Alexander, a Kentucky farmer and a director of the United Soybean Board; Lindsey Hermes, CEO of BioSpan Technologies; and Scott Porter, founder and CEO of Dynamic Green Products. You may be able to access a recording of it here. 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.