New York Farm Bureau News Bytes

New York Farm Bureau News Bytes

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#19: Interview with Laurie Ten Eyck of Indian Ladder Farms - 9-15-2022

New York grows about 30 million bushels a year, from about 600 orchards across the state. Apples are sold, ready to eat right off the tree while others, make their way into cider, apple sauce, and hard cider In today's episode we talk with Laurie Ten Eyck . Laurie and her family run Indian ladder farms in Altamont just outside of Albany. It's a family farm that has certainly changed a lot through the years

#18: Mental First Aid on the Farm - 9-8-2022

This week marks national suicide prevention month. It is an important reminder that all of us need to think about our mental health as much as our physical health as well as pay attention to the warning signs that our loved ones or friends may be struggling. We begin today’s discussion with Jennifer Schwytzer, a family consultant with NY FarmNet who talks about a new grant from USDA that is helping FarmNet train others to recognize when someone may be struggling. We then talk with Tim Bigham and Todd Heyn, both NYFB county managers, taking part in the new FarmNet Mental Health First Aid Course. Resources: NY FarmNet: https://www.nyfarmnet.org/ or call 1-800-547-3276. The National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/ or call 9-8-8 American Farm Bureau Federation Farm State of Mind program: https://www.fb.org/land/fsom

#17: Interview with Eileen Jensen at the Dairy Cow Birthing Center - 9-1-2022

The New York state fair is in full swing and Syracuse. Fairgoers are walking the barn, seeing prize livestock and blue ribbon vegetables on display. This includes seeing the birth of a calf at the dairy cow birthing center, but that experience is meant to be much more than witnessing an "udder miracle", as it's called. We sat down in the middle of the birthing center tent with Eileen Jensen, the executive director of the New York animal agriculture coalition that organizes the birthing center.

#16: Science and Sustainability on Long Island Farms - 8-25-2022

Last week, we explored the diversity of agriculture on Long Island. It is an incredibly diverse sector ranging from fruit and vegetable farms, to wineries, aquaculture, nurseries, equine and so much more. If there is one thing they all have in common, it is support from agricultural professionals that assist in some of the more technical needs to better manage their operations. Today we talk with Nora Catlin, PhD, the ag program director from Cornell Cooperative Extension, as well as Anne Marie Colabro, the agronomist from the Suffolk County Soil and water district.

#15: The Unique Farming Experience in Long Island, NY - 8-18-2022

In this week's episode we explore Long Island, NY. With close to 500 farms covering 30-thousand acres, this area is one of the major productive areas in all of New York. Farms share the increasingly developed area with more and more residential home, which means more customers but also development pressures for the farmers. Featured in this episode is Long Island Farm Bureau's Administrative Director, Rob Carpenter and Laurie McBride, Farm Stand Manager for Wickham’s Fruit Farm on the East End of Long Island.

#14: Future of Agriculture Summit - Part III - 8-11-2022

In this third and final installment from the NYFB “Future of Agriculture Summit,” we continue the conversation about reaching more urban lawmakers. We talk with Senator Michelle Hinchey, representing the Northern Hudson Valley in the Catskills and rural parts of the capital region around Albany and Schenectady. After that, hear from Assemblymember Donna Lupardo from the Binghamton area. Lupardo chairs the agriculture committee in her chamber and has taken a great interest in food and farming.

#13: Future of Agriculture Summit - Part II - 8-04-2022

In this second installment from the NYFB “Future of Agriculture Summit” we continue the conversation around labor on the farm. We talk with Richard Stup, Agricultural Workforce Specialist in the Horticulture Section at Cornell Cooperative Extension. We also hear from NYFB's National Affairs director about a series of state wide listening sessions that provide an opportunity for farmers to give feedback to state and federal officials on what farm bill programs are important to them.

#12: Future of Agriculture Summit - Part I - 7-28-2022

This week's show takes a look back at last week’s NYFB “Future of Agriculture Summit” and the conversation around the need for more applied research and agricultural education. We talk with Julie Suarez, the Assoc. Dean for Land-Grant Affairs at Cornel University CALS and Tara Berescik Burke, President of the NY Assn. of Agriculture Educators.

#11: Interview with Jason Barrett of Black Button Distilling- 7-21-2022

This week, we are highlighting New York Farm Bureau member Black Button Distilling, started in Rochester by its founder and master distiller, Jason Barrett, more than a decade ago. He has developed award winning bourbon, gin and vodka, using New York products. He is now going a step further by buying his own farm to raise Juniper trees for gin and Oak trees to construct his bourbon barrels.

#10: Interview with Lauren Van Pamelen of Tin Barn Brewing- 7-14-2022

In episode 10 of the NYFB News Bytes podcast our roving Farm Bureau county manager Mark James sits down with the father-daughter duo behind the Tin Barn Brewery, Dale and Lauren Van Pamelen. Other news: USDA National Ag Statistic Service for the week ending Sunday, July 10 Highlights from the New York State Agricultural Fatality Report: 2019-2021 Music credits: Palms Down, Denzel Sprak, Decompression by Blue Dot Sessions

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