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January 2: The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health did a recent webinar on cybersecurity with an emphasis on rural healthcare operations. It focused on the community of Madison, South Dakota, where the Madison Regional Health System and Dakota State University collaborate to prevent cyberattacks. You can view it here. January 1: The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Program has a communication coaching program for farm teams and farm families to be able to communicate better. The Agri-Safe Network hosted a web event about it and a recording is available here. (If you’re not an Agri-Safe member, you can sign up for a paid or free membership here.) December 31: The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture’s Virtual Fence Grazing Program manager, Kaitlyn Dozler, shared how virtual fencing works in a recent episode of the Regenerative Reflections podcast. December 30: The Illinois Soybean Checkoff Program sponsored a webinar on the inconsistent performance of glofosinate control of waterhemp. There’s a recording here. December 29: Dr. Sally Flis, Director of Sustainable Ag Programs at Nutrien, talked about the company’s latest sustainability report in a recent episode of the Farm+Food+Facts podcast from U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action. December 23-26: The Farm Foundation held an online panel discussion titled Recasting Morrill, Reclaiming Relevance: The Future of Land-Grant Universities, during which panelists Sonny Ramaswamy (former director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture), Nancy Cox (former dean of the University of Kentucky College of Food and Agriculture), and Marshall Stewart (Executive VP for External Engagement and Chief of Staff at Kansas State University) discussed the history and evolution of the land-grant universities, the challenges facing those institutions, and what can be done to make them better. A video recording of the session is posted on the Farm Foundation’s YouTube channel. December 22: Tyson Foods recently announced plans to close its beef processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska, in January to “right size its beef business and position it for long-term success.” Kansas State University’s Agriculture Today staff spoke with Elliott Dennis of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln about the impact of the closure. December 19: Luke Lindberg, Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, talked about the relationship USDA has with various “ag cooperators” to facilitate trade relations. December 17-18: How Farmers Can Profit from Nitrogen Efficiency and Improve Soil Health was the title of a webinar put on by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action, which detailed research done on farming use of nitrogen fertilizers primarily in the Midwest. Researchers Bruno Basso of Michigan State University and Jerry Hatfield--formerly with USDA/ARS--found that a highly-prescriptive use of nitrogen was more cost effective for farmers, while also being more environmentally friendly. You can watch a recording here.

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