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It's our second Harvest Highlight. Apples and Berries are where it's at this episode! We talk with three of our specialists in the field to learn about this years growing season and harvest/ Our guest are Craig Kahlke -Team Leader, Fruit Quality Management Lake Ontario Fruit Program, Mike Basedow -Tree Fruit Specialist Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team and Laura McDermott - Team Leader, Small Fruit and Vegetable Specialist Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team. Season 2, Episode 2 transcript (pdf): https://cornell.box.com/s/utvfvmuvnnjid7cp9ie716ip4vpj6igm Links: Lake Ontario Fruit Program - https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/ Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team - https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/ 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/

The first of our 2018 Harvest Highlights series. Today we talk with Ethan Grundberg and Judson Reid, two of our vegetable specialists, about the growing season and what this years harvest looks like. 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 More info on CCE Area Teams: http://cce.cornell.edu/page/areateams Episode transcript (pdf): https://cornell.box.com/s/x8hvef4yg3mc2nroliufc70foz087wdf 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/

In the last episode of the farm bill series, Extension Out Loud hosts discuss nutrition programming with Lara Parrilla, nutrition & community development issue leader with CCE Tompkins County and Randi Quackenbush, advocacy & education manager with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. 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/8uyzznbuoe75kjuqn73dv64ulzb54o8s Relevant links: Lara's bio: http://ccetompkins.org/staff/lara-parrilla Rani's bio: https://www.foodbankst.org/staff-listing Eat Smart NY: http://eatsmartnewyork.org/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP): https://fnec.cornell.edu/for-partners/programs/efnep/

In this episode we talk with Dr. Andrew Novakovic, E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Dyson School at Cornell University. This conversation explores the economics of dairy and current challenges that dairy farmers are facing with a focus on the impact of the farm bill on the NYS dairy industry. 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 4 transcript (pdf) https://cornell.box.com/s/pisaz8165y8jp39z9nbsaeph9su43ji6 Relevant Links: Federal Milk Marketing Orders: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/moa/dairy Margin Protection Program for Dairy: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/Dairy-MPP/index 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/

Guests Jerry Bertoldo, dairy specialist with CCE Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program and Tom Overton, CCE associate director and director of PRO-DIARY, discuss CCE programs supporting dairy farmers across New York State. Download episode transcript (pdf) : https://cornell.box.com/s/jdwwfe6ueoxlyyyoy28qug24kt4elm3h Relevant Links: Cornell Cooperative Extension : http://www.cce.cornell.edu NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team : https://nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu PRO-DAIRY : https://prodairy.cals.cornell.edu/ Dairy Acceleration Program : https://prodairy.cals.cornell.edu/dairy-acceleration/ Dairy Profit Teams : https://nyfvi.org/nyfvi-dairy-program/ NY FarmNet : https://www.nyfarmnet.org/ 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/

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/