AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoClimate Impacts on Utah Agriculture: A warm, early spring followed by April freezes has left Utah tree fruit growers facing near-total losses, with one Farm Bureau estimate putting crop losses around 95% statewide—another reminder that shifting weather patterns can hit harvests fast. Water-Saving Gardening: Utah State University Extension is testing “Fleece to Field,” using sheep wool to help gardens hold moisture and cut watering needs during hotter, drier conditions, with hands-on trials at Ogden Botanical Gardens. Wildlife Health Watch: Arizona reported no chronic wasting disease in its latest deer and elk testing, continuing a key regional “still negative” status as CWD spreads elsewhere. Clean Energy & Grid Pressure: The debate over AI data centers is intensifying, with lawmakers pushing foreign-influence claims even as communities cite strain on electricity and water—an issue Utah policymakers are already grappling with. Nuclear Progress in Utah: Valar Atomics says its Ward 250 reactor reached self-sustaining criticality and completed zero-power testing at the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab, moving the project into non-commercial power ascension.
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