Hi, my name is Glenn. I'm the Program Director of the Pacific Northwest Ag Network. I've been blessed with 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. I started my radio career as the Program and News Director at KMAX-AM in Colfax, WA. I also served as a reporter/anchor at KXLY-AM in Spokane, WA. Before launching the PNW Ag Network, I served as the Program and News Director for KBNW-AM/FM in Bend, OR. While there, our station was recognized for reporting excellence by the Oregon Association of Broadcasters in 2009. I'm a former University of Idaho football player, currently, I'm married with four children.
Glenn Vaagen
Johnson: I’m A Fighter For Oregon Ag
This fall, voters in Oregon will select a new Governor.
Betsy Johnson, a Central Oregon native, and longtime state lawmaker, said she’s an aggressive advocate for the farming community across the state. She says currently overregulation is one of the most pressing issues Oregon farmers are facing at the state level.
“Kate Brown...
Newhouse Remains Optimistic That FWMA Will Pass
Time may be running short, but Dan Newhouse remains optimistic that the Senate will address ag labor needs via his Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The legislation which already cleared the House, has stalled in the Senate. And while the window for the 117th Congress is starting to close, the Chair of the Western Caucus believes lawmakers can act in the coming months.
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WSU To Host Pumpkin U Pick In Coming Weeks
Washington State University’s Eggert Family Organic Farm will host U-Pick pumpkin times starting later this week. Visit the farm Friday, September 30th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., or Saturday October 1st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to find the pumpk...
Oregon DEQ Fines Lamb Weston
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined the Lamb Weston potato processing facility in Hermiston $127,800 for overapplying wastewater containing nitrogen to farmland and causing nitrate groundwater contamination in the Lower Umatilla Basin...
WSU Receives Two New Combines Thanks to the Washington Grain Commission
It will now be a bit easier for students working at Washington State University’s Spillman Agronomy Farm. Thanks to a nearly $500,000 gift from the Washington Grain Commission, WSU purchased two new Zurn plot combine harvesters, which arrived earlier this year.
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Oregon Receives Millions To Connect Rural Communities To The Internet
On Thursday, the USDA awarded $502 million in loans and grants to provide high-speed internet access for rural residents and businesses in 20 states. USDA is making the investments through the third funding round of the ReConnect Program.
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WSDA Warning Owners To Watch For Bird Flu
With the fall migration underway across the nation, the state of Washington is preparing for an uptick in highly pathogenic avian influenza cases. Veterinarians predict newly infected wild birds will join the already infected, resident wild waterfowl populations: increasing the risk of transmission to backyard flocks...
NW Hop Stocks Up From 2021
Hop stocks held by growers, dealers and brewers on September 1st increased 9% year-over-year. According to NASS, stocks earlier this month totaled 139 million pounds, a notable increase from the 128 million pounds reported September 1st, 2021. Stocks ...
USDA To Survey NW Farmers On Chemical Use, Production Costs
As part of the 2022 Agricultural Resources Management Survey, better known as ARMS, NASS will survey producers across the Pacific Northwest about their production practices. This year, USDA is reaching out to wheat and potato producers.
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OSU Receives Funds To Research Fusarium Canker
Earlier this week, Oregon senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkely announced that Oregon State University will receive more than $180,000 in federal funds to help hops growers. The funding will be used to research and develop management strategies for the fusarium canker fungus killing hops in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
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