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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Future Of Farming: Connect Kids To Ag By Showing Them The Future
Madison Wolfe, said the current farming community can get the next generational of producers interested in the industry by sharing the exciting possibilities that exist in the 21st century agriculture.
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Oregon Looks To Crack Down On Water Being Used By Illegal Marijuana Grows
In Oregon, a new state law took effect Friday June 3rd, in an effort to crack down on illegal marijuana and hemp grows using water intended for legitimate agricultural operations. Alyssa Rash, with Oregon’s Water Resources Department, said there are now requirements for water haulers and suppliers to track to whom the water is going.
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Census of Agriculture Sign-Up Deadline Approaching
Ag producers have until June 30th to sign up to receive the 2022 Census of Agriculture. NASS will mail Ag census survey codes for responding securely online to every known U.S. producer in November. Hard copy questions will be mailed in December
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Parsons Expects Wet Weather To Continue Into Early Summer
With the start of summer less than three weeks away, what can the state of Oregon expect when it comes to soil moisture? Oregon Department of Forestry Lead Meteorologist Pete Parsons said the wetter than average spring is expected to continue into the summer months
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Farmers Market Minute: Your Local Market Connects Your With Your Food Source
The Idaho state Department of Agriculture's Dawn Larzelier says one of the many benefits of local farmers market, their ability to connect consumers with local farmers.
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EHV1 Confirmed In Clackamas County
According to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Equine Herpesvirus has been confirmed in Clackamas County. ODA said the after exhibiting neurologic symptoms, the owners called a veterinarian to examine the animal and collect a sample for testing
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Spring Wheat Crop Reports Progress, Winter Wheat Continues To Struggle
According to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, spring wheat growers nationwide got out of the basement last week when it comes to planting. Noting, growers got 24% of the crop planted, meaning 73% of the crop is now in the ground, with 42% of the crop emerged
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ODFW Confirms Depredation in Umatilla County
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews were called to a depredation in the Coyote Canyon area of Umatilla County earlier this week.
On Monday, a sheep herder found a dead 180- pound ewe and a dead 70-pound lamb in a 5,000-acre private-land pasture about one mile from the herder’s camp, where the sheep had been bedded for the night. The
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Wine Minute: Advantages Of Wine Research Now And Into The Future
In today's PNW Ag Network Wine Minute, Linn Scott, with the Washington state Wine Commission talks about how funded research benefits the wine industry now and into the future.
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Lawmakers Request Full Funding for the PILT Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill
Earlier this week, a group of 30 Senators urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes, or PILT program, for fiscal year 2023. The program provides payments to counties with non-taxable federal land within their borders to offset the lost property tax revenue
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