Thunder Country Ag Report

This week on the Thunder Country Ag Report Host Mike Sakell speaks with Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods Market Manager Crystal Sotiropoulos focusing on the farmers providing fresh produce and more each and every Sunday during the Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods season.   

Check out the Thunder Country Ag and Market Report Saturday mornings at 630am on @thunder102country @Thunder 102 or on the free RadioBOLD App or the Thunder Country Ag Report podcast at RadioBold.com. This week Mike Sakell speaks with NYS Ag and Markets Commissioner following the Great NYS Fair about several new initiatives announced by Governor Hochul benefiting Maple Syrup Producers, Cideries an...

Check out the Thunder Country Ag and Market Report Saturday mornings at 630am on @thunder102country @Thunder 102 or on the free RadioBOLD App or the Thunder Country Ag Report podcast at RadioBold.com. This week Mike Sakell speaks with director of the Great NYS Fair Julie LaFave focusing on agricultural highlights and activities at the fair now through Labor Day Monday, September 2nd 2024.   

It's time to enjoy the Grahamsville Little World's Fair and the 4H Youth Fair activities this weekend. Michelle Proscia, Agriculture Production Program Manager at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County has a look at this weekends schedule.

Thunder Country Ag Report host Mike Sakell speaks with Alan Carroll, Food Systems Program Manager from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County about National Farmers Market Week (August 4-10 2024)and what you’ll find throughout the season at Sullivan Fresh Farmers Markets. 

Thunder Country Ag Report host Mike Sakell speaks with Erika Scott, PhD, Deputy Director for NYCAMH, the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health. The topic this week is Farm Worker Safety During Extreme Heat Events, the focus of a webinar earlier this week hosted by NYS Ag and Markets.

It’s fair season and the Grahamsville Little Worlds Fair begins August 16th but the 4-H Youth Fair begins on August 15th running through the 18th. Host Mike Sakell speaks with Barbara Moran, 4-H Youth Development Program Manager at @sullivancce about the many scheduled activities and things you can see from all the 4-H participants.

Thunder Country Ag Report Host Mike Sakell speaks with Karen Fairbairn of CADE, The Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE), the nonprofit supporting agricultural businesses across New York that recently released their latest study, entitled “Market Outlook: 2024 New York Food Buyer Trends”.

The Thunder Country Ag report focuses on the year-round Callicoon Farmers' Market as Mike Sakell speaks with Market Manager Jaquel Theis.

Thunder Country Ag Report focuses on the Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program which provides an opportunity for eligible seniors to support local farmers and improve their health by increasing their consumption of locally grown fruits, vegetables, and fresh-cut herbs. Host MIke Sakell speaks with Director Lise Ann Deoul of the Sullivan County (NY) Office for the Aging about the start of Farmer...

Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report guest is Moira Mencher, director of planning and community relations for Garnet Health talks to Mike Sakell about the partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County to launch the new FreshRx Produce Prescription Program, offered to qualified community members in Sullivan and Orange counties.

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 i...

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...

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.

This week on the Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report Dr. Joe D'Abbraccio DVM of Catskill Veterinary Services, PLLC of Rock Hill and Middletown NY speaks with host Mike Sakell about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle. No cases have been detected in NYS but Dr. Joe talks about how to keep your animals from flocks to livestock safe as well as reviewing symptoms and the late...

Thunder Country Ag Report Host Mike Sakell speaks with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County Food Systems Program Manager Alan Carroll about Sullivan Fresh Farmers Markets and the Community Cupboard food delivery program.

Thunder Country Ag Report host Mike Sakell speaks with NYS Ag and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball About a Major Fundiung Opportunity for Farms Combating Climate Change. Plus the latest on the temporary Import Requirements for Dairy Cattle Coming Into New York.

It's gardening season and The Thunder Country Ag and Garden report focuses on the garden with Katie Gasior, Hortuculture Program Coordinator from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County NY speaking with host Mike Sakell.

This week host Mike Sakell speaks with Charles Walker, state statistician of the USDA, NASS, New York Field Office. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office announced the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture with new information about the 30,650 New York farms and ranches and those who operate them in February. Charles Wal...

Thunder Country Ag Report Host Mike Sakell speaks with Taylor Adam Beginner Farmer Program Manager at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County about the technical assistance and workshops available through the program plus information on direct marketing, wholesale marketing, business planning, farm financial management, farmland access, agricultural production, food safety, urban farming,...

Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report features Melinda Meddaugh Agriculture & Food Systems Issue Leader at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County discussing how you can apply to be included in one of two Sullivan County Ag Districts. The annual application window is April 1-30.

It's the final NYS Maple Syrup Weekend and the Thunder Country Ag and Garden Report visits with Muthig Farm of Parksville! MIke Sakell speaks with Dennis Muthig about the 4th generation farm and maple syrup operation.