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Thunder Country Ag Report host Mike Sakell checks in with New York Farm Bureau Communications Director Steve Ammerman on some of the specific agricultural wins following this years New York State Legislative Session plus thoughts on the 2024 Farm Bill. podcast.

Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report kicks off the Sullivan Fresh Farmers Market season beginning Thursday 6/20/24 in Monticello across from the Sullivan County Government Center. MIke Sakell speaks with Cornell Cooperative Extension Food Systems Program Manager Alan Carroll about this year's Farmers Market Season.

The 11th Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week wraps up on April 9 2024. The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation and Agriculture and Markets annual campaign encourages New Yorkers to learn more about and support the fight against the spread of invasive species. Mike Sakell speaks with @Catskill Center CRISP Aquatic Invasive Species Manager, Sarah Coney about the mission to identify and control the many invasive species in New York State.

Thunder Country Ag Report host Mike Sakell speaks with Jennifer Franck – Assistant Chief of DNA, Department of Nourishment Arts, from the Center for Discovery Thanksgiving Farm. The program focuses on the Center for Discovery’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that just got underway.

U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) speaks with Thunder Country Ag Report host Mike Sakell after the 2024 Farm Bill was voted out of the House Committee on Agriculture with bipartisan support and will advance to the House Floor. The Farm Bill sets agricultural, food, and
nutrition policy in the United States for five years. Rep. Molinaro will review highlights of the legislation that he says delivers relief for farmers and working families struggling with rising costs and includes ten bipartisan Molinaro-authored bills.

 

Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report Host Mike Sakell has an update from Tri Valley Central School FFA Advisor Tara Berescik on the recent NYS FFA Convention in Buffalo NY where Tri Valley FFA was involved in a number of projects and demonstrations.