- ABC Landline reporter Kerry Staight, based in Adelaide, Australia, has won the inaugural IFAJ Star Prize for Agricultural Broadcasting.
- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $2 million will be made available to dairy, beef, poultry and swine producers to help cut energy-related production costs.
- Agricultural trade issues will be the subject of the Farm Foundation Forum on Tuesday, May 4. RSVP by April 30th to julie@farmfoundation.org is required.
- The American Soybean Association is encouraging farmers to pick up their cells phones and make calls April 26-30 from their tractor cab to promote passage of a retroactive extension of the vital biodiesel tax credit.
