AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoOmaha Compost Push: Omaha’s curbside composting program is in its fourth month, with Hillside Solutions Compost Club serving 300+ homes and aiming for 1,600 by year’s end by turning yard waste and food scraps into soil for Nebraska farms. PFAS Cleanup Win: A federal appeals court upheld EPA’s PFAS hazardous-substance listing for PFOA and PFOS, keeping companies on the hook for Superfund cleanup costs. Nebraska Data Center Debate: Rural Nebraska communities are seeing opposition to fast-moving AI data center development over farmland loss, water strain, and rising electricity bills—an issue drawing unlikely cross-party allies. Regenerative Farming Spotlight: Christensen Farms near Lyons is expanding regenerative practices and crop diversity, including planting timing changes to protect crop purity. Soybean Disease Watch: UNL warns above-normal rainfall is driving high disease pressure in Western Corn Belt soybeans, including white mold and frog-eye leaf spot. AI for Crops Grant: The University of Idaho received a $6M NSF project using AI and sensing tech to breed stronger, less lodging-prone wheat and other cereals, with UNMC researchers involved. Heat Risk for Kids: A new study finds climate change is already adding at least 20 extra “heat-stress days” for many children under 10, with the biggest exposure in south Asia and west Africa.
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