In the first episode of season 3, Julie Suarez, Associate Dean of Governmental and Community Relations in the College of Agriculture and Life Science at Cornell University, joins Extension Out Loud once again to discuss the provisions of the newly passed 2018 farm bill. Julie breaks down how the longest government shutdown in the books has impacted farmers, Cornell University’s role in the growing hemp industry, the farm bill’s emphasis on urban agriculture, innovative production, research, and more! See S1E1 for the first interview with Julie about the farm bill. Please, take our survey and let us know what you think about Extension Out Loud. All data is gathered is anonymous and will help us shape upcoming episodes. Survey: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eWm0KiYFdAF1afP Episode transcript (pdf): https://cornell.box.com/s/pgzw4ftuc9gkmvz08im02t6x6mfow55g Links: Grow NYC: https://www.grownyc.org/ Cornell Small Farms Program – the Labor Ready Farmer project: https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/projects/ Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Harvest New York Team – Urban agriculture: https://harvestny.cce.cornell.edu/topic.php?id=7 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2 Credits: Title and End Music by Ryan Andersen - Bike Ride With You from the album Swimming. freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/Swimming/ licensed under CC BY-NC 4,0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/