What does international trade have to do with the dairy industry? Agricultural economist Dr. Andrew Novakovic explains in this snippet from an upcoming Extension Out Loud podcast episode. Hosts Katie and Paul and their guest went on a timely tangent about trade, tariffs, and NYS dairy that gives important context to the trade negotiations that are currently underway. Check out this snippet and tune in next week for the full interview.

After we wrapped up Episode 3 we talked with Cheryl Thayer about several of the programs she mentioned and she graciously agreed to venture out into the world and talk with Dave Walczak of the western New York food hub, and Bridget O'Brien Wood Director of Child Nutrition Services for the Buffalo, New York school district. Episode 3 Bonus transcript (pdf) - https://cornell.box.com/s/i35o37h8k9s007wsbtkl2j1t5x8ee9ea Music by The Local Farmers Union - thelocalfarmersunion.bandcamp.com/

In this episode we talk with Cheryl Thayer, Local Food Distribution and Marketing Specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York Team. Cheryl is actively working to support and grow local food systems here in New York. This episode – while it does discuss the farm Bill – explores the idea of local food systems more broadly. We talk about some of the programs active here in New York that support different aspects of local food systems like double up food bucks, the field and fork network and food hubs. 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 Transcript (pdf): https://cornell.box.com/s/747qghu31oqr41ur6295guf530mf4ufo Relevant links: Harvest New York - https://harvestny.cce.cornell.edu/ Double Up Food Bucks - http://www.doubleupfoodbucks.org/ Field and Fork Network - https://fieldandforknetwork.com/ Farmers Market Promotion Program: https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/fmpp Credits: Music by The Local Farmers Union - https://thelocalfarmersunion.bandcamp.com/

In this episode we explore the impacts of Title 2 - Conservation - of the Farm Bill. We talk with Dr, Amanda Rodewald of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Allan Gandelman, of Main Street Farms about the impact of conservation funding through the Farm Bill. The farm bill is the largest source of funding for private land conservation in the country. In this episode we learn how that funding is used to conserve land, what it means to conserve land, and some programs in NYS that help farmers and landowners to practice conservation. 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/2d6txc74os1fl922jf0sftwoxaps9me1 Related Links: Dr. Rodewald bio: https://dnr.cals.cornell.edu/people/amanda-rodewald/ Allan Gandelman bio: https://mainstreetfarms.com/meet-us/ Cornell Lab of Ornithology - http://www.birds.cornell.edu State of the Birds 2017 - http://www.stateofthebirds.org/2017/ Main Street Farms - https://mainstreetfarms.com/ Farm Bill Law Enterprise - http://www.farmbilllaw.org/ Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/eqip/ eBird database: https://ebird.org/home Farm bill conservation programs: https://www.landtrustalliance.org/topics/federal-programs/farm-bill-conservation-programs 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/ Going Down the Road Feeling Bad - Library of Congress. Voices of the Dustbowl - https://www.loc.gov/item/toddbib000314/ Franklin Roosevelt Fireside chat excerpt - http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/collections/utterancesfdr.html Sound effects - Car driving - freeSFX - http://www.freesfx.co.uk

Welcome to Episode 1 of Extension Out Loud! In this episode, Julie Suarez, Associate Dean of Governmental and Community Relations in the College of Agriculture and Life Science at Cornell University, discusses the history and process of passing the farm bill as well as its current status in Congress. She also discusses the particular importance of the bill to NYS food systems, farmers, and citizens. 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/6vz4vg70dfxpi7gcv47zsvirqwqazwat Related links: The United States House of Representatives version of the farm bill officially titled: H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018: https://agriculture.house.gov/farmbill/ The United States Senate version of the farm bill officially titled: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018: https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/2018-farm-bill Credits: Music by Ryan Andersen - Bike Ride With You from the album Swimming. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/Swimming/ licensed under CC BY-NC 4,0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/