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November 28: COMET, an acronym for Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory, was the subject of a recent AgriSafe Network webinar. The program was developed by the High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council. You can view a recording if you become an AgriSafe Network member (there’s a free option). November 27: Dr. Melissa Miller, a specialist in invasion ecology at the University of Florida, discussed the use of AI in creating “smart” traps for capturing invasive species, particularly those that are problems for farmers and ranchers. She was part of a webinar put on by the North American Invasive Species Management Association. November 26: A recent installment of the Purdue AgCast featured fifth generation hog farmer, Brian Martin, of Martin Farms in west central Indiana. Martin referenced the role immigrant workers play in hog production about half-way through the program. November 25: Ed Hubbard, general counsel and VP for government affairs for the Renewable Fuels Association, spoke about the export prospects for U.S. ethanol in a recent episode of the RFA podcast, The Ethanol Report. November 24: Ag accounting software company Traction Ag has acquired PcMars, which also has an ag accounting software platform. Traction’s is web-based, while PcMars offers desktop applications. Traction CEO Dustin Sapp tells Farm to Fork that existing PcMars customers will be able to keep using their apps, but also have the option of switching over. November 21: Kendall Kunelius of University of New Hampshire Extension shared her experience with tractor operation as a woman in UNH Extension’s Shared Soil Podcast. November 20: USA Rice, Ducks Unlimited, and Chevron are partners in a project called the Rice Stewardship Program. The project has helped rice farmers in six states to adopt conservation practices that help their farms while improving duck habitats. November 19: Performance Nutrition is expanding its territory of operations into ag markets in the Midwest and in California. November 17-18: A recent Agri-Pulse webinar focused on The Race for Renewable Fuels to Improve Rural Prosperity. Speakers included U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Congresswoman Marianette Miller Meeks (R-IA), Rod Snyder of Junction Strategies, Michael O’Laughlin of Vanguard Renewables, and Ben Krueger of Roeslein Renewables. November 14: To hear more about Northern Excellence Seed in Minnesota, listen to this episode of the Ag Innovation News Podcast from the Agricultural Utilization and Research Institute. November 13: What’s on Your Plate? Rethinking Nutrition Guidelines and Chronic Disease was the theme of a recent Heritage Foundation event. The guest on today’s show, Dr. Benjamin Bikman of Brigham Young University, was part of a panel there. You can view that discussion by going to the 57:00 mark in this recording.

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