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December 13: Barriers to adoption of regenerative ag practices was the focus of a recent Farm Country Update. December 12: A Farm Foundation Forum examining the farm labor situation featured university experts and others discussing the topic. December 11: Two items related to using beef cattle genetics in dairy calves to create beef-dairy hybrids: one is a report featuring Olivia Genther-Shroder of Purina, and the other is a story from Penn State University. December 10: The ag news and policy information service, Agri-Pulse, posted a panel discussion with American Soybean Association President Josh Gackle, National Sorghum Producers Chairwoman Amy France, National Corn Growers Association President Kenneth Hartman, Jr., and United Soybean Export Council Board Director Roberta Simpson-Dolbeare covering significant issues anticipated in 2025. December 9: The Purdue University/CME Group November Ag Economy Barometer added an extra level of farmer optimism to the boost in the October findings. Farmers surveyed say they feel better about current conditions and future expections at the highest level since May 2021. December 6: Learn more about how horses are used to benefit those suffering from mental health issues. December 5: Private drinking water wells on farms and other rural homesteads are pretty much unregulated in terms of safety testing, which is why health officials recommend that private landowners investigate what is advisable for their state. December 4: Farm Journal presented research findings on the challenges and opportunities surrounding farm transition planning in a recent webinar. December 3: The recent Grow NY Summit featured a competition for food and ag technology startups for funding awards. Events were streamed and, while recordings of those were not available at the time this is being posted, you can monitor this space to view them when they are posted. December 2: The Federal Crop Insurance program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through partnerships with approved insurance providers and includes more than 100 types of crops. November 29: A Dean at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Benjamin Houlton, predicts that dairy farms could have zero emissions within the next few years. But, he also worries that the U.S. is not committing enough investment to ag research. Houlton was featured in a panel at the recent Grow NY Food and Ag Summit.

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