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Polly Ruhland, Kelly Griggs, New Water Rules May 07, 2019

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Our Thought Leader is Polly Ruhland, CEO of United Soybean Board, who joins us to discuss soybean innovation, the latest research findings and what’s next for soybean farmers.
The Stories You Need to Know:
•California Growers implement New Water Rules to ensure Romaine is Safe for Consumption.
• Agriculture in Alaska is Booming!
• Data Shows Fundamental Shifts occurring in American Farming.
•Expanding Blockchain-based Grocery Store Network can help improve Food Safety.
Today's Farmer is Kelly Griggs, row crop farmer - one of the farmers on American Farm on History who has one of the most challenging personal issues being a wheat farmer.

Christine Daugherty, Jenna Madsen, Generational Farm Transition Apr 30, 2019

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Our Thought Leader is Christine Daugherty, Vice President of Global Sustainable Agriculture and Responsible Sourcing at PepsiCo.

The Stories You Need To Know:

Managing Soil (and soil fertility) after Flooding
The Hollowing Out of Mid-Sized U.S. Farms
Transitioning a Farm from one Generation to the Next is now Trickier than Ever
A Smartphone App that allows Farmers to Control where their Cows Graze

Today’s farmer comes from one of the farm families featured on The American Farm on History. Jenna Madsen, of Sunderland Farms is the daughter of patriarch Scott Sunderland – her husband Brett and their 4 kids are struggling with drought conditions and a downturn in turkey consumption.

Thom Beers, American Farm, Adapting Agriculture Apr 23, 2019

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Our thought Leader is Thom Beers, one of the co-founders of Bobcat, which produces The American Farm, now airing on History.
Food News of the Week:
•Fixing Food Systems is Imperative for meeting Sustainable Development Goals
•An Urgent Call for Adapting Agriculture and Food Systems
•High-Pressure Processing can help keep Foods Fresh, Healthy, and Safe
•The USDA, EPA, and FDA have released an inter-agency Plan to Combat Food Waste; finally

Alesha Black, AG Kawamura, Sustainability Goals Apr 10, 2019

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This Week's Thought Leader: Alesha Black, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Managing Director the Global Food and Agriculture Program
The Stories YOU need to know:
• Dairy group wants the FDA to get more strict about Terms used for Non-Milk Products.
• Grocers can capture Consumers with Fresh-Cut Fruit.
• How “Digital Twins” could allow Retailers give more to Food Banks.
• Tyson Foods and Cloud-Based Tech—could this be the next Frontier for reaching Sustainability Goals?
Farmer of The Week: AG Kawamura, Third generation fruit and vegetable grower and shipper from Orange County, CA, Former Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture

Dr. John Newton, Anne Meis, Farmbelt Floods Mar 29, 2019

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This week's Thought Leader: With the devistation occuring on our farms and ranches in the midwest, we have invited Dr. John Newton of the American Farm Bureau Federation to give us the most up to date report on exactly what is going on.
Stories you need to know:
•Farmers are Experiencing incredibly Hard Times from Mother Nature
•The Ag Industry is Seeking USDA oversight of genetically engineered Animals
•Drones could help Reduce the use of Antibiotics in Livestock.
•Is Hydroponics the Future of Farming?
•Farmers Markets are Struggling because the Market is Saturated
Farmer of the Week: Anne Meis, who, along with her husband Jim, brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Pam Meis, and parents, Jim and Shirley Meis, own and operate a corn, soybean, alfalfa and feeder cattle operation southeast of Elgin, Neb.

Monica Amburn, Carla Wardin, Food Tech Innovations Mar 20, 2019

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Our Thought Leader is Monica Amburn, a registered dietitian/nutritionist with a passion for creative wellness education and communications.
Food News Of The Week:
•Pepsi Empowers Female Farmers with CARE Partnership
•It’s not the Farmers who are “tossing” perfectly good Produce
•New USDA Beef “Lifecycle Assessment” discovers Environmental Impacts are Lower than previously Perceived
•It has been a critical year for CRISPR—but the technology’s Success Depends on Consumers
•How decision-makers in Food Companies prioritize Food Tech Innovations
Farmer of the Week: Carla Wardin, Dairy Farmer

Mickey Rubin, Jim Adams, Protein Trend for Consumers Mar 12, 2019

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Today, our thought leader is Dr. Mickey Rubin the Executive Director of the Egg Nutrition Board, and one of the nation’s leaders on sports nutrition and the dietary effects of what we eat on cardiometabolic health outcomes.
Food News of the Week:
•Want to learn the “Life Story” of a Chicken in your Supermarket? Well, now you can.
•High-fat Diets cause Food Prices to balloon—challenging Farmers to Keep Up.
•What Food Companies should learn from Smithfield Foods, who has exceeded its Grain Sustainability Goal
•Remember those ugly smoke stacks? Turns out there’s a reclaimed smoke-stack Mineral that could help Grow Crops.
•It’s all about the retail experience to compete with online shopping
Farmer of the Week: Jim is a former chairman of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and serves as a board member of the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance.

Dr. Nick Goeser, Nancy Kavazanjian, Tinder for Cattle Feb 27, 2019

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Our Thought Leader is Dr. Nick Goeser, Vice President, Sustainability Sciences and Strategy, USFRA.
Food News of the Week:
• Spinach may hold the Solution to the devastating Disease that’s harming Citrus Trees.
• How (and where) will Farmers Grow our Food in the Future?
• Urban Agriculture can Improve Food Security.
• Next Trend: Probiotics for Plants
• A Tinder-inspired app is helping Farmers match up potential Partners for their Cattle!
Farmer of the Week: Nancy Kavazanjian, Soybean Farmer

Cattle Ranches and Supermarkets Feb 20, 2019

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Our thought leader is Bridget Wasser, Executive Director, Meat Science & Supply Chain Outreach at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
Food News of the Week:
•Polar Vortex Slammed mid-western Dairy Farmers and Beef Cattle Ranchers
•Oregon Rancher is Building Soil Health—as well as a Robust Regional Food System
•Has this Company Invented a Weed that could Save Farming (and the Environment)?
•Producers design Angus herd Genetics for Better Beef.
•A Major Beer offers a #ToastToFarmers as a way to Thank Crop Growers!
Farmer of the Week: Kelsey Pope, Colorado cattle rancher & blogger.

Love for Farmers, Joe Koss, Bo Stone Feb 12, 2019

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Our thought leader is Joe Koss, CEO of Culver’s
Food News of the Week:
•This might be the Answer to Herbicide-Resistant “Superweeds.”
•New Research offers Strategies for Sustainable, Profitable Livestock Farming.
•This is How “Influencers” will Highlight Produce in 2019.
•The Warm Colors of Yellow and Orange will prevail in 2019.
Farmer of The Week: Bo Stone, a North Carolina farmer from P&S Farms

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