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
WSTFA Expects 2022 Crop To Be Over 11% Smaller
The Washington state Tree Fruit Association is out with its forecast of the 2022 crop, and numbers are down. The full crop is projected to be 108.7 million standard forty-pound boxes of fresh apples, an 11.1% decrease from the 2021 crop.
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AFBF Survey Looks At How Western Farmers Are Coping With Drought
Back in June, the American Farm Bureau Federation distributed its third drought impact survey to members in 15 western states. Danny Munch, AFBF economist, said the survey looked at a variety of demographics, including crop and livestock factors, as well as access to water, and what farmers are doing to cope with drought. Th...
July A Hot One For The United States
When we look back on July 2022, one word will come to mind, at least here in the Pacific Northwest. Hot. And it wasn't just our neck of the woods that saw extreme heat, but hot conditions were reported up and down the west coast, as well as across the southern Plains. And Bra...
Jekanowski: Wheat Prices Returning To Pre-Ukraine Invasion Levels
The adjustment to domestic wheat production was relatively minor in August, but was up, in the latest USDA supply and demand forecast. What does that mean for the remainder of the balance sheet?
“We’re expecting to see some more export business," noted World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski. "We raised our expo...
NW Apple Production Down 3%, Grape Production Up, Compared To 2021
According to NASS, as of August 1st, Washington apple production is forecast at 6.50 billion pounds, down 4% from last year's production. Washington ranks number one in apple production, accounting for 64% of the U.S. production this year. Me...
Why Are Potato Prices Higher At The Grocery Store? Blame 2021
2021 was a challenging year for the ag industry across the Pacific Northwest, and those ramifications are still being felt. Chris Voigt Executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission says last year's heat dome, the extremely hot temperatures the region experienced in late June, led to a smaller crop than expected. He...
OSFM Looks To Develop New Defensible Space Code
Oregon’s State Fire Marshal’s Office is taking public feedback as the agency develops new statewide code for defensible space. OSFM’s Allison Green said they’ve heard concerns from farmers and ranchers in areas that might be considered at high or extreme risk for wildfires, which would trigger potential future code enforcement.
“We have folks here...
University of Idaho Rolls Out New Virtual Fencing Option
In the world of virtual fencing, ranchers now have one more option. Researchers at the University of Idaho recently announced a less expensive alternative to GPS technology. Commercial virtual fence systems deliver an electric shock to a cow’s neck when the animal approaches a virtual barrier, eliminating the need for wire fencing by relying on GPS technology. However, the...
OSP Seeking Information On Wolf Shot And Killed In Baker County
Investigators in Oregon are asking for your help trying to find the person or persons responsible for the shooting and killing of a wolf in the Pine Creek Wildlife Management Unit in Baker County. On Friday, August 5th, Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers received information from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife that a collared wolf, OR112, may be dead at a location just of
Oil Prices Continue To Decrease, But That’s Not Indicator Of The Future, DeHaan Says
It’s a trend many consumers, and many motorists have enjoyed as of recent; oil prices moving lower. In fact, for the past nine weeks, the price for a barrel of West Texas Crude has dropped to $88 in Monday's trade, an over 4% drop from Sunday's numbers.
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