Thunder 102 Ag Report Host Mike Sakell speaks with USDA Farm Service Agency County Executive Director Brian Sheridan on Tornado damage assistance avaiable through two FSA programs. The Emergency Forest Restoration Program and Emergency Conservation Program. For info contact Brian Sheridan at his Walton NY office 607-865-4005 or email [email protected]

Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report host Mike Sakell speaks with Erika Scott, PhD, Deputy Director for the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety. NYCAMH is facing serious cuts in farm safety programming and trainings if state budget funding does not increase after more than a decade of stagnation. Recently a long list of agricultural groups and agencies in New York State wrote to Albany lawmakers working on the state budget to consider increasing funding for the organization. Hear the conversation on the Thunder Country Ag Report podcast.

Host Mike Sakell discusses negotiations and progress on the 2023 Farm Bill with Rep Marc Molinaro of NY 19th Congressional District, a member of the House Committee on Agriculture.  Topics include SNAP food assistance, conservation and environmental issues, hemp and cannibis.  

Host Mike Sakell speaks with Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County’s Horticulture  Program Coordinator Katie Gasior about the upcoming educational program through  Zoom, on plants to foster a love of gardening in children. The program will take  place on Tuesday, March 28th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report Mike Sakell speaks with Guest Dan Brey about Breys Egg Farm, those crazy egg prices and other challanges including avian flu and more! 

Host Mike Sakell speaks with Marcus Hanley of Hudson Valley Foie Gras and Sergio Saravia of La Belle Farms following the recent decision by NYS Ag and Markets regarding NYC Local Law 202 which would ban the sale of foie gras in New York City.  The ruling says you can not "unreasonably restrict farmers operations with an agricultural district" with a local law.  This saves a large Sullivan County industry and its contribution to the local economy.

Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report host Mike Sakell talks turkey (and much more) with Joseph and Dimora Galli from Galli Family Farm.

Rianne Erlwein of Myers Century Farms talks about dairy farming and her new line of Ri's Farm Made Ice Cream.

Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report Guest is Mark McLewin Chariman of the Board at the Catskills Food Hub with an update on operations and new programs including company partnerships to give employees an opportunity to have access to fresh local food.

Elizabeth Clancy-DiBartolo Sullivan Fresh Program Coordinator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County talks about upcoming Farmers Markets, schedules and incentives including Sullivan Fresh On The Move.