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March 29: Aakanksha Melkani, a postdoc researcher at the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska, reveals that crop losses aren’t the only issue farmers face from drought. She says dryland farms also incur land devaluations when water restrictions are implemented during drought conditions. Melkani was featured in a recent episode of the DWFI podcast. March 26-28: The University of Illinois - Chicago hosts the Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing, which is focused on serving the needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. March 25: The 8th annual Feeding the Economy report was just released and shows that the total economic impact for food and agriculture-related industries in the U.S. is now estimated at $9.63 trillion. That’s an 11.8% increase from the report a year ago. March 22: South Dakota State University Extension Soil Fertility Specialist Jason Clark presented a webinar recently on crop nutrient management as part of a series of Crop Hour presentations by SDSU Extension. Video recordings of the series are on a dedicated YouTube channel (Clark’s is #3 on the list). March 21: This is Stand Up for Grain Safety Week, an effort to build awareness of the potential hazards of working grain bins. Today’s show featured an audio clip from “Craig’s Story,” a narrative posted by the Telling the Story Project. March 20: A panel at the recent National Ethanol Conference focused on collaboration by the industry to reduce carbon in the atmosphere. There’s an audio recording of that panel discussion here. March 19: The American Seed Trade Association did a survey of farmers, in part to gauge their intentions for planting cover crops. It showed that an additional 10 million acres of covers are expected in the next five years. March 18: National Ag Day is tomorrow (March 19) and a number of activities are planned in Washington, D.C., to mark the event. You can register to participate virtually. Just click this link and the top item has another link for registration. March 15: Taranis is an Israel-based company (with U.S. headquarters in Indiana) that uses drones and other technology to gather crop data and report it to farmer-customers and their crop advisors. March 14: Roger McEowen, a law professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, recently blogged about court rulings that poked holes in several state laws designed to protect farms from being harmed by animal rights activists. Scroll down to his February 26 post.