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Field Notes Podcast
#69: Give Your Farm a Jumpstart
In this week's episode, Crystal Standish, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of AgChoice, discusses our Jumpstart Grant program offered to Young, Beginning, and Small farmers. AgChoice is giving away ten of these $10,000 grants to YBS farmers who began farming in the last two years or plan to start farming in the next two years.
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#68: Celebrate Dairy Month with Our Dairy Outlook
In this episode, Mike Hosterman and Heather Weeks discuss AgChoice Farm Credit's Dairy Outlook. Learn more about supply management and how risk management can help your dairy operation.
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#67: Celebrating Beef Month
On this week's episode, we interview Jim Rexroth, a beef and crop farmer from York County, Pennsylvania. Jim provides us with a glimpse of his own operation, as well as how he raises and cares for the steers. For this May Beef Month, we thank Jim and all other beef farmers that produce the beef we enjoy all year long.
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#66: The Soaring Costs of Land and Lumber
Joining us for this episode is Thad Taylor, director of agribusiness lending and forest products specialist with AgChoice Farm Credit. Lumber prices soared more than 250% in the past year to hit a record high. The rising lumber costs have added more than $24,000 to the price of the average new single-family home. Thad will discuss with us more about these issues and the impacts on our industry.
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#65: Gardening for Good
In this episode, we talk with Lori Voll-Wallace, the Master Gardener coordinator for 15 counties in northern Pennsylvania. We discuss the Seed to Supper program that helps hunger-relief groups by offering gardening resources.
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#64: Where Are They Now? Emily Shaw
April is National Internship Awareness Month. In our new podcast episode, we chat with one more intern, Emily Shaw with Dairy Girl Fitness. Emily reflects on her internship experience, what she learned and how it helped her get to where she is today.
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#63: Every Day is Earth Day for Farmers
Every day is Earth Day for farmers. Joining us for today's podcast is Ryan Graham from Butler, PA. Ryan and his wife, Roxanne, operate a crop farm and custom farming business. In honor of #EarthDay, Ryan is going to help us learn more about stewardship practices he uses on his farm to protect the land, air and water for generations to come.
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#62: Where Are They Now? Aaron Harris
April is National Internship Awareness Month. Joining us is Aaron Harris who serves as a Conservation Dairy Specialist with Land O’Lakes. Aaron reflects on his internship experience, what he learned and how it helped him get to where he is today.
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#61: Raising Sheep – Things ‘Ewe’ Should Know with Ollie King
Far from his United Kingdom homeland, Ollie King raises sheep and beef on his farm in Doylesburg, PA (Franklin County) with his wife, Megan. Listeners will hear more about his sheep operation and how he markets products from his sheep.
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#60: Where Are They Now? Caleb Wright
April is National Internship Awareness Month. Joining us is Caleb Wright with Versant Strategies, a public affairs firm located in Harrisburg, PA which specializes in agriculture, rural affairs, education and environmental issues.
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#59: AgrAbility Keeps Farmers Farming
AgrAbility PA project is designed to assist farmers and other agricultural workers with disabilities or long-term health conditions. Joining us is Kendra Martin with AgrAbility here in Pennsylvania. She will help us learn more about AgrAbility and how the program has helped keep farmers farming.
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#58: PA Farm Link Connects Farmers and Landowners
Marlene Kaltenbach with PA Farm Link joins us for this episode. Farm Link is a non-profit organization here in Pennsylvania with a mission to “link farmers to the future.”
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#57: Sap to Syrup: All About Maple Syrup
The maple syrup season is right around the corner. Joining us for our podcast is Jeremy Walters of Wagner’s Maple Sugar Camp. Discussing the process of sap to syrup, Jeremy will share more about their operation.
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#56: The Pandemic’s Impact on Farm and Land Real Estate
In this episode, we highlight how the pandemic changed the farm and land real estate scene. Joining us is Martin Heaps, a realtor with Howard Hanna. He works with all types of real estate, but especially has a strong concentration of farm and land sales in southcentral Pennsylvania.
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#55: Celebrating FFA Week
with Mikara Anderson and Cody Lehman
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