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July 17-18: The Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Adopt-a-Cow program for younger school students has been a big hit for students, teachers, and for dairy farmers. By connecting classrooms with real dairy farms and farmers--and real dairy calves--the program creates a strong bond between the participants. In short, the kids are huge fans of dairy, as a result. July 16: I spoke with Dane Hague, cofounder and CEO of MyLand, about his company’s efforts to use microalgae to jumpstart microbial activity in crop soils. He says their system helps increase organic matter in soils, leading to production gains. They’ve worked mostly on irrigated land so far, but are moving into non-irrigated scenarios, as well. July 15: Agritourism is a growing phenomenon in the U.S., according to Audrey Comerford of Oregon State University Extension. July 14: USDA’s chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Aubrey Bettencourt, says data collected by her division are used (in part) to create and fund incentives for farmers to participate in voluntary conservation programs that serve all Americans. July 11: Extension staff at the University of Wyoming are involved in a case study that uses burros brought in from Bureau of Land Management property in California to keep predators from injuring or killing sheep in Wyoming rangelands. Early indications are that sheep losses are lower with the burros than they are with traditional sheepdogs monitoring the flocks. July 10: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in agribusiness won’t replace humans, according to Aaron Yoder of the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health. In time, he says, people will adjust to the technology. Yoder was part of a panel discussion on the topic, hosted by the Bassett Healthcare Network. At the time this is being posted, there was no online link to a video recording of the presentation. You can download an audio recording from Farm to Fork here. July 9: Brian Briggeman, professor and also head of the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University, shares how to put together a budget/economic plan for your farm or other agribusiness venture. July 8: The founder of the Sustainable Food Trust in the United Kingdom, Patrick Holden, appeared in an episode of the Food Talk podcast to discuss the future of food and farming systems. July 7: As the July 21 target date approaches for a trade deal between the U.S. and Canada, the U.S. Meat Export Federation remains wary. USMEF’s Erin Borror, VP of Economic Analysis, says Canada recently passed some internal protections for dairy and poultry and a 25% retaliatory duty on imports of U.S. sausage products remains in place. July 4: Kansas State University Research and Extension is doing a Local Food Summit on July 29-30 in Salina, Kansas. It’s open to anyone interested in bolstering local food systems. You can learn more here. The cost is slightly lower if you register before July 18.

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