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Welcome to episode 88 of Growers Daily! We cover:  how to raise kids on a farm, how to grow peas?  ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8   Links from this episode:  NTMG Episode with Mastodon Valley Farm:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-market-garden-podcast/id1441886206?i=1000690779742   NIFA family farms: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/family-farms   Trampoline (pretty sure this is the one): https://amzn.to/4aX7soM   MUSIC TODAY    https://www.epidemicsound.com     Support our work (

We're diving into the creation and purpose of ManureDB, a groundbreaking database developed to modernize and enhance the accuracy of manure book values in the U.S. With most current values dating back to pre-2003 samples, researchers at the University of Minnesota, led by Drs. Melissa Wilson and Erin Cortus, received a NIFA grant to address this gap. ManureDB is a dynamic tool built in partnership with the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, allowing users to sort and analyze manure data by year, animal type, storage method, and region.ManureDB databaseQuestions, comments, scathing rebuttals? -> themoosroom@umn.edu or call 612-624-3610 and leave us a message!Linkedin -> The Moos RoomTwitter -> @UMNmoosroom and @UMNFarmSafetyFacebook -> @UMNDairyYouTube -> UMN Beef and Dairy and UMN Farm Safety and HealthInstagram -> @UMNWCROCDairyExtension WebsiteAgriAmerica Podcast Directory 

In November, Newsday reported that Nassau's financial watchdog group - the Nassau Interim Finance Authority otherwise known as NIFA, declined to approve the county's budget, a first in six years, unless lawmakers fix what they are calling an "illegal" accounting approach within two weeks. To give us more information about this and NIFA in general, Bill McIntyre talks with NIFA Chairman Richard Kessel.

Es gibt verschiedene Regelungen für die Job- und Ausbildungsaufnahme. In Baden-Württemberg hilft das Projekt "NIFA plus" Geflüchteten und potenziellen Arbeitgebern mit Beratungen weiter.

What is the state of the American Farmer? Is food insecurity in the US on the rise? What initiatives are upcoming to address feeding more people with fewer resources? What does the USDA science data tell us? Deputy Under Secretary of the USDA, Sanah Baig, is here for the big knowledge drop just months before the Farm Bill drop. Additional Resources: Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2022 Household Food Security in the U.S. Report USDA's Website: https://www.usda.gov/ USDA's Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area Website: https://www.ree.usda.gov/ (this site links to all of our agency websites ARS, NIFA, ERS, NASS, Office of the Chief Scientist) USDA Climate Hubs: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/ USDA Economic Research Service - Charts of Note: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/ Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour.  

What is the state of the American Farmer? Is food insecurity in the US on the rise? What initiatives are upcoming to address feeding more people with fewer resources? What does the USDA science data tell us? Deputy Under Secretary of the USDA, Sanah Baig, is here for the big knowledge drop just months before the Farm Bill drop. Additional Resources: Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2022 Household Food Security in the U.S. Report USDA's Website: https://www.usda.gov/ USDA's Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area Website: https://www.ree.usda.gov/ (this site links to all of our agency websites ARS, NIFA, ERS, NASS, Office of the Chief Scientist) USDA Climate Hubs: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/ USDA Economic Research Service - Charts of Note: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/ Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour.

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After a 10-month hiatus, Nifa is back with a special solo episode to reconnect with you, the wonderful listeners! Join Nifa as she opens up about the rollercoaster of events that have unfolded in her life during this time away. From personal triumphs to unexpected hurdles, this episode offers an intimate glimpse into Nifa's world. Sit back, relax, and enjoy catching up with Nifa as she shares heartfelt stories, reflections, and updates. Welcome back to the podcast, and let's embark on this journey together once again!

Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Ph.D. ( https://www.ree.usda.gov/biographies ) serves as the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (REE), and Chief Scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The REE mission area is comprised of more than 8,500 employees with a $4 billion budget across its five component organizations including the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Economic Research Service (ERS), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS). Together these organizations advance agricultural research, innovation, data, and Extension across a full range of agricultural issues including climate-smart agriculture, nutrition security, equity, and strengthening food supply chains. As Chief Scientist, Dr. Jacobs-Young advises the Secretary of Agriculture and other senior officials on scientific matters and chairs the USDA Science Council, which convenes all parts of USDA's scientific enterprise. Prior to being appointed by President Biden to serve as the REE Under Secretary, Dr. Jacobs-Young was Administrator for ARS from 2014 to 2022. Prior to that role, she served as ARS Associate Administrator for National Programs, leading the research objectives of the entire Agency. She also led the Office of International Research Programs, which is responsible for ARS' liaison with its international partners. From 2009 to 2012, Dr. Jacobs-Young served as the inaugural OCS Director, where she was responsible for facilitating the coordination of scientific leadership across the Department to ensure that research supported by, and scientific advice provided to, the Department and external stakeholders were held to the highest standards of intellectual rigor and scientific integrity. She has also served as the Acting Director for NIFA and as a senior policy analyst for agriculture in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Dr. Jacobs-Young is a native of Georgia. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Wood and Paper Science and a B.S. degree in Pulp and Paper Science and Technology from North Carolina State University. She is a graduate of American University's Key Executive Leadership in Public Policy Implementation Program, and a proud fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academy of Public Administration. Resource Links: Link to @USDAScience on X: https://twitter.com/USDAScience Link to Research, Education, and Economics website: https://www.ree.usda.gov/ Link to USDA Science and Research Strategy: https://www.usda.gov/usda-science Link to ASCEND for Better Health: https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/ascend-better-health Link to the USDA announcement about the launch of AIM for Climate: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/11/02/launching-agriculture-innovation-mission-climate Link to the USDA's 100th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, “Cultivating the Future” - https://www.usda.gov/oce/ag-outlook-forum Support the show

Hey, fellow lushes! We got invited to podcast from The 5th Annual NIFA (National Independent Film Association) Awards. Hosted by Dan Davies, star of the worldwide Netflix sensation "A Trip to Jamaica" and the cult classic film, "Ed Gein, the Musical", the NIFA Awards honor the best in TV, film, and music, including Lifetime Achievement Awards and yearly Best of Awards. Enjoy! Check us out - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbo2frUM03BMQ5zf6qbQvww Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cwdatbpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CocktailswithDimplesandTheBeard Twitter: https://twitter.com/dimplesthebeard Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cocktailsdimplesthebeard Thanks for watching! Please subscribe to our channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill McIntyre talks with Mr. Richard Kessel, who back in October was appointed to the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority in the role of chair and director for the board, by New York's Governor, Kathy Hochul. NIFA was formed over 20 years ago to monitor and oversee Nassau County's finances and to ensure that the County is fiscally strong and has long term plans to have balanced budgets and stable finances to protect taxpayers and residents. And Mr. Kessel's resume is extensive as an expert on energy and consumer issues. He previously served as the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency's Board Chair and as CEO of the New York Power Authority.

Andrew Ross is a pilot at a major airline flying the Boeing 787 domestically and internationally.  Andrew has served as a union representative, committee chairman, and is a member of the National Education Steering Committee for the ALPA.  He has also served as an airline check airman and is a Gold-Seal Flight Instructor.  Andrew is also a member of the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) Board of Directors, furthering collegiate aviation education through competition all over the US.  Andrew holds his masters degree in organizational leadership with a focus in non-profit management and executive coaching and counseling from Lewis University.  He currently runs his own coaching and consulting firm.  He is also a published author.

Casi 4 décadas han sido parte de la historia de varias generaciones, ellas han educado con su música, con valores y con una manera respetuosa de tratar a los más pequeños. Las payasitas hoy vienen a contarnos su historia y también cómo han querido mantener durante el tiempo su fórmula que preserva la inocencia infantil y que promueve valores y respeto. Este episodio va a ser para los papas uno lleno de mucha nostalgia y descubrirán que Mónica también fue parte de esta agrupación. Mira nuestro episodio completo en Patreon www.patreon.com/bajoestetecho Síguenos: http://instagram.com/lapasqualotto Producción Ejecutiva: Alejandro Tremola http://instagram.com/aletremola Producción: Kem Medina http://instagram.com/kem_medina Agencia Digital: Weplash http://weplash.com Síguelos en sus redes: http://instagram.com/wplash http://twitter.com/weplash https://www.tiktok.com/@weplash?lang=en Grabado en los estudios de Gradvity http://instagram.com/gradvity Yes you Can: https://www.instagram.com/yesyoucan/ Opción YO: https://opcionyo.com/monica https://rebrand.ly/lapasqualotto Jany Martinez Ward (Abogado de Accidentes): https://www.instagram.com/janimartinezward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alongside staff attrition and lost productivity, the Department of Agriculture's relocation of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Economic Research Service (ERS) in 2019 had yet another consequence — prior to the move, USDA violated the Antideficiency Act (ADA) by failing to meet congressional notification requirements.The Government Accountability Office, in a decision issued earlier this month, found that although USDA met its obligations to notify Congress about a transfer of funds to support NIFA's relocation, the department did not meet the same requirements for ERS' relocation.The GAO review, which Reps. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Don Beyer (D-Va.) requested, came after USDA's planning and subsequent relocation of both NIFA and ERS facilities from the Washington, D.C. area to Kansas City, Missouri, during the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alongside staff attrition and lost productivity, the Department of Agriculture's relocation of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Economic Research Service (ERS) in 2019 had yet another consequence — prior to the move, USDA violated the Antideficiency Act (ADA) by failing to meet congressional notification requirements. The Government Accountability Office, in a decision issued earlier this month, found that although USDA met its obligations to notify Congress about a transfer of funds to support NIFA's relocation, the department did not meet the same requirements for ERS' relocation. The GAO review, which Reps. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Don Beyer (D-Va.) requested, came after USDA's planning and subsequent relocation of both NIFA and ERS facilities from the Washington, D.C. area to Kansas City, Missouri, during the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SwineCast 1242 Show Notes: The Swine Disease Reporting System team discusses the project’s new developments funded from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). New developments include monitoring new PRRSV variants, traceability of pathogen co-detections, and SDRS representativeness. This SwineCast episode shares the most recent report number 65, that can also be found …

A full video interview is available with English subtitles on the Cultivemos YouTube channel.La entrevista completa en vídeo está disponible con subtítulos en inglés en el canal de YouTube de Cultivemos.Descripción:Advertencia sobre el contenido: En este episodio se habla de suicidio.Más del 60% de los trabajadores agrícolas de EE. UU. se sienten más cómodos conversando en español. Y también tienen necesidades de salud mental. Pero cuando se trata de salud mental, su experiencia viene determinada por su cultura. Así que no podemos limitarnos a traducir los mismos consejos al español; tenemos que abordar los problemas específicos a los que se enfrentan los agricultores hispanos.En este episodio, hablamos con Eustacio Mil Quino, Jaime Cardoso Zúñiga y Ernesto Villegas González, tres agricultores de origen mexicano de Hudson Valley Farm Hub. Hablamos con ellos sobre sus experiencias con la salud mental, cómo se ve de manera diferente en México, y cómo lidian con el estrés en sus vidas. Además, cómo están cambiando las actitudes culturales y los obstáculos específicos para los inmigrantes mexicanos.Acompáñenos a explorar este importante tema. Más de tres cuartas partes de los trabajadores agrícolas de EE.UU. se identifican como hispanos. Si no satisfacemos sus necesidades, estamos fracasando, y puede que el sistema alimentario también.Reflejos:Por qué estos agricultores vinieron a Estados Unidos (3:09)Discriminación (6:17)Barreras a la atención sanitaria mental (8:51)Actitudes culturales hacia la salud mental (10:44)Estrategias para afrontar el estrés (14:42)La experiencia de Eustacio con el suicidio (16:00)El poder de una mano amiga (16:51)Cómo afecta tu salud mental a tu familia (19:31)Cómo están cambiando las actitudes (22:41)  Enlaces:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - EspañolCentro de Recursos para la Prevención del SuicidioCultivemosFood FirstCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookRecursos CultivemosHudson Valley Farm HubHudson Valley Farm Hub - Guía de justicia lingüísticaComentarios:Si tienes preguntas sobre el programa o sobre temas que te gustaría que se trataran en futuros episodios, envíanos un correo electrónico a cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgEste trabajo cuenta con el proyecto 2020-70028-32729 Instituto nacional de alimentos y agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red de asistencia para el estrés en fincas y ranchos del noreste (FRSAN, por sus siglas en inglés).Description:Content warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide.More than 60% of farm workers in the US feel more comfortable conversing in Spanish. And they have mental health needs too! But when it comes to mental health, your experience is shaped by your culture. So we can't just translate the same advice into Spanish; we have to address the specific issues that Hispanic farmers face.On this episode, we spoke with Eustacio Mil Quino, Jaime Cardoso Zúñiga, and Ernesto Villegas González–three Mexican-born farmers at Hudson Valley Farm Hub. We spoke to them about their experiences with mental health, how it's seen differently in Mexico, and how they deal with stress in their lives. Plus, how cultural attitudes are changing, and specific obstacles for Mexican immigrants.So join us as we explore this important issue. Over three-quarters of agricultural workers in the US identify as Hispanic. If we're not meeting their needs, we're failing--and the food system might be too.Highlights:Why these farmers came to the US (3:09)Discrimination (6:17)Barriers to mental healthcare (8:51)Cultural attitudes towards mental health (10:44)Strategies for dealing with stress (14:42)Eustacio's experience with suicide (16:00)The power of a helping hand (16:51)How your mental health affects your family (19:31)How cultural attitudes are changing (22:41)Links:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - EnglishSuicide Prevention Resource CenterCultivemosFood FirstCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookCultivemos ResourcesHudson Valley Farm HubHudson Valley Farm Hub - Language Justice GuideFeedback:If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email us at cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgThis work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2020-70028-32729.

Entrevistas completas en vídeo con TemuAsyr Martin Bey y Minkah Taharkah están disponibles con subtítulos en español en el canal de YouTube de Cultivemos.Full video interviews with TemuAsyr Martin Bey and Minkah Taharkah are available with Spanish subtitles on the Cultivemos YouTube channel.Description:Are we prepared to run the world?We are in the midst of a mental health crisis for farmers. But while the effects of mental health are felt on a personal level, many of the root causes are systemic, built into the institutions that govern and fund agriculture. To be successful, the project for farmer mental health must include systemic change. But how do we achieve that change?On this episode, we explore two different approaches: changing institutions from the inside and from the outside. We'll compare the relative benefits–and limits–of working in the legislature vs. your own community, and why the road to change may lie somewhere in between.Together with Minkah Taharkah and TemuAsyr Martin Bey, two members of the California Farmer Justice Collaborative, we explore the worlds of grassroots activism and federal lobbying, and discuss how you–yes, you!–can contribute to a cause, build a movement, and take care of yourself while you do it. Highlights:Big problems require big solutions (2:47)Institutions have the resources (4:32)Our cultural champions are right here (7:29)Systemic problems affect us on an individual level (8:28)Sometimes we need solutions faster than institutions can provide them (9:28)If we don't embrace institutions, we allow other people to run our resources (11:46)Are we prepared to run the world (12:40)California Farmer Justice Collaborative as model (14:41)The power of a combined approach (16:15)It starts with connections (19:05)There's a place for everyone (20:05)Educating yourself and others (21:07)Do the boring work (23:03)Our movements are only as well as we are (25:46)Systemic change is a marathon, not a sprint (28:25)  Links:Video Interview with Minkah TaharkahVideo Interview with TemuAsyr Martin BeyCultivemosCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookCultivemos ResourcesCalifornia Farmer Justice CollaborativeAsyr's Bridge Sankofa GardensTemuAsyr Martin Bey LinkedInMinkah Taharkah LinkedInFeedback:If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email us at cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgThis work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2020-70028-32729.Descripción:¿Estamos preparados para dirigir el mundo?Estamos inmersos en una crisis de salud mental de los agricultores. Pero aunque los efectos de la salud mental se dejan sentir a nivel personal, muchas de las causas profundas son sistémicas, están integradas en las instituciones que gobiernan y financian la agricultura. Para tener éxito, el proyecto de salud mental de los agricultores debe incluir un cambio sistémico. Pero, ¿cómo lograr ese cambio?En este episodio exploramos dos enfoques diferentes: cambiar las instituciones desde dentro y desde fuera. Compararemos los beneficios relativos -y los límites- de trabajar en el poder legislativo frente a la propia comunidad, y por qué el camino hacia el cambio puede estar en algún punto intermedio.Junto con Minkah Taharkah y TemuAsyr Martin Bey, dos miembros de la California Farmer Justice Collaborative, exploraremos los mundos del activismo de base y el cabildeo federal, y discutiremos cómo tú -sí, tú- puedes contribuir a una causa, construir un movimiento y cuidarte mientras lo haces.Reflejos:Los grandes problemas requieren grandes soluciones (2:47)Las instituciones tienen los recursos (4:32)Nuestros campeones culturales están aquí (7:29)Los problemas sistémicos nos afectan a nivel individual (8:28)A veces necesitamos soluciones más rápido de lo que las instituciones pueden proporcionarlas (9:28)Si no adoptamos las instituciones, permitimos que otras personas gestionen nuestros recursos (11:46)¿Estamos preparados para dirigir el mundo?California Farmer Justice Collaborative como modelo (14:41)El poder de un enfoque combinado (16:15)Todo empieza con las conexiones (19:05)Hay sitio para todos (20:05)Educarse a uno mismo y a los demás (21:07)Haz el trabajo aburrido (23:03)Nuestros movimientos son tan buenos como nosotros mismos (25:46)El cambio sistémico es un maratón, no un sprint (28:25)   Enlaces:Entrevista en vídeo con Minkah TaharkahEntrevista en vídeo con TemuAsyr Martin BeyCultivemosCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookRecursos CultivemosCalifornia Farmer Justice CollaborativePuente de AsyrJardines SankofaTemuAsyr Martin Bey LinkedInMinkah Taharkah LinkedInComentarios:Si tienes preguntas sobre el programa o sobre temas que te gustaría que se trataran en futuros episodios, envíanos un correo electrónico a cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgEste trabajo cuenta con el proyecto 2020-70028-32729 Instituto nacional de alimentos y agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red de asistencia para el estrés en fincas y ranchos del noreste (FRSAN, por sus siglas en inglés).#MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #FoodSystemResilience #FoodSovereignty #FoodJustice #cultivemos #foodfirst

La entrevista completa con Rev Dele está disponible con subtítulos en español en la página de Cultivemos en YouTube.The full interview with Rev Dele is available with Spanish subtitles on the Cultivemos YouTube channel.Description:We have to reimagine our relationship with the land.Farmers are experiencing a crisis of land access. The number of farms is decreasing and the cost of farm real estate has nearly doubled in the past decade, shutting out many prospective farmers. That's especially true for BIPOC farmers: 98% of farmland is owned by white landowners. With better land access, farming would be more sustainable, achievable and diverse. Without it, farmers can't farm.But there's another harm that's hidden within the crisis of land access. It's harder to measure, but no less important. With land out of reach, fewer and fewer people have a relationship with the earth. That means, fewer and fewer people are getting the healing benefits of land: wonder, refuge, calm, even wealth and liberation. To move forward, we have to reimagine our relationship with the land.So on today's episode, we speak with two people who are committed to creating relationships with the land. Danielle Peláez is the Education Coordinator at Soul Fire Farm. Through their programming, they create opportunities for Afro-Indigenous people to forge lasting relationships with the earth. Rev Dele is a Black, Indigenous minister, who is teaching the church how to model sustainability. Through her initiatives, Soil & Souls and the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, she's sharing the Earth's healing and pursuing land sovereignty for her community. A better future starts with our imagination. So join us, as we reimagine our relationship with the land, and find strategies for sharing its bounty with others. Highlights:Danielle Peláez's farming journey (1:50)Rev Dele's history with the land (4:30)Disconnection: the dark history of land in America (6:25)How land can heal you (8:24)Learning from indigenous stewards (10:02)The crisis of land access (12:19)Land sovereignty & the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust  (14:17)How Soul Fire Farm creates opportunities for connection with their programming (16:47)How the personal fuels the political (20:36)Reimagining the land as a relative (22:12)How the land can help us heal our relationships with each other (25:44)It won't take forever (28:42)The role–and limits–of imagination in the fight for a better future (31:14) Links:Video Interview with Rev DeleCultivemosCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookCultivemos ResourcesIndigenous Mothers Community Land Trust FundRev Dele WebsiteSoul Fire FarmDanielle Peláez BioSoul Fire Farm - Honoring the Land [Video]Feedback:If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email us at cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgThis work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2020-70028-32729.Descripción:Tenemos que reimaginar nuestra relación con la tierra.Los agricultores sufren una crisis de acceso a la tierra. El número de explotaciones está disminuyendo y el coste de la propiedad agrícola casi se ha duplicado en la última década, dejando fuera a muchos posibles agricultores. Esto es especialmente cierto para los agricultores BIPOC: el 98% de las tierras agrícolas son propiedad de terratenientes blancos. Con un mejor acceso a la tierra, la agricultura sería más sostenible, asequible y diversa. Sin él, los agricultores no pueden cultivar.Pero hay otro perjuicio oculto en la crisis del acceso a la tierra. Es más difícil de medir, pero no por ello menos importante. Con la tierra fuera de su alcance, cada vez menos personas tienen una relación con la tierra. Eso significa que cada vez menos personas obtienen los beneficios curativos de la tierra: asombro, refugio, calma, incluso riqueza y liberación. Para avanzar, tenemos que reimaginar nuestra relación con la tierra.En el episodio de hoy, hablamos con dos personas comprometidas con la creación de relaciones con la tierra. Danielle Peláez es la Coordinadora de Educación de Soul Fire Farm. A través de su programación, crean oportunidades para que los afroindígenas forjen relaciones duraderas con la tierra. Rev Dele es una ministra indígena negra que está enseñando a la iglesia cómo modelar la sostenibilidad. A través de sus iniciativas, Soil & Souls y Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, comparte la sanación de la Tierra y persigue la soberanía de la tierra para su comunidad. Un futuro mejor empieza con nuestra imaginación. Acompáñanos a reimaginar nuestra relación con la tierra y a encontrar estrategias para compartir su generosidad con los demás.Reflejos:El viaje agrícola de Danielle Peláez (1:50)La historia de Rev Dele con la tierra (4:30)Desconexión: la oscura historia de la tierra en Estados Unidos (6:25)Cómo puede curarte la tierra (8:24)Las ventajas de no intervenir (8:25)Aprender de los administradores indígenas (10:02)La crisis del acceso a la tierra (12:19)La soberanía de la tierra y el Fondo Comunitario de Tierras de las Madres Indígenas (14:17)Cómo Soul Fire Farm crea oportunidades de conexión con su programación (16:47)Cómo lo personal alimenta lo político (20:36)Reimaginar la tierra como un pariente (22:12)Cómo la tierra puede ayudarnos a sanar nuestras relaciones con los demás (25:44)No será para siempre (28:42)El papel -y los límites- de la imaginación en la lucha por un futuro mejor (31:14) Enlaces:Entrevista en vídeo con Rev DeleCultivemosCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookRecursos CultivemosFondo Comunitario de Tierras de las Madres IndígenasSitio web de Rev DeleGranja Soul FireBiografía de Danielle PeláezSoul Fire Farm - Honrar la tierra [Vídeo]Comentarios:Si tienes preguntas sobre el programa o sobre temas que te gustaría que se trataran en futuros episodios, envíanos un correo electrónico a cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgEste trabajo cuenta con el proyecto 2020-70028-32729 Instituto nacional de alimentos y agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red de asistencia para el estrés en fincas y ranchos del noreste (FRSAN, por sus siglas en inglés).#MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #FoodSystemResilience #FoodSovereignty #FoodJustice #cultivemos #foodfirst

With the sharp rise in interest rates, the mortgage business has been hit hard nationally, especially private firms. Business just isn't as easy to come by as it was before. To survive and thrive, mortgage and real estate professionals have to take proactive action, roll up their sleeves and get back in the trenches. In this episode, co-owners of Askasrben Mortgage, Nick Zwiebel, and John Major share how to be successful in this current market. Guest Bio Nick Zwiebel is the co-owner and mortgage loan originator at Askasrben Mortgage. During his 18-plus year career in finance, Nick has gained a deep understanding of the mortgage industry and helped over 2,000 families experience their good life – homeownership. Now, Nick has taken what he has learned from his time with Fortune 500 companies, national financial institutions, and locally-owned companies to establish his venture, Aksarben Mortgage. His goal as a mortgage professional is always to educate clients on the financing options available to them and to find a loan program that fits their lifestyle. Nick offers a wide range of loans, including Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, NIFA, New Construction, Jumbo, and Investment mortgage loans. He works with first-time buyers as well as return buyers and helps clients pre-qualify for their dream house loan or refinance existing loans to provide a financial cushion. John Major is co-owner and lead mortgage advisor at Askasrben Mortgage. John has over 10 years of experience in the financial sector, including employment with large national banks and local startup ventures alike. He brings to Aksarben Mortgage a blend of deep industry knowledge and strategic thinking to educate and guide clients in one the largest, and most emotional, financial decisions they will ever make – buying a home. John's specialties include move-up and first-home buyers, new construction, second-home and investment properties, medical and dental professional loans, VA financing, and refinancing. He enjoys working in tandem with real estate agents, insurance advisors, and title companies to offer a seamless, hassle-free home-buying experience. And by employing a winning combination of cutting-edge technology, powerful communication, and custom-tailored guidance, John meets his client's unique needs.For more information, head to https://www.aksarbenmortgage.com/.

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide.Rates for depression are higher in rural America than in urban areas; and according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide rates among people living in rural areas are 64 to 68 percent higher compared to people living in large urban areas. Public health awareness campaigns that work in cities aren't cutting it in the countryside. Rural communities require a different communication approach.That's where Jeff Winton comes in. Jeff runs Wall Street Dairy in upstate New York, and he's the founder of Rural Minds, a 501c3 nonprofit with the mission to serve as the informed voice for mental health in rural America and to provide mental health information and resources. The organization's vision is a rural America where there's no more stigma, silence, or suffering around mental illness.Jeff founded Rural Minds in response to the suicide of his 28-year-old nephew, Brooks Winton. On this episode, we'll discuss Jeff and Brooks' story, and how they aim to raise awareness and remove stigma around mental illness in rural America. Recognizing that self-reliance and a do-it-yourself mindset are common among many individuals who live in rural communities, Rural Minds is partnering with individuals and organizations to help empower rural Americans with information, resources, and training to become part of the solution to improving rural mental health and preventing suicide.Highlights:Jeff Winton's background (1:44)Mental health organizations are struggling to reach rural America (5:29)Brooks Winton and the origins of Rural Minds (6:44)Why rural populations are more at risk for mental illness (11:41)Cultural expectations of independence (14:47)Why Jeff was honest about suicide in Brooks' eulogy (16:03)The power of telling your story (17:35)Raising awareness through trusted organizations (21:31)Mental health resources (23:37)Links:CultivemosCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookCultivemos ResourcesRural MindsRural Minds Moving Forward NewsletterRural Suicide Prevention and AwarenessRural Mental Health Connections Webinar SeriesRural Mental Health Crisis Fact SheetConnect with Rural Minds on FacebookConnect with Rural Minds on TwitterConnect with Rural Minds on InstagramConnect with Rural Minds on LinkedInFeedback:If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email us at cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgThis work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2020-70028-32729.Descripción:Advertencia sobre el contenido: En este episodio se habla de suicidio.Los índices de depresión son más altos en las zonas rurales de Estados Unidos que en las urbanas; y según los últimos datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, los índices de suicidio entre las personas que viven en zonas rurales son entre un 64 y un 68 por ciento más altos en comparación con las personas que viven en grandes zonas urbanas. Las campañas de concienciación sanitaria que funcionan en las ciudades no sirven en el campo. Las comunidades rurales requieren un enfoque de comunicación diferente.Ahí es donde entra Jeff Winton. Jeff dirige Wall Street Dairy, al norte del estado de Nueva York, y es el fundador de Rural Minds, una organización sin ánimo de lucro 501c3 cuya misión es ser la voz informada de la salud mental en las zonas rurales de Estados Unidos y proporcionar información y recursos sobre salud mental. La visión de la organización es una América rural donde no haya más estigma, silencio o sufrimiento en torno a la enfermedad mental.Jeff fundó Rural Minds en respuesta al suicidio de su sobrino de 28 años, Brooks Winton. En este episodio, hablaremos de la historia de Jeff y Brooks, y de cómo pretenden concienciar y eliminar el estigma en torno a las enfermedades mentales en la América rural. Reconociendo que la autosuficiencia y la mentalidad de "hágalo usted mismo" son comunes entre muchas personas que viven en comunidades rurales, Rural Minds se asocia con individuos y organizaciones para ayudar a empoderar a los estadounidenses rurales con información, recursos y capacitación para convertirse en parte de la solución para mejorar la salud mental rural y prevenir el suicidio.Reflejos:La trayectoria de Jeff Winton (1:44)Las organizaciones de salud mental luchan por llegar a la América rural (5:29)Brooks Winton y los orígenes de Rural Minds (6:44)Por qué las poblaciones rurales corren más riesgo de padecer enfermedades mentales (11:41)Expectativas culturales de independencia (14:47)Por qué Jeff fue sincero sobre el suicidio en el elogio de Brooks (16:03)El poder de contar tu historia (17:35)Sensibilización a través de organizaciones de confianza (21:31)Recursos de salud mental (23:37)Enlaces:CultivemosCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookRecursos CultivemosRural MindsRural Minds Boletín “Moving Forward”Prevención y concienciación del suicidio en zonas ruralesSerie de seminarios web sobre conexiones de salud mental en zonas ruralesHoja informativa sobre crisis de salud mental ruralConecte con Rural Minds en FacebookConectar con Rural Minds en TwitterConectar con Rural Minds en InstagramConectar con Rural Minds en LinkedInComentarios:Si tienes preguntas sobre el programa o sobre temas que te gustaría que se trataran en futuros episodios, envíanos un correo electrónico a cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgEste trabajo cuenta con el proyecto 2020-70028-32729 Instituto nacional de alimentos y agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red de asistencia para el estrés en fincas y ranchos del noreste (FRSAN, por sus siglas en inglés).#MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #FoodSystemResilience #FoodSovereignty #FoodJustice #cultivemos #foodfirst

4-24-23 AJ DailyEarly Adopters Find Unique Approaches to Alternative Cow Housing SystemsAdapted from an article by Emily Steele, University of Illinois Cattle on Feed; Weekly Summary Adapted from a report by Len Steiner, Steiner Consulting Group USDA Announces New National Institute of Food and Agriculture Director Adapted from a release by the USDA R-CALF USA Facebook Live Meeting Adapted from a release by R-CALF USA Compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor, Angus Journal.  For more Angus news, visit angusjournal.net. 

Another Q & A session

Nifa & Big kala?? who would have thought? On this episode Nifa interviews odumodu asking him about his music,relationship with friends.Its a really funny episode

In the United States, over one third of all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste. That is a hard number to ignore when more than 10% of the US population is food insecure. What's more, uneaten food is the single largest category of material sent to landfills. So what is the USDA doing to address food loss and waste? Our guest today is Dr. Jean Buzby, the Food Loss and Waste Liaison in the US Department of Agriculture's Office of the Chief Economist. Interview Summary Norbert: Welcome, Jean. It is great to have you. So what do you do in your position as the USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison? As the USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison, I'm using my platform to raise awareness of food loss and waste, its associated challenges that you mentioned, Norbert, as well as the opportunities for businesses and consumers to save or make money by reducing it. I've worked with multiple partners in the corporate, nonprofit, academic, and government arenas to prevent or reduce food loss and waste. I work with colleagues from the different USDA agencies to increase food loss and waste activities within those agencies as well as with other federal partners in particular. We host, throughout the year, webinars highlighting food loss and waste reduction success stories. In recent years, we have hosted interesting USDA Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair. Norbert - That's wonderful. As I remember, you were one of the earlier folks out there really using USDA data to begin thinking about what food loss and waste looks like. We really thank you for the work that you've done to begin this work. Brenna - Jean, that actually leads us into one of my questions. The USDA is a big agency with really broad responsibilities. Can you tell us a little bit more about the scope of USDA's work on food loss and waste? Absolutely. The scope is quite broad. We do quite a lot of research, both in-house and extramural funding, for new food innovations and technologies that reduce food loss and waste. For example, our agricultural research service has over 2000 scientists and 90 research centers across the country. Some of those scientists work to develop new and heartier cultivars, such as the keepsake strawberry, which is flavorful and has a longer shelf life. They also have developed automated infield apple sorting systems that separate low quality from high quality apples at harvest with less bruising damage. And other innovations, such as in packaging. The USDA has the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, which does a lot of the extramural competitive funding that develops new technologies and innovations to reduce food loss and waste. For example, one novel technology is Jelly Ice, which doesn't melt like traditional ice and it can be reused several times. And then ultimately composted when finished. So, it's pretty exciting technology and just one of many. USDA produces education and tools. For example, we have a free FoodKeeper App which provides guidance on safe handling, preparation, and storage of more than 650 food and beverage items. And with this App, you can track storage times for different foods, learn cooking tips, and watch helpful videos, and get information on food recalls. We do a lot of funding through our different agencies. For example, Rural Development has funding, and grants, and loan programs that can provide cold storage infrastructure. Brenna - Thank you for that broad overview, Jean. I know Norbert and I spend a lot of time thinking about food loss and waste, but you kind of forget all the different things that USDA does to work on that issue. Can you tell us about any other federal agencies that you work with to meet the national goal to reduce food loss and waste in half by 2030? USDA has an ongoing inter-agency partnership with the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Food and Drug Administration to improve coordination and communication efforts to educate Americans on the impacts and importance of reducing food loss and waste, and to help get some of these programs going. But these three agencies both have their individual activities as well as collective activities across the agencies that raise awareness and share resources for consumers, businesses, and others. One example of our inter-agency work is the USDA and the EPA have an initiative called the US Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions program. This encourages the food corporations and businesses to make a public commitment to reducing food loss and waste in their own US operations by 50% by the year 2030, which, by the way, is a national and international goal to make that very ambitious reduction. Right now, we have about 50 2030 Champions, and these include companies across the food system, such as food service organization Aramark, hotel industry leader like Hilton, and grocery giant Kroger. You can learn more about the 2030 Champions by searching for USDA 2030 Champions. If you click on each icon, or the logo of each company, you can see what they're doing in their own in-house activities. It's very exciting and we are actively growing this program Brenna - I think the number of champions has grown quite a lot so that's great to hear. Norbert - I really am happy to hear about the various companies that have engaged in helping reduce food waste. Brenna and I have worked on different projects looking at different actors along the food supply chain and their relationship to food waste. And one of the things that we do know is that consumers really are an important part of that challenge for us to reduce food waste by 50%. I would love to hear some of your thoughts of what can consumers do to help reduce food waste? Absolutely, Norbert. You're right; everybody has a role to play in reducing food loss and waste. A great first step is to be mindful of the food that we discard. We may not be aware of the amount of food we waste over the course of the year because it's a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow, and over time. But an average family of four wastes about $1,500 of food that they purchase and then goes uneaten. That's a big hit to the wallet and small choices add up. But consumers can take mini steps to reduce food waste in their own homes. Such as they can plan ahead; before we go to the grocery store or order online. We can make a list so we don't buy more than we need. You can also love your leftovers. You can pack leftovers in small portions in shallow containers, and mark the contents and date, and then refrigerate it or freeze it immediately. You can even have a leftover night, like every Tuesday is for leftovers. You can also compost and not trash uneaten food. Food in landfills produces a harmful methane gas that's 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a climate change gas. It's really important to keep that food out of landfills. You can recycle your food scraps in a home compost bin or a local compost center. But there are many more steps and if you just search online, "USDA food loss and waste," you'll find we have a whole page just for consumers with lots of videos both in English and Spanish, as well as consumer outreach materials. I love the recommendation of "Love Your Leftovers." I'm going to love some later on today so thank you so much for this. Brenna - So the US has a national goal to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030. So I guess, bottom line, are you optimistic that we'll reach that goal? Well, it is a super ambitious goal and I really wish I had a crystal ball to know where we will be by 2030. I am encouraged by the momentum that I see by the public sector and the private sector. Both globally and domestically, there seems to be really increased awareness about food loss and waste. I certainly hope it takes off just as recycling did. But it's important to recognize that the food loss and waste challenge itself is going to continue well after 2030. This issue is here to stay with a growing world population, limited resources, like finite amount of arable land and fresh water. And also our growing awareness of the connections between food loss and waste, and the environment. We'll have to continue to address this issue beyond 2030 as well. Some of the key takeaways I'd love to share with you is that food loss and waste is really complex and it's going to take many different solutions from farm to table. There is no silver bullet. These solutions are going to be many, and will include, likely, public-private partnerships, as well as increased consumer education. As I mentioned before really everyone has a role to play in reducing food loss and waste. Norbert - All great points, Jean. Thank you so much for your perspectives on this issue. One of the things that I took away from this conversation is this is a systemic challenge and it's going to take a systemic approach to help us reduce food loss and waste throughout the supply chain. Thank you for giving us that perspective and also for your optimism. I'm excited about the potential and the work that several of us are doing are all moving towards that goal. Bio Jean C. Buzby, Ph.D., is the USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison in the Office of the Chief Economist. Prior to this position, she worked for USDA's Economic Research Service for more than 20 years, most recently as the Chief of the Diet, Safety, and Health Economics Branch in ERS's Food Economics Division.  Before moving into management, her primary areas of work as an agricultural economist at ERS were food safety and food consumption research. Jean's food safety research included estimating the cost of foodborne illness, analyzing the legal incentives for firms to produce safer food, and exploring international trade and food safety issues. Her food consumption research was centered on information from the Food Availability Data System. She is domestically and internationally known for her research on the amount and value of food loss at the retail and consumer levels in the United States.

Host Jodie Sweetin is joined by Amy McCarthy, Dr. Aida Balsano, Director for Prevention Communications and Public Engagement at the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and Robert Vincent, Associate Administrator for Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Policy at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Ultimately our goal is to help parents have“The Talk.” If it hasn't happened yet, then let's be prepared…if it has, how did it go? If you screwed it up, no worries. Let's figure out how to get it right. But, on the other hand, if you feel it went well, take this as a reminder that the talk is not a one-off, let's figure out what's next in this constant battle to keep those we love more than life itself safe! Today our panel discusses the consequences of substance abuse. Learn why explaining the “why” is essential when talking to your child. IN THIS EPISODE: [00:00] Overview of The Talk - Part 2 [01:46] The knowledge your child has regarding drugs may be faulty [05:49] How does a parent cope with feelings of betrayal and dishonesty? Should there be  consequences for bad behavior [10:18] The importance of telling a child why this behavior is bad for them [12:54] How the drugs have changed over the years [19:36] Upcoming episode of Awkward Conversations KEY TAKEAWAYS: Kids don't look at the consequences of drug use. They don't frame it as health, wellness, or well-being. Instead, they only think about the future and need to hear why drugs harm them. Parents need to be listening and present.  A “behavior contract,” or reward and consequences, should be clear to everyone. Likewise, there should be inevitable consequences for certain behaviors.  The potency of drugs has changed.  They are more potent than they have ever been.  And the sad thing about that fact is that the wrong pill can kill.     ***DISCLAIMER***The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Awkward Conversation series are solely those of the individuals, speakers, commentators, experts, and or hosts involved and do not necessarily reflect nor represent those of the production, associates or broadcaster, or any of its employees. Production is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy any of the information contained in the series available for viewing. The primary purpose of this series is to educate and inform. This series does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. This series is available for private, non-commercial use only. The production, broadcaster, or its channel cannot be held accountable for all or any views expressed during this program. Resources: SAMHSA Find Treatment   Emoji Decoder  DEA Takeback Website Growing Up Drug-Free: A Parent's Guide to Substance Use Prevention One Pill Could Kill Never Thought I'd Say This Podcast with Jodie Sweetin Team Upstandards with Trevor Donovan Get Smart About Drugs Website Elks Kid Zone Website Elks Drug Awareness Program Website Elks DAP on Twitter Elks DAP on Facebook Elks DAP on YouTube DEA Website DEA on Instagram DEA on Twitter DEA on Facebook DEA YouTube Channel   Watch Awkward Conversations Season 1 the series: Awkward Breakfast Conversations - Ep. 1 Awkward Lunch Conversations - Ep. 2 Awkward Dinner Conversations - Ep. 3      Bios:   Jodie Sweetin is an American actress and television personality known for her role as Stephanie Tanner in the ABC comedy series Full House and its Netflix sequel series Fuller House. Jodie is joined by Content Expert Amy McCarthy, a Senior Clinical Social Worker at Boston Children's Hospital. Amy McCarthy, LICSW, is the Director of Social Work for the Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program (ASAP) at Boston Children's Hospital, where she provides direct clinical and programmatic support. Additionally, Amy has extensive experience working in community-based settings providing care to young people with complex mental health needs and their families. As the former director of the Boston-Suffolk County Family Resource Center, she worked with an abundance of community partners to ensure residents had access to vital resources to meet basic needs and beyond. Amy received her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (BSW) from Siena College and earned a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from Wheelock College. Rob Vincent serves as the Associate Administrator for Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Policy for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Division of Systems Development. Before coming to SAMHSA Rob served as the Administrator for True North-Student Assistance & Treatment Services at the Educational Service District 113's Department of Educational Support in Olympia, Washington.  He was responsible for the development, implementation, and management of a (45) forty-five school district consortium addressing School Safety and Substance Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment programs within the five-county region.   Rob has worked in the area of substance abuse prevention, intervention, and Treatment for more than 34 years, as a nationally certified clinician, and has served as the Director for Counseling and Assistance Programs for the U.S. Navy during Desert Storm.  Rob served as the principal investigator of the Olympia Effective Adolescent Grant, and as a consultant specializing in the implementation of schools-based prevention and treatment programs for several states. He received his Master of Science in Education Degree from Southern Illinois University.   Dr. Aida Balsano serves as Director for Prevention Communications and Public Engagement at the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS).  Prior to joining SAMHSA in 2020, Aida was with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA, at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture), where she served for ten years as the National Program Leader in Research and Evaluation in Family & Consumer Sciences. While at NIFA, she administered competitive grant programs and worked with administrators, faculty, and Cooperative Extension educators across the Land-Grant University system, as well as served as NIFA's liaison to Federal agencies and other national partners addressing existing and emerging programmatic, research, and evaluation needs, opportunities, and resources in the areas of individual, family and community quality of life in general and rural well-being specifically. Before her post with USDA, Aida worked as a Vice President for Evaluation and Policy at the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation in Washington, DC, and as a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University, MA. Aida holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Child Development from Tufts University and a B.A. in Psychology from Grinnell College, IA.  

Good morning, Good morning, and Happy Monday from the farm! Today is December 19th, 2022 Welcome to Thinking Outside The Soil. Where we talk about the farmers and ranchers that use hydroponic practices to grow the crops and creatures we need to eat. I am your Host, Sean Short Today I am going to talk about The USDA. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the federal government. They are responsible for developing and executing federal policies related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. The department was created in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The USDA's mission is to "provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management."  ... The USDA supports the research and development of hydroponic systems through its National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). NIFA sponsors research projects and grants that aim to improve the efficiency and sustainability of hydroponic systems. They also explore the potential for using hydroponics to address food security and environmental challenges. ... If you want to learn more about the USDA, visit USDA.gov. And to learn more about how hydroponic fodder helps farmers save water, improve livestock quality, and become better stewards, check out https://thinkingoutsidethesoil.com Thank you again, and have a lovely day! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sean-short/message

SHOW NOTES: Host Jodie Sweetin is joined by Amy McCarthy, Dr. Aida Balsano, Special Assistant to the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and Robert Vincent, Associate Administrator for Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Policy at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Ultimately our goal is to help parents have “The Talk.” In this episode, we will discuss keeping the child's dignity intact while assisting them through difficult situations.  Separating what the child's behavior is and your love for the child can be hard when tempers are raging.   We will share tips on overcoming these situations and how to make “The Talk” beneficial to the child and not detrimental to your relationship.    IN THIS EPISODE: [00:00] Show excerpt  [02:25] Admitting as the parent that we are not perfect.  We make mistakes and may have made an error even in the position taken in the current conversation [06:36]Dos and Don'ts of having the conversation about substance abuse [11:53]LGBTQ children and the approach a parent takes [16:11] Anger and crisis mode versus compassion and empathy [18:24] Coming up on the next episode of Awkward Conversations   KEY TAKEAWAYS: Give your child a chance to participate in the “Talk.”  Don't direct the conversation at them but give both parent and child opportunities to voice their opinion.  There are cultural differences when there are age differences. Ensure that the child understands what you are communicating.  Don't assume you are on the same page. Don't lecture.  The goal is to keep the conversation going.  Kids will turn off a lecture. Instead, encouraging further discussion leaves them confident they can discuss anything with the parent.       ***DISCLAIMER***The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Awkward Conversation series are solely those of the individuals, speakers, commentators, experts, and or hosts involved and do not necessarily reflect nor represent those of the production, associates or broadcaster, or any of its employees. Production is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy any of the information contained in the series available for viewing. The primary purpose of this series is to educate and inform. This series does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. This series is available for private, non-commercial use only. The production, broadcaster, or its channel cannot be held accountable for all or any views expressed during this program. Resources: SAMHSA Find Treatment   Emoji Decoder  DEA Takeback Website Growing Up Drug-Free: A Parent's Guide to Substance Use Prevention One Pill Could Kill Never Thought I'd Say This Podcast with Jodie Sweetin Team Upstandards with Trevor Donovan Get Smart About Drugs Website Elks Kid Zone Website Elks Drug Awareness Program Website Elks DAP on Twitter Elks DAP on Facebook Elks DAP on YouTube DEA Website DEA on Instagram DEA on Twitter DEA on Facebook DEA YouTube Channel     Watch Awkward Conversations Season 1 the series: Awkward Breakfast Conversations - Ep. 1 Awkward Lunch Conversations - Ep. 2 Awkward Dinner Conversations - Ep. 3      Bios:   Jodie Sweetin is an American actress and television personality known for her role as Stephanie Tanner in the ABC comedy series Full House and its Netflix sequel series Fuller House. Jodie is joined by Content Expert Amy McCarthy, a Senior Clinical Social Worker at Boston Children's Hospital. Amy McCarthy, LICSW, is the Director of Social Work for the Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program (ASAP) at Boston Children's Hospital, where she provides direct clinical and programmatic support. Additionally, Amy has extensive experience working in community-based settings providing care to young people with complex mental health needs and their families. As the former director of the Boston-Suffolk County Family Resource Center, she worked with an abundance of community partners to ensure residents had access to vital resources to meet basic needs and beyond. Amy received her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (BSW) from Siena College and a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from Wheelock College. Rob Vincent serves as the Associate Administrator for Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Policy for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Division of Systems Development. Before coming to SAMHSA, Rob served as the Administrator for True North-Student Assistance & Treatment Services at the Educational Service District 113's Department of Educational Support in Olympia, Washington.  He was responsible for the development, implementation, and management of a (45) forty-five school district consortium addressing School Safety and Substance Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment programs within the five-county region.   Rob has worked in substance abuse prevention, intervention, and Treatment for more than 34 years as a nationally certified clinician. He served as the Director of Counseling and Assistance Programs for the U.S. Navy during Desert Storm.  Rob served as the principal investigator of the Olympia Effective Adolescent Grant, and as a consultant specializing in the implementation of schools-based prevention and treatment programs for several states. He received his Master of Science in Education Degree from Southern Illinois University. Dr. Aida Balsano serves as Director for Prevention Communications and Public Engagement at the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS).  Prior to joining SAMHSA in 2020, Aida was with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA, at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture), where she served for ten years as the National Program Leader in Research and Evaluation in Family & Consumer Sciences. While at NIFA, she administered competitive grant programs and worked with administrators, faculty, and Cooperative Extension educators across the Land-Grant University system, as well as served as NIFA's liaison to Federal agencies and other national partners addressing existing and emerging programmatic, research, and evaluation needs, opportunities, and resources in the areas of individual, family and community quality of life in general and rural well-being specifically. Before her post with USDA, Aida worked as a Vice President for Evaluation and Policy at the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation in Washington, DC, and as a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University, MA. Aida holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Child Development from Tufts University and a B.A. in Psychology from Grinnell College, IA.  

Host Jodie Sweetin is joined by Amy McCarthy, Dr. Aida Balsano, Special Assistant to the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and Robert Vincent, Associate Administrator for Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Policy at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Ultimately our goal is to help parents have “The Talk” if it hasn't happened yet, then let's be prepared…if it has, how did it go?  If you screwed it up, no worries. Let's figure out how to get it right. But, on the other hand, if you feel it went well, take this as a reminder that the talk is not a one-off, let's figure out what's next in this constant battle to keep those we love more than life itself safe!     In this episode, we will discuss the When and How's of talking with our kids about drugs and making smart choices.  IN THIS EPISODE: [00:00] Role play of child questioning the use of alcohol with parents [02:45] At what age should we have the “talk” regarding drugs and alcohol [04:18] Making the “talk” an opportunity rather than a conversation I “have” to have with my child [08:41] The research has shown kids want to have these conversations [11:50] Encouragement goes a long way [20:09] How to overcome the fear of having hard talks with your child   KEY TAKEAWAYS: The ideal conversation you can have with your child is non-threatening and non-confrontational. A parent's approach when discussing complex subjects with a child makes an enormous difference. It is ok to have quiet moments during talks with your kids.  Often both parties need time to reflect on what was said.  It is also ok as a parent not to have all the answers. Focus on the positive things in your child's life. Then, when it comes to young teens, ask lots of questions and be supportive as they try to find out who they are. ***DISCLAIMER***The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Awkward Conversation series are solely those of the individuals, speakers, commentators, experts, and or hosts involved and do not necessarily reflect nor represent those of the production, associates or broadcaster, or any of its employees. Production is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy any of the information contained in the series available for viewing. The primary purpose of this series is to educate and inform. This series does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. This series is available for private, non-commercial use only. The production, broadcaster, or its channel cannot be held accountable for all or any views expressed during this program. Resources: SAMHSA Find Treatment   Emoji Decoder  DEA Takeback Website Growing Up Drug-Free: A Parent's Guide to Substance Use Prevention One Pill Could Kill Never Thought I'd Say This Podcast with Jodie Sweetin Team Upstandards with Trevor Donovan Get Smart About Drugs Website Elks Kid Zone Website Elks Drug Awareness Program Website Elks DAP on Twitter Elks DAP on Facebook Elks DAP on YouTube DEA Website DEA on Instagram DEA on Twitter DEA on Facebook DEA YouTube Channel     Watch Awkward Conversations Season 1 the series: Awkward Breakfast Conversations - Ep. 1 Awkward Lunch Conversations - Ep. 2 Awkward Dinner Conversations - Ep. 3      Bios:   Jodie Sweetin is an American actress and television personality known for her role as Stephanie Tanner in the ABC comedy series Full House and its Netflix sequel series Fuller House. Jodie is joined by Content Expert Amy McCarthy, a Senior Clinical Social Worker at Boston Children's Hospital.   Amy McCarthy, LICSW, is the Director of Social Work for the Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program (ASAP) at Boston Children's Hospital, where she provides direct clinical and programmatic support. Additionally, Amy has extensive experience working in community-based settings providing care to young people with complex mental health needs and their families. As the former director of the Boston-Suffolk County Family Resource Center, she worked with an abundance of community partners to ensure residents had access to vital resources to meet basic needs and beyond. Amy received her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (BSW) from Siena College and earned a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from Wheelock College. Rob Vincent serves as the Associate Administrator for Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Policy for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Division of Systems Development. Before coming to SAMHSA Rob served as the Administrator for True North-Student Assistance & Treatment Services at the Educational Service District 113's Department of Educational Support in Olympia, Washington.  He was responsible for the development, implementation, and management of a (45) forty-five school district consortium addressing School Safety and Substance Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment programs within the five-county region.   Rob has worked in the area of substance abuse prevention, intervention, and Treatment for more than 34 years, as a nationally certified clinician, and has served as the Director for Counseling and Assistance Programs for the U.S. Navy during Desert Storm.  Rob served as the principal investigator of the Olympia Effective Adolescent Grant, and as a consultant specializing in the implementation of schools-based prevention and treatment programs for several states. He received his Master of Science in Education Degree from Southern Illinois University.   Dr. Aida Balsano serves as Director for Prevention Communications and Public Engagement at the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS).  Prior to joining SAMHSA in 2020, Aida was with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA, at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture), where she served for ten years as the National Program Leader in Research and Evaluation in Family & Consumer Sciences. While at NIFA, she administered competitive grant programs and worked with administrators, faculty, and Cooperative Extension educators across the Land-Grant University system, as well as served as NIFA's liaison to Federal agencies and other national partners addressing existing and emerging programmatic, research, and evaluation needs, opportunities, and resources in the areas of individual, family and community quality of life in general and rural well-being specifically. Before her post with USDA, Aida worked as a Vice President for Evaluation and Policy at the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation in Washington, DC, and as a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University, MA. Aida holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Child Development from Tufts University and a B.A. in Psychology from Grinnell College, IA.

What is NIFA and what does a National Program Leader do?Jessica Shade of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture is ready, willing, and able to tell us as she chats with Todd on this episode. In this role, she directs programs helping food and agriculture stakeholders overcome large-scale challenges.Jessica is motivated by science-based facts, finding solutions for complex problems, and collaboration between agencies, stakeholders, and other interested parties.

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently received a large grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Michael Rogers provides details of the $16.5 million grant during the November All In For Citrus podcast. Rogers is the director of the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred.  The grant money is being spread between research projects ranging from gene editing to plant improvement breeding. Eight projects have been funded with the NIFA dollars. Rogers shares details on each project in this episode of the podcast.  “Getting this infusion of money into the research program is really going to help us keep things going with our HLB research, which is really needed right now,” Rogers says. “This will help us build on the research done thus far and take it to the next level.”  Ajia Paolillo, UF/IFAS citrus Extension agent, joins the podcast to give an update on the continuing fallout from Hurricane Ian. Her territory covers Hardee, DeSoto and Manatee counties, which were hard hit by the storm. She says fruit drop has continued well after Ian due to the stress the trees and root systems endured from winds and flooding. According to Paolillo, trees are beginning to flush, which is to be expected after a storm. While there has been a good deal of research done on the impact of flooding in citrus groves, there is not a lot of literature on the wind effects that come with hurricanes. Christopher Vincent, UF/IFAS assistant professor of tree ecophysiology, has been tasked to work with growers to survey damage after the storm, particularly how winds damaged groves. He is recording damage and the delayed effect of fruit drop and other tree health issues. Vincent encourages growers who have hurricane damage to participate in the informal survey. He said the process will not take much of their time and will benefit the industry. Vincent can be reached at civince@ufl.edu. Don't miss this episode of All In For Citrus. Listen to the November episode here. The podcast is a partnership between UF/IFAS and AgNet Media.

On this episode Nifa features Osato ‘Edk' Edokpayi, a radio presenter(at soundcity radio)/ podcast enthusiast on the show. IG & twitter - satoedk .

Halfway through an interagency goal to reduce food waste, the Department of Agriculture may have found the answer in a new way to keep food fresh. An investment from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is paving the way for a new type of ice cube to revolutionize how industries and individuals keep food cold and curb food waste. In 2015, the USDA, along with the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration, set the country's first-ever food loss and waste reduction goal, to cut food waste by 50% by 2030. Jelly ice is just one component to reducing food waste. Since 2017, NIFA has invested approximately $123 million across 527 projects

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More than two years after the Agriculture Department relocated, with a lot of controversy, two research facilities out of Washington, D.C., staffing levels at the labs are getting closer to normal. But the Government Accountability Office says USDA's process for deciding on Kansas City, Missouri, left out a few things. Joining the Federal Drive with more, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman.

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Listen to our first podcast of 2022, where we discuss weed management techniques, old and new, and the tools being developed to achieve food crop yield optimization with Vipan Kumar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University. Weeds can reduce food crop yields by more than 30%.  In this podcast, Kumar discusses the ways in which this problem might be solved when the need for food production will continue to increase, and the challenges caused by climate change create a moving target.   Transcript: “Diversity is the key to Sustainability; Challenges and opportunities in the field of Weed Science”.      Diversity is the key for sustainability. You keep doing one thing again and again you will see a problem that we have seen in our herbicide based methods or weed control.   Something to chew on is a podcast devoted to the exploration and discussion of global food systems. It's produced by the Office of Research Development at Kansas State University. I'm Maureen Olewnik, coordinator of Global Food Systems. We welcome back co host Dr. Jim Stack Professor of Plant Pathology, weeds can reduce food crop yields by more than 30%. These interlopers compete for resources including soil nutrients and water. We attempt to control weed growth through chemistry, but over time they manage to mutate, overcome, thrive, and adjust to given management techniques. So how is this problem solved when the need for food production will continue to increase and the challenges caused by climate change create a moving target. Today, we will hear more about weed management techniques old and new. And the tools being developed to achieve food crop yield optimization with Dr. Vipan Kumar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University, I want to welcome you Vipan would like to before we get started in the technical side of things, just get a little background and understanding of who you are and how you got to the place that you are today as far as your professional interests go.   Sure, So my name is Vipin Kumar, I'm originally from India. I did my bachelor in crop science, but finished in 2008 from Punjab Agricultural University back in India, in the state of Punjab, it's a Northwestern State in India, mainly known for wheat production and rice production. And it's very big in ag, Punjab state. So, my original goal was to help communities there, especially the farming communities to management practices they are doing so I did my bachelor there. And then I started my master actually mastering Weed Science in Pau 2008, fall 2008. But somehow I was also interested to come abroad and expand my education here in the States. So I was looking through some programs and during that time, I got to know there is a master positions open in Louisiana State. So I I applied there and I got invited and came over 2009 That was summer 2009 started my graduate research assistant with LSU, Louisiana State, Louisiana State University. So that program was specifically looking for someone who can help growers in terms of managing their irrigation water irrigation scheduling, developing some crop coefficients for the cotton prop in North East side of Louisiana. So I was based in actually a research center. It was in North East Louisiana, about five, four or five hours from the main campus Baton Rouge. So my whole research was on resource center and I got to know very few people there but I had a very excellent project to work with. So during that time, I was doing a master I got interested in Weed Science because wonderful. One of my committee member was a weed scientist. He was the superintendent with the research center and he was on my committee and glyphosate resistant Palmer Amaranth was kinda getting a lot of attention during that time in codon. So during that conversation and meeting with his students, I got interested in wheat science. So finishing master and then I started applying for PhD program. So I think during that time, there was not a whole lot of opportunity because of the economic constraints, but I found one position in Montana State University 2011 So I started my PhD 2011 in Montana State University, Bozeman, the whole my dissertation research was focused on herbicide resistant weeds, mainly Tumbleweed Kosha, looking at, you know, characterizing herbicide resistance evolution, how we can manage in terms of what strategies growers can use to control herbicide resistant Kosha in Different cropping systems. So, that was for four years I spent there and then just immediately after finishing my PhD, I started my postdoc there and two year postdoc in the same program in Montana State. So 2017 I got here at K State got this position, where I am in his as an assistant professor in Weed Science. Part of my responsibilities. I am 100% researcher. All the focus is on developing integrative weed management strategies for western Kansas. Looking at herbicide resistance evolution in weeds, what are the novel and innovative strategies we can come up for our dry land are no till dryland growers in western Kansas. So that's I have been doing last for more than 40 years in Hays, Kansas. And a little bit history on this tradition. My predecessor, Dr. Phil Stallman, he had spent 42 years on this role. He was kind of He's like one of the pioneer in herbicide resistance management in High Plains specially in dryland cropping system in Kansas. So right now leading a statewide program, research program and little bit outreach program because I've been involved with a lot of growers here are the my appointment is not extension or no extension tents, but the been doing some extension as well. So that's kind of in the nutshell, what I'm doing here.    That's great. Okay, well, thank you so much for that overview. That's helpful in me understanding a little bit more about what it is you're doing in reading through some of the information I found on your website about what you do, there was a lot of discussion on no till and the impact of no till on managing weeds and that type of thing. Can you tell me a bit more about what that term means and how it impacts the growing period?   Sure, since the dustbowl period, the soil conservation practices have been you know, taken place among growers in the main reason was those soil conservation practices were to conserve the soil and other resources for longer term because soil erosion in these areas, especially the Great Plains area, or High Plains area was pretty obvious. And because we control it was generally achieved by tillage. So folks still the ground and control the weeds in history, if you see that's like number one method it used to be and then USDA NRCS folks came up with this idea of conserving the soil not to till the ground just to preserve the soil from erosion as well as not to blow the surface soil where we have fertile soil. So, so no till is basically a concept brought up after the Dust Bowl period and got adopted by growers throughout the Great Plains. And no tillage equipments also got, you know, into the market after that like no till drills, no till planters, that growers don't have to till the ground to make the seed bed they can directly go and plant or drill their crops. And this idea or concept was achieved with the chemical weed control. So if you look at after 1940s, when the this chemical era started, like the two four D came into the market, or any other cleaning herbicide came into the market, one of those early products came into the market grower started using those and they found very convenient to kill those weeds and not till the ground. So this chemical era helped to adopt that concept of no tillage in High Plains as well as in throughout the Great Plains. So mostly what growers been doing is they don't tell the grounds they clean their fields before planting and after planting and in season crop by using chemicals and by using herbicides, so it's kind of serving to purpose they're controlling the weeds and they are also conserving the soil. Another aspect of doing no tillage is to conserve the moisture. We are in semi-arid regions our annual precip is not that great. If you look at historically we are between somewhere between 12 to 24 inches, you know depending on the place where you are in the Great Plains so doing a no tillage practice also helped conserving the moisture throughout the winters time. So whatever the snow or the moisture comes, if you don't do the ground, you know it stays there for the subsequent crop to plan and have the crop in place. There are two things basically conserving the soil and conserving the moisture that no till practice came into existence. But however, I would I also like to emphasize over the last 1015 years, what has happened is because we have relied too much on chemicals, too much on herbicides, and we are seeing evolution in weeds, they are developing or evolved resistance to these chemistries, what folks have been using in our systems. So herbicide resistant weeds have really, really become a threat to this Nortel production system and chemical industries are struggling in terms of bringing new chemistries into the market, because there is not a whole lot of investment going into bringing a new motor factions, especially from herbicide standpoint. So the dilemma is to control those herbicide resistant weeds, we need alternate strategies, alternate methods of weed control. So that's where my role kind of come into that where that fit is how we can combine different methods of weed control, including chemical or non chemical, and come up with some sort of sustainable system that can go in longer term.   Yeah, if I could follow up with a question. How prevalent is this problem globally?    Herbicide resistance globally, it's, it is the number one problem for Weed Science communities as well as the grower community. Wherever folks have been using herbicides, we have been seeing increasing trend after 1980s, we have been seeing exponential increase in a number of cases of herbicide resistant weed population being reported, there is a website called Weed Science dot O R G, that documents every single case been reported to the world. And if you go to that website, you will see after 1980s, that graph has just jumped to the highest level. And it's not only one herbicide, it's basically, you know, all the available herbicide motor factions, we have reported case of resistance somewhere in the world. In the US, we are leading in that graph, country wise, in terms of herbicide resistance, the complicated issue is okay, one time a herbicide fails, for example, glyphosate. So folks start using other herbicides or other mode of action, but now been doing those things, we have been seeing multiple resistance in our weed populations. So resistance not only to one herbicide mode of action, but 23456, even six herbicide mode of action resistance in those weed species. So that's the challenge that we are having a limited options in terms of chemicals.   One of the quality parameters for seed, like the grains and things like that is the number of weed seeds that are also in with the grains. Is that a significant way of moving herbicide resistant genotypes around?   Yes, recently, what happened has most of our soybean, you know, most of our corn, we export to other countries. And there has been international standards in those products. And there's inert material and weed seeds are one of those standards. And recently, we have got email from our society, as well as USDA that come up with the plans how we can minimize those weed seeds in the crop seeds. Because some of the Chinese importer, they have stopped taking some of our soybean because of the big weed seeds present in those crop seeds. So it's a function of what is escaping in those crops, what is leaving in those crops at the time of harvest what you're harvesting with. And that's ultimately making those crop quality lower and making those export important difficult. And it's not only that they have they have also raised concern that hey, we don't have this, let's say big weed in China, you are sending herbicide resistant pigweed in our ways. So that's the hurdle with the growers how to sell those because the quality is lower in terms of having weed seeds in those. Those greens.   Yeah, so you mentioned some, weed genotypes with resistance to five, six or more chemistries. What's the strategy then? How do you get on top of this?   Yeah, I feel fortunate and excited some time that I'm in the field that where there is a lot of growth, there's a lot to do. I don't know if you have probably noticed that recently, a Weed Science area we have so many openings, so many positions coming up in industry as well as in academia and public sectors. And the reason is that we are struggling with these issues of resistance and crop weed competition in different scenarios. So, you know, considering that we are getting, you know, way back in terms of herbicide options. Industry is not coping up with the new molecules in the market. And we have more and more cases of resistance. So the shift of the research or read science research has gone to looking at non chemical strategies, what are the non chemical strategies we can bring into our system? So historically, as I said, folks used to do tillage. But in our system in Great Plains, High Plains, that's probably not a good recommendation, if you want to give folks will not like that, because we've been promoting that no till system for decades. And that is number one challenge. But in other areas, tillage is helping and it's helping those folks controlling those herbicide resistant weeds or multiple system weeds. Another approach we are looking at, what are the ecological tactics? How about the crop weed competition, how we can make our crops so competitive against weeds, that we don't have to rely too much on chemicals. One example I can give that is ecological method we are testing here is cover crops, how the cover crops can come into the system, and helps pressing those weed populations and reduce the seed bank. Again, these are not these ecological tactics don't work like chemicals, but they have a fit in our system. If we can, let's say suppress our weeds from 100 100 weeds to 70 weeds, there are still benefit having that. And you can add with the chemicals method of weed control. So that's just one example than other methods, we are looking as a non chemical methods or harvest weed seed control, that new thing is kind of getting a lot of interest among growers and researchers throughout the globe. So when I say harvest weed seed control is basically a technique when you're harvesting the crop, you have weeds in that crop, so you are harvesting the crop and you're also collecting those weed seeds. And then either you are destroying those weeds by crushing them when they're coming out of the Combine that's called harvest wheat seed destruction or you can put them as a CEF as a narrow line called chaff lining behind the combine. So this concept was brought up or discovered by a grower actually in Western Australia in a dryland wheat grower actually, just similar to what we have in western Kansas, he was struggling with the rigid ryegrass, multiple resistance to the rye grass. So what he did is he started destroying those rye grass seeds when he was harvesting wheat. So over the two, three years when he did that, he found that he reduced the seed bank, he didn't have to deal with that problem with the chemicals. So but in US or in North America, that technology has just arrived. And we are the first one in classes we have bought that destructor and Jeff minor. And we have got some USDA wants to test here in High Plains, how that's going to work in our system. I'm just giving example that those are the kind of approaches we are looking at it from the future work. Third thing which I really like to touch base is the proceeds. And that's the coming future of the Ag digital agriculture or Smart Agriculture. You can name it differently, but that's happening. So from a weed control research or weed control perspective, precision agriculture is another way to look at these problems or herbicide resistant weed problems.   So how specifically does the Precision Ag is it about applying chemical where it's needed when it's needed? Is that the strategy there? Or?   Yes, that there are different aspects there preseason agriculture or preseason technology is what we are, but I can envision is, you know, it can help us at least doing field mapping with to start with if we can detect early detection of herbicide resistant weed population in a farm. And then we can develop strategies accordingly. And again, then the next level of proceeds and that could be a variable rates of herbicide application or spot treatment. We don't need to spray the whole farm maybe, but just a little patch where we have herbicide resistant weeds growing. So that's where we can, you know, have precision ag tools helping us in the future if we have a good set of data, especially if you have good algorithms and good database, we can identify our pig weeds or Kosha or any other weeds in our crops, I think that can help making making your decisions or plans for weed control.   Yeah, thank you. Sorry, Maureen I've been dominating.    No, that's okay. It was you know, as he was talking about some of the methods that they're looking at it. It took me back to my previous life. Were working in the food safety area, we focus heavily on integrated pest management, it sounds to me like the directions that you're heading now that the chemicals are not doing what they're supposed to necessarily be doing. You're looking at these integrated systems of trying to control those weed productions from a whole variety of different areas. And it may be that there are packages or approaches  that can be taken based on location based on crop type based on a variety of other things. But you will have that group of tools in your toolbox. Is that am I interpreting that correctly?    Yes, yes, you're right, you're on the same page. The things are like with this herbicide resistance management, it's all economic aspects. Economy drives these things, the farmer economy, when they are going to make their weed control decision, they're going to look at what herbicide how much it takes, what is the rate? What is the cost. And if you see, like with the roundup resistant weeds, folks have been switching to other chemistries which are more expensive, and having more other issues as well as like drift to other crops or drift to other organisms from environmental standpoint. Also, chemical control is kind of getting ahead. In terms of some folks, they don't like some chemicals because they are hitting their other organism or other crops sensitive crops. And the second is, economically Is it viable to use that chemistries, for example, you know, most of the folks most of the industry, you might notice these days, they're giving a talk having a true two or three different herbicide mode of action in a tank, they have a pre mixes available two to three actives in those pre mixes. But those are very, very expensive. Those are not cheap products to use. So the idea with the growers with the lower commodity prices, they don't want to put those high expensive herbicides at especially when you are doing in a fallow weed management, you're not getting any output or any return in those fallow fields. So to make the system more economical, you need to think about where my money is going in terms of inputs, those herbicide applications and in fallow systems grower used to spray like three, four times in the season. It's not like one application, and they're done. They used to spray three times four times. And you can imagine like 5000 acres spraying three times $10 an acre, that can multiply pretty quick. So that's where I think the folks or the weed science community is thinking to bring some of those cost effective programs or cost effective management strategies in our system that not only helps pressing this problem or suppressing these weeds, but also give benefit to the growers, and the environment and ecology or agro ecology, like a cover crops. So we are not just thinking integrating cover crops for weed suppression. But we are thinking that cover crops can help suppressing weeds. It can help you know fixing nitrogen, it can help improving the soil quality soil health. And it can also be used for grazing purpose to the animals. So there is a livestock integration as well. So we have we are thinking from a system standpoint that can help folks to be more economically viable.   This next question is kind of out there as it's taking us probably outside of your major focus at this point. But I've done a little bit read a bit of reading recently on the land institute and some of the work they're doing in Salina on perennial grains. Have you looked at that at all or have any thoughts on perennial brains? And if there's any value to that and what impact it would have on what you work on?   Definitely, I have not personally looked at that system yet. But I've been hearing that quite a bit. And we have a cropping system specialist here in his he's been talking one other day was giving a presentation on that side of it. But I think again, I would like to emphasize that Perennial system or perennial grain springing into our system is basically improving you know, our our ecosystem and also increasing the economic value of the products as well as the farm profitability overall. And some of the work being led by cropping system specialist here or agronomist here. Also looking at those forage species or forage annual forages or biennial forages or perennial forages as a part of the system that can integrate into our system. So, from Weed weed management side of it, I think that would be a win win situation that if that species or if those grains or perennial grains can provide that kind of weed suppression benefits what we are getting from other cover crops. I think that's what we need.   So one of the reasons we care about weeds as the as we do the other pests as their impact on production and grow the crops for to feed people, we grow the crops to feed the animals that become the food that they feed people. Are there reasonable estimates of the economic impact or the yield impacts that you know, general rules of thumb? I know there, there are no exact numbers, but what what are we talking about in terms of scale of impact that we have on food production, but then also, what having herbicide resistant weeds contributes to that?   Definitely, there has been several reports in different crops. And I will just highlight some of the examples here for Kosha or, or Palmer Amaranth. Those are the prevalent species here in western Kansas or central part of state, if you like, look at some of the reports on Kosha. previous reports from my previous predecessor and other colleagues in other other states, they have found Kosha is quite competitive. Irrespective of resistance, let's say there's no resistance in these species. These weed species are very, very aggressive, very invasive. They have good traits, good biological traits, to compete very well with the crops. First, you need to understand that the biology behind those weeds, that's why they're becoming more and more troublesome problem for the folks here. So in terms of yield impact, I would say Kosha, let's say you know, you leave the kosher season long infestation in a crop like that the sugar bee does the least competitive crop in among all those crops, we grow in the northern or central Great Plains by up to 95% reduction in those sucrose yield as well as the beat heels we have reported. We have seen in the literature since 1970s 1980s. Wheat 20 to 30%. Yield reduction, going to be the kosher season long infestation, when I'm saying the Kosha is like moderate densities 40 to 50 plants per square meter, if they are present, they can do that 20-30% of damage to the yield big waves, they can choke our our sorghum. So one of the worst fields I have seen in my lifetime here in western Kansas is sorghum because the folks they don't have option, there's not not a single effective option that can go with for controlling pigweed controlling Palmer Amaranth in sorghum, especially when the sorghum is above certain stage, like 30 inch tall, there's no label chemistry to go with controlling pigweed. And that's the time I start getting calls from growers, hey, our pigweed is this much our Milo is already two feet tall, can I spray Dicamba that's the off label you cannot and if you do it, you will hurt you leave you will that will cause a crop injuries that will cause reducing the grain quality. So yeah, really impact. I mean, there's a huge impact. And you can imagine now if those species are resistant, and you are putting the chemical, and they are surviving 70% of those ceilings are surviving. And you know, going up to the seed production, you can imagine that you have put the cost to control it. Plus you still have a problem, and there is a double hit there.   Right. That's the double insult with resistance.   Right. So yeah, that's I think that's where we need to be more proactive. And we need to think more in longer term. The growers don't think in a longer term, they think on an annual basis because their budget is running annual basis. They have like let's say 5000 acres, they have a plan for 5000 acre for one year, they don't have a plan for three year or five years. That's where the problem starts. And as I said, economy drives all these things that resistance management. And that's become really, really challenging for researcher as well as extension person to convince folks to do things they're not doing.   You're talking about the aggressive nature of some of those weeds and thought just came into my mind on the genetics of those materials as any work being done at K State on the genetics of some of these weeds.   Yes, yes, we have a weed physiologist, weed physiology lab in in Manhattan. There has been quite a bit of work been done. And yeah, there's all kinds of different genetic mechanisms they have found in these weed species, why they are adapting to these kinds of situations herbicide applications. One example I can give here is Kosha and Palmer Amaranth. They have developed resistance to glyphosate commonly used chemistry or herbicide in our system in Roundup Ready crops. We have seen both species Palmer and Kosha. What they do is they multiply that target gene so they have more copies of that gene with the glyphosate go and target. So what it does is instead of one copy, single gene in they have Kosha has like 10-15-20 copies of that gene. So that Are those number of copies of that gene produce more enzyme, so the chemical cannot inhibit that much enzyme. So the those plants survive those treatments. That's how they are kinda adapting to that glyphosate treatments or other mechanism recently, weed physiology lab in Manhattan, they have found these multiple resistant pigweeds, what they are doing is they have enhanced metabolism. So some of the genes involved in metabolism in those plants, they got activated, and they are just metabolizing, whatever you're spraying. So no matter what, even a new chemistries is not even existing, it can just metabolic metabolite because it's not reaching to the target gene and hitting those targets side. So that is a more fearful thing happening in the nature, that metabolism based mechanism is also evolving in weed species. And as I said, it's a function of the biology of the species like palmer amaranth, very, very diverse genetic background Kosha. Same with very diverse genetic background, a lot of gene pools, they're sitting in those, you know, individuals and they can, they can adapt, and they can evolve to any of those stresses. Among other biological feature if you read about kosher Palmer, both are highly prolific seed producers, a single kosher plant can produce hundreds of 1000s of seeds. A one female Palmer Amaranth can produce millions of seeds. So that many seed production, it has potential to infest more areas, more lands, and keep going if you don't manage them properly.   Is dissemination and equipment. Problematic locally, though, going from one field to the next?   Yes, yes, big weed or Palmer Amaranth. We had a meeting North Central wheat science meeting, talking with the folks from North Dakota, and South Dakota, they have started seeing palmer amaranth, it was not the case, five years back. And that's happening because of movement of equipment, movement of products, like hay movement, or even animal feed, people take the animal feed and take to the other states, and those farmer seeds go with that. And, and infest those areas. So that's kind of tricky, you know, managing those moments is very, very difficult. That's where we kind of emphasize that control those weeds in the field, so that you don't have to deal with in the products. Okay, or, or green or or equipments. For weeds like Kosha, it's a tumbleweed and doesn't need that many it can tumble miles and miles when the wind is blowing. And that's the kind of beauty of that weed species that finds new areas of infestations with the high winds, especially in the high plains, it can tumble, it's very hard to kind of contain that.   How is the contaminated seeds physically removed from the grain itself? I'm sitting here trying to get in my mind if we're going to be selling to other countries, and they've got obviously a lower limit that's allowed in there. Is there some kind of assuming practice or an air movement as the heavier seed goes through? How's that done?   Yeah, I don't know exactly how that will happen. Because this year, we are talking like a bulk export. And folks just take the produce from the field and sell it to the coop cooperative marketing places and I don't know how much storage they have, and it gets pretty big pretty quickly. So that's where we try to emphasize to the grower Hey, you know, if you can manage in the field, that's the best you can do. You don't let it go to the produce or to the greens I see that's where this harvest we'd see destruction is going to have a fared very well that can destroy the weed seeds don't don't don't let it go into the grains and escape folks to get the contaminated grains. And it's not only that in crops like wheat, we have a problem we have a central Kansas growers they've been dealing with awry federal MRI or CT or MRI issues. So those dry what it does is it contaminate it has allergen, so it contaminate the grains when you export to the you know, Asian country, they don't take that because they are allergic to that allergens in CRI. So the idea there is and it's very difficult there's no inseason chemical you can try and control in wheat unless you have herbicide resistant weed like waxy and wheat or Learfield weed where you can spray some of the herbicide and get rid of those grass species. So in those situation against this see destruction can really really help folks not letting those weeds eat grains in the in the crop grains.   Is there a limit in the seed size? Or? I think that new technology sounds excellent for being able to destroy the seed in the field, or the limit that in terms of which species would be vulnerable.   Yeah, yeah, those are all questions we are trying to address here as a future research in Australia, they have destroyed these rigid ryegrass that's quite a bigger size like a wheat grain size of the wheat seeds we are talking. But the things we are talking here like big weeds, very tiny small black color seed and waterhemp or Kosha. They're very tiny, tiny seeds, very small seed seed weeds. As per my experience. I have gotten the unit last Wolsey last fall September and we put together there was a technical team came and put on a combine and let's try that one of the grower field, we took it by miles south of Hayes and run on a grower farm was heavily infested with the Palmer Amaranth. I couldn't see even a sorghum plant, as all Palmer Amaranth. And I was trying to do that. The idea was how that goes, I was very curious how much destruction it can do especially in crop like sorghum, when it's green, and you know, high material, you're going through the combine what kind of destruction it can do, I was very, very curious. But somehow I found that we collected some of the samples out of the combine, and behind the Combine of that destructor I was always amazed to see like 85-90% of destruction is was doing on those Palmer Amaranth seed, those tiny, tiny seed was kind of pulverized. It was like powder form after that. So I was pretty amazed. So I was telling my team of folks from Iowa State and University of Arkansas, we're gonna run this in soybean, corn, as well as sorghum plots in the coming season to see if what it does and what how the crop species or the how the crop varieties also matters, using this technology, not only weed species, and then how the environment impact those results in high plane versus Midwest versus mid south, how things change from region to region, crop to crop, weeds to weeds. And with this, this grant, we have also a Ag Econ person on the team. So I'm going to look at the economic side of it. Because as I said, economy drives everything. And if you're gonna promote this technology, where we stand in terms of economy, is it cost effective? Is it sustainable? So I think I'm telling more future research here. But that's, that's going to happen.   Good. Good. Sounds promising. Yeah.   Pretty interesting, pretty exciting. And along with that, we are also not looking at one tool at a time. Our main mission with this project, which we got funded by NIFA, based on our TFS grant was to having bringing all the tools together, it's like bringing little hammers together. So we have a cover crops early in the season, we have herbicides applied. And then at the end of the season, we're gonna do see destruction versus Jeff lining, and comparing with what growers are normally doing conventional harvest. So there are three different approaches, we are trying to bring in one growing season, to say, hey, early season management with the cover crop, herbicides, late season management, or weed seed management, with this destructor or outlining how they come together as a system, and help growers if they're struggling with some of these multiple resistant pigweeds.   I appreciate your mentioning the seed grant and appreciate you having come to Manhattan to present the results of that work recently. And that information will be up on our website in the near future. We'll have all of those and have those available for anyone to listen to, as well. I'm glad to hear that it panned out into a larger grant. So that's great.   Yes. And that was really, really good support to get that kind of grant and reach out to the folks what they're really looking for the survey we did me and Sarah, we learn a lot. And some of that information. We just plug in our proposal. And it sold out pretty quickly. And to your surprise, and to my surprise, that proposal was ranked number one in CPPM in the country was in that program, NIFA CPPM program and the Secretary with agriculture wrote a letter to the PI. That was excellent proposal to put together for such kind of strategies to look in the soybean system.   Congratulations on that. That's great.    Yeah, that's, yeah, that was really, really a great help from the TFs good Add money in that we could create some data to supplement data for the proposal.   But you know, the phenomenon of resistance is just creeping through agriculture. So it's the herbicide resistant weeds. It's the fungicide resistant pathogens. It's the antibiotic resistant bacterial. And we really need to get a handle on it, if we're going to continue to produce at the levels we've been producing. So I'm wondering if the strategies you're looking at it, if there are some general principles that you think will be helpful in, in the other arenas, as well, not just the herbicide resistance, but in the others?   Yeah, the basic principles, we are looking at the diversity in our system, I think, diversity is the key for sustainability, you keep doing one thing again, and again, you will see a problem that we have seen in our herbicide based methods of weed control, you've been doing same chemistries over and over, we have seen resistance issues, diversity, could be anything diverse cropping systems and diverse, you know, diverse methods of weed control, doing different things, you don't give same thing to that we don't do that best again and again, that that test start adapting to that matters or that strategy. So every year you change that strategies and give something new to the past and head those past with a different approach. So diversity, I think, is the key, what we are trying to achieve with this eating greater weed management system or ITM systems that you bring diversity in crop diversity in your herbicide diversity in your read species, overall system wide. I think that's the key principle we are looking at it. And that can be translated easily to the other disciplines, like, as you mentioned, plant pathology or entomology, not to look at one strategy or one thing at a time, but looking at the system level, where things can be bring and can bring that diversity into the system.   I love this area. You mentioned that there are a lot of opportunities right now for weed scientists. And I look at the agronomy department here at K State. It's been really strong in terms of the scope of capabilities, the expertise that's in that department. It's pretty impressive what they've got within one department. So what if there are students that listen to this the either graduates or undergraduate students listening to this? What skill sets? Would you recommend chemistry? I mean, ecology, what skill sets would you recommend if they want to help tackle this problem?   Yeah, that's a great question. As I mentioned, a lot of opportunities coming for fresh graduates and a lot of weed science positions recently opening up in academia, industry and other public sectors and private sectors. What I see as the weed scientists in this position, the four most important skill sets I can see is the knowledge of field based research, field based Weed Science Research, every fresh graduates they need. And then training of all the plants, science, biochemistry, physiology, genetics are those are specialized area already there. If you can take little bit of that have some expertise, you don't need to be doing five different projects in that area. But if you have little, little component of those areas, that really, really help understanding the problem, you know, from the root stand point of view, but applied Weed Science, statistical skills, how to handle the data, because the future is all about the data. With all this digital agriculture, you're going to tackle with the big data set, how to look at the data, there is a lot of data but what you make of out of the data. So statistical analysis, or analytical skills are also very, very important. And then you can also look at the mysteries in Weed Science, especially herbicide you need to know what you're doing and what you're tackling with. Because again, 70%, more than 70% of the calls the growers give me is they asked me the option herbicide option. They don't ask me, Hey, should I try this cover crop? They simply asked Hey, can I spray they can buy glyphosate is not working? How expensive? Is there a generic one? Is there a lower price one what is the formulation? All kinds of chemistry related question will come if you are going to go to those real world situations like applied weed sign, you know Precision Ag or engineering side of it. If you can learn some of the skills. I think that's the benefit as well, because that's happening right now. Preseason agriculture tools, a lot of weed science folks, they have started really using it and implementing into their programs. And that's going to be the future. A lot of the industry investment is going into that digital agriculture, especially from pest management, especially from weed management perspective. So those are some of the skills I just listed is applied Weed Science, applied field based research, chemistry knowledge, little bit of those physiology, genetics, biochemistry is knowledge, statistical analytical approaches. And procedure neck, I think, if you have little bit of all of those, and you can sell yourself, you will get the job, I'm sure. But for the weed scientists, as far as I know, yeah.   Thank you. Thanks.   Great question. And great, good bit of information for the students here on campus to file away as they think about what they want to work on. Yes.   And I think I would also encourage undergraduate students if they are interested in in ag and if they are specifically interested in in weeds or any other pairs, they should do some project, they should contact folks on Main Campus or research center to get involved and to get learn how to handle the project or what to do in terms of research and how the research is conducted and how the data is handled. That's pretty basic. But there's quite a bit of learning before you get into your graduate schools, or Masters or PhD. If you can do a little project in undergrad that'd be really, really helpful.   I enjoyed this conversation quite a great. One other big challenge on the horizon is, of course, climate change. And a number of studies done on how it's impacting the migration of plant populations and impacting fertility of some plant species, things like that it does that come into play here in terms of weed management?   Yes, exactly. If you talk about climate change, or drastic changes in environmental conditions, weaves are one of those first pieces who will adapt to these changes, because they have highly diverse genetic background. And they have already been doing that molecular weight science program in Colorado State has been looking at Kosha from different angle. So they're trying to sequence the whole genome, they're trying to characterize some of the genes, good genes, they call it good genes, which are helping this Kosha to adapt cold treatments, or frost or drought, or heat, or salt, or even herbicide resistance, how those genes can be incorporated into our crops to make them more resilient for the future. Okay, so that's kind of angle to look at these weed species, we have that gene pool in those species, why don't we characterize and understand then how, and what they can do when we incorporate those gene in our crops for the future crops that can be resilient to the, to the these changes in climate environment. But as I said, changing climate changing environment, adaptation is going to be happen, evolution is going to happen in those weed species. Along with that, what's going to happen is interaction of the chemistry with the plant and the environment is going to change. And that's very critical to understand the efficacy of some of the chemicals we are seeing now probably will not be there into that future environmental future climate. Just because plant adapt, and they adapt differently, they have TIG cuticle, for example, the chemical may not penetrate that cuticle in the future, and cannot give you 90 95% control versus less than 70% control. So the efficacy is going to change or with increasing temperature or increasing carbon dioxide, C three C four species who's going to win and depending on those weeds species are those C three or C four, the shift will happen. And there'll be lot to play with climate and the principles of precipitation, how the precipitation change globally, some of these root shifts, also gonna share some some of the prediction has been done. Okay, if Great Plains start getting more rain, for example, we start going to see waterhemp coming this way, in Great Plains, if it's going to get more drier. Kosha is going to start going towards Midwest. There are predictions happening. And I think that's true, based on the biology of those weed species and based on the history of those species, how they have infested, and they have line ated themselves in those geography based on the climate.    Vipan, you had talked about when you were first over in the US you were working in Louisiana State working on cotton. And with climate change, I'm sure that that impacts this we're seeing cotton work its way into Kansas cropping Are you seeing? I mean, I know your focus is on the weed side of things. But are you seeing some of those other types of crops moving in more and more into these areas, some of the crops that we're used to moving Further north and having some new impacts of weed stress and that type of thing coming in with these new prompts.   Definitely, with changing things with the changing environment and climate, these things are happening. And we need to be very resilient in terms of adopting those things, changing things like we were doing this faculty meeting other day and prioritizing our missions for the unit other days. So one of the priority we have have for next 1015 20 years is to look at alternative crops, new crops, basically what folks need, provided that our conditions get changed, our environment gets changed, we get less peace, we get more dry land, what are the alternative crops, things like barley, millet is number one can be adapted to in the West, that has not been expanded. There's a lot of potential for that crop. There's a lot of potential for canola in the southwest Kansas. That has been happening already happening expanding. In as you mentioned, cotton, yes, it has gone up. It was not the case five, six years ago, but it has gone up 300,000 acres of cotton in Kansas, can you imagine. And then over the top of that you can see the changes, the commodity Commission's have started funding some of the positions for those areas as well, they are looking for a pattern specialist in Kansas, they can support this. So things have been changing with the climate change with environmental change, as well as you know, other changes. And one thing I can I can say for sure, from a read science perspective, you bring new things, new crops, for example, that has long term impacts on our weed population. Some of the previous studies, long term studies, 1020 years long term studies have shown that the crop rotation in competitive crops and what kind of crop you're growing, will have ultimate impact on those wheat population. If you are growing, for example, let's say highly competitive crop like corn, or could be any cereal grains, that grows pretty aggressively, it can shift some of those wheat population over the time, a study done in Nebraska has shown that you keep doing this corn soybean rotation, you will see more and more issues weather resistant Kosha and resistant big weed, but you will bring cereal into the system, you will lower down some of those resistance issues is because the crop competition expressed those cycles of those weed species and don't let them produce seeds. So weight shift is going to happen when these crop change is going to come into play in our system. But as again, I said we have to be very resilient and proactive, like things are happening. And it's going to happen, especially from climate change standpoint. So we need to be resilient, or what alternative crops we can grow. And we can still make these folks or the growers more profitable in the future. Considering all these constraints, weeds and other pests we will have.   Yeah, I'm hoping for mango and oranges.   I'm not sure on that. One more. Yes, really,   This has been a really a fun and interesting discussion. Well, thank you so much for your time. And thank you, Jim, for joining us as well. Do you have any final remarks, or any questions you might have for us before we sign off?   Well, I would like to thank you both for your time. And also I like to reiterate that the support I got through the GFS Grant was pretty timely, and very supportive. And I could develop that project based on that information. So I would keep looking at future opportunities from GFS folks that I can come up with and collaborate with folks from other disciplines. And I would encourage young faculty at K State to look for those opportunities. And to come up with ideas there where they can collaborate with folks like me sitting in Hays versus in you know, in Manhattan and we come to know each other. That's a great opportunity and really appreciate all the support you guys have.   So glad it worked out well. And thank you for your efforts. They're very much.   Thank you.   If you have any questions or comments you would like to share check out our website at https://www.k-state.edu/research/global-food/ and drop us an email. Our music was adapted from Dr. Wayne Goins's album Chronicles of Carmela. Special thanks to him for providing that to us. Something to Chew On is produced by the Office of Research Development at Kansas State University.     

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Mykel Rose and Nifa B discuss some of the juiciest stories from Nifa's telephone actress days.

More MFP payments are on the way. Hear more on that, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue's first-hand account of the new ERS and NIFA office space in Kansas City, a new leader in the National FFA Organization in today's DriveTime. 

USDA is drafting hemp regulations for publication in the Federal Register and public comment. It is USDA's goal to have regulations in effect by the fall of 2019 to accommodate the 2020 planting season.As required by the 2018 Farm Bill, USDA is developing a system in which States and Indian tribes submit plans to USDA for approval to administer hemp production in their areas. USDA will provide a plan for those individual producers in States and Tribes that do not wish to submit their own plan. USDA will not begin reviewing plans until regulations go into effect.During the 2019 planting season, the 2018 Farm Bill specifies that States, Tribes and institutions of higher education may continue operating under authorities of the 2014 Farm Bill until 12 months after USDA establishes the plan and regulations required under the 2018 Farm Bill. #hemp #HempUSDA #HempNIFA #HempLaw #HempFarming #HempAg #HempEducation #TheHempChat

In today's Federal Newscast, news that the USDA will not be paying as much to employees who chose not to move to Kansas City next month has sparked Congressional outrage.

The crew discusses the economic and moral implications of the federal government's choice to move the USDA's Economic Research Service and National Institute for Food and Agriculture to the Kansas City area. What does this move mean for USDA-ERS and -NIFA employees? Their work? Will the public benefit from this move?

Two USDA research agencies are set to relocate to the country’s heartland. USDA’s Stephanie Ho has the story. The post USDA Relocating ERS & NIFA TO Kansas City Region appeared first on Tennessee Farm Bureau.

Friday on Adams on Agriculture RJ Karney with AFBF gives an update on the details of the disaster aid package, INTL FC Stone's Arlan Suderman gives his market outlook and Ron Wasserstein, Ex. Dir. of the American Statistical Association discusses his concerns with the relocation of ERS and NIFA.

Today we talk with Bryce Oates of the Daily Yonder. If you have been paying attention, there has been a fair amount of new about the proposed relocation of the ERS and NIFA, two agencies within the USDA that deal with farming and grants. Moving the agencies from their DC locations keeps them away from legislators who need their information. More alarming still is a new rule that the ERA cannot publish reports without being given an ok by USDA head, and will carry a caveat that says they are not official! What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

Today we talk with Bryce Oates of the Daily Yonder. If you have been paying attention, there has been a fair amount of new about the proposed relocation of the ERS and NIFA, two agencies within the USDA that deal with farming and grants. Moving the agencies from their DC locations keeps them away from legislators who need their information. More alarming still is a new rule that the ERA cannot publish reports without being given an ok by USDA head, and will carry a caveat that says they are not official! What Doesn't Kill You is powered by Simplecast.

In today's Federal Newscast, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue reveals where the agency is looking to relocate the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

I flera generationer har Greeks Handelsträdgård arbetat med odling. Kenneth Greek har upplevt både hur intresset för det handelsträdgården odlar både har gått upp och ner. Idag vill många konsumenter köpa närodlat och populära kockprogram på tv gör att vissa grönsaker som tidigare var rätt okända i Sverige har blivit populära. En utmaning är konkurrens från grönsaker odlade i länder med lägre kostnadsläge än här. Lena Calis från NIFA berättar om vad NIFA gör och intresset för råvaror från Värmland.  

Di tahap baru ini, selain berganti nama, kali ini bakal ada Special Guest disetiap episode. Episode kali ini ditemenin sama Emerya Dwi Hanifa atau biasa dipanggil Nifa. Kita kali ini banyak ngegibah nih, dari teman, sampai mantan, terus kita juga sempetin buat main games. Gamesnya Truth or Dare, penasaran dong ya dengan jawaban kita. Cari tahu disini

Nifa lagi ngerasa useless banget, nifa pingin kalian yang denger engga merasa sendiri saat merasa useless ini, ayo kita tempuh bareng-bareng. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shynon-podcast/support

The 4-H program's mission statement includes "a promise to America's kids to reflect the population demographics, vulnerable populations, diverse needs, and social conditions of the country." In 2017, however, USDA administration pressured the national 4-H organization to retract its LGBT+ inclusion policies. Shortly after, John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, the progressive 4-H Youth Development Program director who had been working hard to boost equity and diversity, was fired. Lindsey speaks with Chaisson-Cardenas, Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, former director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and investigative reporter Jason Clayworth about the implications of these actions and what's next for the youth leadership organization and its 6 million members. Further resources: The retracted policies: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5096567-Iowa-Policy.html https://4-h.org/about/what-is-4-h/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2018/11/18/4-h-transgender-lgbt-iowa-john-paul-chaisson-cardenas-iowa-state-university-civil-rights/1572199002/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2019/01/23/4-h-congress-information-trump-agency-push-dump-lgbt-policy-usda-lqbtq-stand-for-projects-policy/2662533002/ https://youtu.be/tyYUpzjJVxU https://youtu.be/PN0SJjNh0sQ Illustration was created for the Des Moines Register by Mark Marturello.

Former USDA Chief Scientists Dr. Gale Buchanan and Dr. Catherine Woteki took issue with last week's episode of DC Signal to Noise analyzing a proposal to move USDA's research functions away from Washington, so we invited them on to explain why, in their view, ERS and NIFA should stay in the beltway in this special edition. Be sure to catch the regular DC Signal to Noise podcast with Jim Wiesemeyer and John Herath also available this week, Episode 32-2: It's Deal Making Time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's flown mostly under the radar, but USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue is pushing a restructuring of USDA research services that would move the research out of the DC beltway and into the countryside. Randy Russell of the Russell Group joins DC Signal to Noise this week to give details on the effort to move ERS and NIFA, who is fighting for and against the move and what it will mean for farmers and ranchers. Plus Randy joins Jim Wiesemeyer and John Herath to discuss the latest positive news on China trade, implementation of the new dairy margin program, and the continuing strong support for President Donald Trump in farm and ranch country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La segunda temporada de Artistic Spot comienza por todo lo alto con las payasitas Nifu Nifa en donde estaremos hablabndo con su directora Gianna Lodi.

Agriculture Sonny Perdue has famously proposed moving the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) out of Washington. He said more than 100 entities from around the nation have expressed interest in hosting it. A former NIFA director isn't so sure it's a good idea. Sonny Ramaswamy, president of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why not.

Jamie Izaks, President of All Points Public Realtions returns to the show to discuss 3 reasons why you should share knowledge with others in your industry!   Connect today with Jamie on LinkedIn or on the Alll Points PR website!   We also share some details on these upcoming events in the franchise space where Jamie and I look forward to seeing you: Northern Illinois Franchise Association luncheon in Chicago on September 13 featuring special guest, IFA CEO Robert Cresanti. IFA's Marketing Innovation Technology Conference in Austin, Oct 17-19. Excellent keynote speakers, plus presentations from Facebook, IBM, and dozens of Franchise brands.   Thanks to FranchiseSoft and Social Joey for your support of Social Geek Radio!   

Life transforming Bible based message delivered by God's servant Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko in English, at NIFA senior High School @ (Adukrom in the Eastern Region of Ghana )

Life transforming Bible based message delivered by God's servant Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko in English, at NIFA senior High School @ (Adukrom in the Eastern Region of Ghana )

Life transforming Bible based message delivered by God's servant Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko in English, at NIFA senior High School @ (Adukrom in the Eastern Region of Ghana )

We have a fascinating talk with the Director of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy. He informs us as to what needs to happen for the edible insect industry to grow and flourish in the coming years. He is an engaging personality, and we have a lively and informative talk. In the Cricketlicious Cafe, ChefPV makes Chirpchos. Like Nachos but with Chirps Chips! And on "As the Crickets Chirp" Chip's mind is taken over by the Crypt-Keeper Wasp's larvae.  

It has been a few weeks since we last spoke and much has happened. As many of you know I was away doing two very important things in my career, giving back and moving forward. By giving back to the aviation community I volunteer as the coach for the flight team at Polk State College. […] The post ACP160 NIFA, Networking, and Recurrent Training appeared first on Aviation Careers Podcast.

Tue, 1 Jan 1991 12:00:00 +0100 http://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3280/ http://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3280/1/3280.pdf Parniske, Martin; Fischer, H.; Hennecke, H.; Werner, Dietrich Parniske, Martin; Fischer, H.; Hennecke, H. und Werner, Dietrich (1991): Accumulation of the phytoalexin glyceollin i in soybean nodules infected by a bradyrhizobium-japonicum-nifa mutant. In: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, Vol. 46, Nr. 3-4: pp. 318-320.