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Episode 56 - Farm Bill, Xeriscaping and Royal Wedding Talk

5/25/2018

St. James's Park in London

Episode Highlights:

[00:45] Brent is back - and it's his birthday!
[4:03] The Birthday Game
- Mike Myers
- Ian McKellen
- Larry Hogan
[7:25] John's royal wedding stories - John was in London during the royal wedding.
[15:00] House farm bill update - The House farm bill failed a recent floor vote.
[19:10] Irrigation Innovation Consortium - The Irrigation Innovation Consortium os a collaborative research effort to accelerate the development and adoption of water-efficient irrigation technologies and practices through public-private partnerships.
- The IIC is composed of the following initial founding members:
  - California State University, Fresno
  - Colorado State University
  - Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska
  - Irrigation Association
  - Jain Irrigation
  - Kansas State Research and Extension, Kansas State University
  - Lindsay Corporation
  - Northern Water
  - Rubicon Water
  - Texas A&M AgriLife Research
[25:50] Xeriscaping - our perspectives on xeriscaping.

5/14/2018

Episode Highlights:

[3:25] Introduce guest co-host - IGIN Editor-in-Chief Kristin Smith-Ely
[6:51] The Birthday Game
- Bono
- Andy Card
- John Kasich
[12:25] Farm bill update - John and Elizabeth clarify what is in the draft House farm bill.
- What is farm bill implementation?
[15:50] WRDA - The Water Resources Development Act and WaterSense
[19:25] Irrigation and Green Industry Magazine - IGIN May Edition

5/2/2018

Episode Highlights:

[1:00] The Farner Kids - John introduces this week's co-hosts, Andy and Sally.
[3:15] The Birthday Game
- Dwayne Johnson
- Gal Gadot
- Patrick Stump
[6:25] A conversation on plants
- Sally discusses growing plants in her classroom.
- Andy shares details about what plants need to grow.
- [19:30] Food comes plants.