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May 17: Darin Riggs of Riggs Beer Company in Urbana, Illinois, was a panelist at the recent Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit. There’s a video of Key Lessons from Rural Entrepreneurs here. May 16: Dr. Courtney Leisner, an assistant professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech, was part of a panel discussion on the impact of climate change on our air, water, and soil. May 15: May is Mental Health Month. Kansas State University Extension Specialist Elaine Johannes was featured in a recent KSU radio program (Episode 1673) called Agriculture Today talking about QPR, a method of determining whether someone may need help dealing with anxiety or depression. May 14: Purdue University’s Ag Economy Barometer for April saw a marked decrease in farmer optimism. The barometer rating fell 15 points to the lowest level since June 2022. May 13: Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin and Dr. Cary Fowler were named World Food Prize Laureates last week, based on their work in establishing seed vaults around the world to preserve crop genetic diversity. Hawtin is from the UK. Fowler works with the U.S. State Department as Special Envoy for Global Food Security. You can see video of the announcement here (ceremony starts at the 39-minute mark). May 10: With Mother’s Day coming up, we salute farm moms everywhere by featuring one of their own--Gerri Eide of Gettysburg, South Dakota--on today’s show. May 9: One year after it was formed, the Appletree Rensselaer child care center in Rensselaer, Indiana, is reporting success. Appleseed Childhood Education President Adam Alson, a local farmer, says up to 70 children are enrolled in the program and roughly 100 families are on a waiting list for potential new slots. May 8: A U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee heard testimony from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on U.S.D.A.’s 2025 budget request. During his appearance, he stressed how dramatic the loss of farms and farmland has been over the last 40 years. May 6-7: Tom Buis, CEO of the American Carbon Alliance, commented on two biofuels topics: one on a guidance released by the U.S. Treasury Department concerning use of the GREET model for evaluating the environmental impact on fuels in the U.S., and the other was about what he maintains is an unfair competitive advantage Brazilian sugarcane ethanol has over U.S. biofuels in the production of sustainable aviation fuel. May 3: The North Central Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Center put on a recent webinar detailing a Nevada case study of ag stress, resiliency, and mental wellness. The webinar video is archived here.

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