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
Blueberry Industry Continues To Evolve, Grow
The blueberry industry is no longer a multi-regional market but has become a global market amidst supply-chain issues. Senior Analyst in Horticulture David Magaña is one of the key researchers in a recent Rabobank study tracking the progression of the blueberry industry over the past decade.
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Expect Higher Prices For Christmas Trees This Year
If you are out hunting for a real Christmas tree this year experts say with tight supplies of available trees, the sooner you do your tree hunting the better. But it does look like everybody who wants a real tree will be able to have one but finding one a few days before Christmas might be challenging. Now whe...
Naerebout: 2022 A Good Year For Idaho Dairy
In many ways, 2022 was a turbulent year for Northwest producers, for a variety of reasons, with some commodities enjoying a great year, and others struggling. When it comes to the Idaho dairy sector, Rick Naerebout says this was a pretty good year for the average producer.
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Open, Honest Communication Vital When Looking At Succession Planning
It’s an uncomfortable conversation that doesn’t take place in the farming community nearly enough. Succession planning.
Joel Packham with the University of Idaho said farmers don’t like to talk about what may happen to the operation after they pass. But he noted a lack of open an...
Focus On Fruit: 12/01/22
For pear growers, what are some of the wish list items when it comes to the 2023 Farm Bill? We asked Jeff Correa with Pear Bureau Northwest.
If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsqu...
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
The first two years of the Biden Administration are almost in the books, but several key trade positions remained unfilled, which has frustrated many in the farming community. On the USTR side, Doug McKalip has been put forth as the chief agricultural negotiator, and at this point, his confirmation requires a vote in D.C. And t...
Expert Looks At What Makes A Successful Dairy Operator
Like most business owners, passion for work get strong badge but skills are common characteristics for successful dairy operators. University of Minnesota’s Jim Salfer said most of operators are successful farmers with pretty flexible business plans and they think about long- and short-range goals. He noted, aft...
Noble Research Institute Releases Ranch Safety Guide
Agriculture is the seventh-most-hazardous industry in the United States, but ranch operators can take steps to make their working facilities and equipment safer for their staff and families. Recently Noble Research Institute and the U.S. Roundt...
R-CALF Raises Concerns With USDA Program
R-CALF USDA is concerned about potential harmful requirements under a USDA plan. The Department of Ag looks to reimburse producers for livestock that die when the government orders de-population efforts, during disease outbreaks such as foot-and-mouth disease. R-CALF ...
DOT Rejects Ag’s Request For Exemption
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation rejected a request by livestock and agriculture groups for an exemption to federal driving time regulations that many in farm county say would provide necessary flexibility during certain times of the year...