AgNet News Hour

AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 11-06-24

Today we’re taking a breather from election news and learning about some tools for the farm that you may not think about every day: boots and trucks. We learn about a new truck specifically designed for the farm and ranch, and we talk with Jordan Anderson of Rocky Brands about quality and functionality in farm footwear.

AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 11-05-24

Today’s guest is Brian Winnekins, the reporter who has led the charge on the Pure Prairie Poultry story. He gives us a behind the scenes look at reporting on the story and tells us what he saw while investigating.

AgNet News Hour, Monday, 11-04-24

On today’s show we learn more about how California Governor Gavin Newsom’s directive to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to accelerate studying how California could increase ethanol blending in gasoline to allow the sales of E15.
 
We also talk about regenerative agriculture with J. D. Capuano, head of research at HowGood.

AgNet News Hour, Friday, 11-01-24

On today’s show we have a preview of the AgGateway Annual Conference that will be starting November 11th in Austin.

AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 10-31-24

Today’s guests include Ben Aneff, the president of the U. S. Wine Trade Alliance who discusses how tariffs can devastate the wine industry; and  Claudia Carter, Executive Director of the California Wheat Commission and Jadee Rohner, Executive Director of the Arizona Grain Research & Promotion Council who discuss the high quality wheat grown in California and Arizona.

AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 10-30-24

On today’s show we’re joined by Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, to discuss the Securing American Agriculture Act, which among other things would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the U.S. Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce, to conduct an annual threat assessment of critical food and agricultural supply chains.
We’re also joined by Lesli Allison, chief executive of the Western Landowners Alliance to talk about a recent USDA secretarial memorandum to support connectivity of wildlife habitat on working landscapes through the management of National Forests and voluntary conservation assistance on private agricultural lands.

AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 10-29-24

On today’s show we learn about Farmers for Monarchs and its goal to help the monarch butterfly population. We also get an update on the pistachio market.

AgNet News Hour, Monday, 10-28-24

On today’s show we learn about the regenerative, permanent tree crop, pongamia, and its uses. We also talk with best selling author Simon Parkin about his new book about the botanists who risked their lives to save the world’s first seed bank during World War II. We start with the NCBA and the latest dietary restrictions.