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Episode 240: Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation & the Pollinator Campaign
FromThe Farm Report
Episode 240: Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation & the Pollinator Campaign
FromThe Farm Report
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2015
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Podcast episode
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Kicking off another episode of The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks opens up with an update about the Craig Watts VS Perdue Chicken story weve been closely following before officially welcoming Todd Erling on air. Todd is the Executive Director of the Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation (HVADC), which focuses on the development, promotion, enhancement and retention of the agricultural industry and its associated economic and environmental benefits within New Yorks Hudson Valley. Talking to Erin about how exactly they go about their business as well as why its so important to keep the Hudson Valley a strong agricultural region, Todd also comments on the recent support theyve received from Governor Cuomos office to target investment in the Kingston Food Hub. In the second half of the show, Erin welcomes Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign Director for the Center for Food Safety. Discussing why honeybees and other pollinator species are vital to our food systems, Larissa gives Erin a picture of whats going on in that arena and what we can do to help raise awareness about the decline of honeybees due to widespread pesticide usage. This program was brought to you by Underground Meats. We recognize that agriculture and food systems are really about rural urban relationships and the Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation has taken it upon ourselves to start highlighting this rural urban opportunity. [12:35] --Todd Erling on The Farm Report Its estimated that pollinators, specifically bees, are responsible for 1 in every 3 bites of food that we eat. [29:19] We think of honeybees and monarch butterflies indicator species, so if they are not doing well it is usually indicative of a larger environmental problem. [39:10] --Larissa Walker on The Farm Report
Released:
Feb 26, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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