William (Bill) Kornblum worked on our dairy farm during the summers of 1954-1957 while in high school. He returns for the first time in 65 years to tell us his story about working at the farm! My father, Dan, makes an appearance in this episode too.

Eric Carey the host of All things Agriculture Podcast. I am a 5th generation dairy farmer in Groton NY. We milk 300 cows and practice rotational grazing. 

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Time Codes

00:30-Heather's media work at Farm Credit

3:20-Cranberries production in Massachusetts 

8:30-Young Dairy Leaders Institute

15:35- Positive agriculture message and social media

22:45 Heather's involvement in Toast Masters

31:45-Challenges of living with Type 1 Diabetes 

44:45-Making a media platform to connect the benefits of dairy and type 1 diabetes 

50:20- Heather and Andrew's engagement!

Troy Bishopp a.k.a The Grass Whisperer has a custom grazing operation in Deansboro New York, is a member of the media, and works for the Madison County conservation district as a grazing specialist. 

Troy's website-https://thegrasswhisperer.com/

I'm Eric Carey the host of All things Agriculture Podcast. I am a 5th generation dairy farmer in Groton NY. We milk 300 cows and practice rotational grazing. 

Send me an email with any questions or comments at: [email protected]

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Timecodes

0:00-Intro

2:25-Meet Troy

9:15-Troy's time as a dairy farmer

20:00-Soil health/cover crops and its challenges

33:15 "Everyone likes recipies"

43:15-Organic matter/ soil fertility/manure

53:40 Sharing/leasing equipment

59:45 What is a "good farmer?"

1:08:42 Public perception of agriculture

1:20:00 Lack of Agriculture spokesperson

1:29:30 Troy's online presence

***I had audio issues with the end of Heather's episode so we will reshoot and publish a part 2 where we cover even more interesting topics. Stay tuned!

Heather Hunt is a 2015 Cornell graduate who currently works for Farm Credit East.

I'm Eric Carey the host of All things Agriculture Podcast. I am a 5th generation dairy farmer in Groton NY. We milk 300 cows and practice rotational grazing. 

Send me an email with any questions or comments at: [email protected]

Follow and All Things Agriculture Podcast on facebook! 

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Timecodes

0:00- Intro

1:35- Meet Heather

4:25-Heather's Cornell experience/Study abroad in Ireland

18:20-Heather at Farm Credit

23:15-Heather's new role as "CEO" at Farm Credit