Glenn Vaagen is the Program Director of the Pacific Northwest Ag Network. He has won multiple national farm broadcasting awards, receiving the 2019 Editor's Choice award, as well as the 2020 Excellence in Ag Reporting award from the National Association of Farm Broadcasters. Glenn started his radio career as the Program and News Director at KMAX-AM in Colfax, WA. He also was a reporter/anchor at KXLY-AM in Spokane, WA. Prior to launching the PNW Ag Network, Glenn served as the Program and News Director for KBNW-AM/FM in Bend, OR, where the station was recognized for reporting excellence by the Oregon Association of Broadcasters in 2009. Glenn, a former University of Idaho football player, is married and has four children.
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Improvements Reported In Washington Drought
Thanks to snow and rain this spring, the drought picture has improved noticeably in Washington. According to the latest USDA numbers, only 17% of the state is under a D-1, or Moderate Drought designation, which is roughly half of the figure reported last week
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Depredation Credited To Lookout Mountain
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was called out to a trio of injured calves founds in the Daly Creek area of Baker County Monday. The three, weighing between 150-250 pounds, were in a 3,000-acre pasture that consists of both public and private lands
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Wine Minute: Ag Overtime’s Impact On The Oregon Wine Industry
In today's PNW Ag Network Wine Minute, Sam Tannahill talks about the removal of the Ag Overtime exemption in Oregon, and what that could do on the state's wine industry.
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Pack Your Safety Before Heading To Area Waterways
With temperatures warming up and kids soon out of school for another summer, area rivers and streams will become more popular in the coming weeks. Catherine Caruso, with the Forest Service, said many rivers across the Pacific Northwest have higher flows than normal for this time of year, thanks to recent rain
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Farmers Market: Boise Farmers Market Very Well Connected To Local Farming Community
Tamara Cameron says the Boise Farmers Market remains deeply connected to the farming community across SW Idaho.
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ODA Lifts Lane County Quarantine
The USDA has approved a request by the Oregon Department of Agriculture to lift a regional quarantine in Lane County. That quarantine was issued on May 17th, after Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was confirmed in a backyard flock.
Due to federal and international disease control requirements, after a confirmed case of HPAI in a poultry flock, a regional quarantine for all avian species and vehi
Poll Finds Majority of Voters Support U.S. Aquaculture Industry
Stronger America Through Seafood announced Monday that a majority of voters support establishing a U.S. aquaculture industry to increase sustainable seafood production. A survey by the organization found that two-thirds of voters would feel more favorable towards a member of Congress who established pathways for offshore aquaculture
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Vilsack Looking For Ways To Improve The Fertilizer Market For U.S. Producers
Farmers are facing many challenges, such as not enough workers, very high fuel costs, this year some bad weather that has delayed planting, "and one of the challenges that farmers face today is this issue of fertilizer," noted Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack
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Branstad Talks About Improving Trade With China During USMEF Meeting
During the recent U.S. Meat Export Federation annual meeting, former Trade Ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, discussed what he sees as keys to improving relations with the massive consumer of American ag products. He noted tops on his list; relationships
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Farmer Sentiment Plummets as Production Costs Skyrocket
The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer plummeted in May to a reading of just 99, the weakest reading since April 2020. The May 2022 barometer reading marked just the ninth time since data collection began in fall 2015 that the overall measure of farmer sentiment fell below 100
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