{"podcast":{"title":"Burlington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141","podcast_index_feed_id":7606141,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/burlington-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/burlington-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":565,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Burlington News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Burlington—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Burlington News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T12:19:54.214438+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141"},"episode":{"title":"Irrigation Saves Pastures in Changing Climates | Burlington News","slug":"irrigation-saves-pastures-in-changing-climates-burlington-news","published_at":"2026-06-30T09:17:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/irrigation-saves-pastures-in-changing-climates-burlington-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8e892c98-55ae-409a-b967-30a5ef8b8bd9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8e892c98-55ae-409a-b967-30a5ef8b8bd9.mp3","summary":"Climate chaos is hitting farms hard—erratic rain is shredding pastures, forcing dairy farmers to buy pricey hay. One Vermont farmer lost a summer to drought, then spent nearly $425 a ton on emergency feed. But new research shows irrigation could be the answer: half his fields got water, producing nearly four extra tons of feed per acre—especially on sandy soil. Still, it’s costly and complex: a system runs $85K, with a 12-year payback, and even farmers with irrigation can’t ignore water conflicts. Is it worth it? Maybe—for the herd’s health and the farm’s future. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/51f55086668d6b81","meta_description":"Climate chaos is hitting farms hard—erratic rain is shredding pastures, forcing dairy farmers to buy pricey hay. One Vermont farmer lost a summer to droug…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":95,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/episodes/irrigation-saves-pastures-in-changing-climates-burlington-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/irrigation-saves-pastures-in-changing-climates-burlington-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}