🎯 Episode Overview:In this power-packed episode of Weather & Ag in Focus, your hosts dig into the latest ag weather forecast, break down a major grain terminal closure, and sit down with Chris Sherman from Tech Support Farm—a.k.a. the “cybersecurity superhero.” The show weaves timely updates, important safety announcements, and tech-forward ag insights into an episode farmers and ag professionals won’t want to miss. 🔑 Episode Highlights & Timestamps: 🌧️ 0:00 – Rain on the RadarForecast: High of 88°F today with 50% chance of rain overnight Temps dropping to low 60s, 70s expected tomorrow “A half-inch of rain would make a big difference for a lot of folks.” 🚒 1:34 – Firefighter Safety Training (RFDASH) Free event on July 19 in Amenia for rural firefighters Learn about ag emergency response, hazard mapping, and first aid Limited to 25 spots—contact [email protected] to sign up. 🧪 3:57 – Project Safe Send Reminder Pesticide drop-off locations across ND Not for paints/oils—strictly ag chemicals This week: Minot, Tioga, Killdeer, Dickinson, and Beulah 🍄 4:49 – White Mold Alert + Regev Fungicide White mold pressure is up—especially in soybeans and dry beans New hybrid fungicide Regev combines tea tree oil + triazoles “A curative option that disrupts spore germination and mycelial growth.” 🚢 9:00 – CHS Closes Grain Terminal in Duluth CHS ends barge operations; grain flow shifts west (Asian markets) “It’s the end of an era—fewer raw beans going east, more oil and meal heading west.” 📦 9:54 – Big Auction in Adrian, MN Livestock handling equipment, tractors, horse trailers & more Visit kerrauction.com to browse the listings 🛡️ 12:00 – Interview: Cybersecurity in Ag (Chris Sherman)Chris dives into farm-level cyber threats, payment app vulnerabilities, and how to protect sensitive data from hackers and foreign actors. Highlights include: 12:40 – What PCI compliance actually means 15:45 – Why manual credit card entries are risky 18:10 – Enable transaction notifications (don’t ignore fraud alerts!) 20:36 – Most farms need outsourced IT help “You wouldn’t leave your wallet at the bar—don’t leave your farm’s data unsecured either.” 💸 29:00 – Fake Part Websites & Scam Detection Tools Tips to avoid getting scammed when ordering ag parts online Use tools like SiteChecker to verify URLs “If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is—especially after storms.” 🔐 30:46 – Why Farms Need Real IT + Cyber Support Most ISPs aren't security experts Farms need…