Glenn Vaagen

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.

Idaho Snowpack Makes Big Improvement From January

After months of concern, it looks like irrigators in Idaho can breathe a small sigh of relief, after the snowpack made considerable improvements between January and February. “We've had a lot of big storms come through the area and so we've seen the snowpack really improve, especially from the Salmon Basin through the south," said Erin Whorton with NRCS. "So, wes...

Proposal Looks To Move Food For Peace To USDA

Last week, legislation was introduced to move the Food for Peace program from USAID to the USDA. The move comes after the Trump Administration announced the dismantling of USAID due to what many Republicans have called questionable uses of taxpayer dollars. Central...

Dent Disappointed OT Flexibility Won’t Get A Hearing

Washington state Representative Tom Dent said he’s disappointed that the chair of the House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee will not hold a public hearing on House Bill 1597. The Moses Lake Republican said his proposal would have allowed Ag employers to select 12 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50-hours per week before overtime applies. Dent said des...

Give FFA Day Is This Week

This is National FFA Week, and to mark the occasion, the blue and gold will hold their 10th Annual Give FFA Day on Thursday. Kimberly Coveney, senior manager for individual giving at the National FFA Foundation, says Give FFA Day is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of more than one million members nationwide. “...

Great Women Of Washington Wine Luncheon Set For Next Month

The Alliance of Women in Washington Wine will host its “Great Women of Washington Wine” luncheon and fundraising event Friday, March 28th at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in Prosser, WA. The luncheon and panel discussion will celebrate some of the early women pioneers of the Washington wine industry. The honorees will share their...

NW Lawmakers Call For SRS Reauthorization

Last week, Oregon's Cliff Bentz and Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joined a bipartisan group of Representatives introducing the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act. Supporters of the Act say the funding will support classrooms, expand opportunities for outdoor education, help retain and hire teachers, and equip students with hands-on learning resources. The legi...

NASS: NW Potato Stocks Hit 134 CWT To Start February

According to the latest numbers from NASS, potato stocks in Washington as of February 1st totaled 46 million cwt. Disappearance to date totaled 55.3 million cwt. In Idaho February 1st stocked totaled 73 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 62.2 million cwt. And...

Chumrau: Tariffs Would Have A Direct Impact On NW Growers

When talking about the proposed 25% tariffs against Mexico and Canada, much of the focus as been on the impact they will have when American producers want to export product. But Casey Chumrau, CEO of the Washington Grain Commission said the impact would have been much larger than that. She sai...

Death Tax Repeal Act Introduced

Last week, Idaho senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune and 44 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax...

Price At The Pump: Oil Prices Moved Higher On Presidents’ Day

Oil prices were holding steady, to up slightly in early Tuesday trade, following Monday’s jump higher, thanks to a drone attack on a pipeline reducing flows from Kazakhstan. Both West Texas and Brent crude were trading slightly higher in Tuesday’s trade, at around $71 and $75 per barrel respectively. CNBC noted the dron...