Ep 163 SUNY Morrisville at FFA: Conjunction Junction – What’s your Function?

This past weekend we attended the NY State Sheep and Wool Festival, also known as Rhinebeck...which of course is in Rhinebeck, New York. It has become an annual pilgrimage for Rick and I. We love coming back to the Hudson Valley this time of year, there's a brisk in the air, the fall colors are beautiful, and the sheep people are in town...not only the sheep people, but the goats, angora rabbits, llamas, musk oxen, and alpacas too. It's just wonderful! Today's guest is Mary...

19 Okt 202223min

This month is the traditional time to celebrate Halloween, so we have a creepy crawly podcast for you this time around. Maia Holmes from The Bug Zoo at Colorado State University sits down to talk turkey with us. Oops – that’s next month. Maia sits down with us to talk about all things insects, what the Bug Zoo does, and why these poor critters are completely undeserving of the reputation they have and the reaction they engender. She reminds us that it’s not just the be...

6 Okt 202243min

Today we’re bringing you a conversation from the exotic location of…San Diego! The American Sheep Industry Association’s annual meeting this year was held in our home city, and we managed to be at home to catch it. Today, we’re speaking with Scott Stuart, Managing Director for the National Livestock Producers Association. He discussed how this national nonprofit organization helps its members through one of the more prickly parts of agriculture – the financial side of the ...

22 Sep 202224min

We’re back from our trip to the San Juan Islands, which can comfortably be said to be one of the most beautiful places on the planet. It’s full of natural beauty and interesting creatures, so on the way over to geographical bliss, you’ll stand on the windswept deck of the Anacortes ferry, viewing and smelling glorious the forested stretches of Sitka spruce, western red cedar and shore pines which blanket the shoreline of the Salish Sea and the Olympic Peninsula. You’ll be amazed b...

7 Sep 202219min

Fall might seem to be the beginning of the end for some things - leaves, the start of move toward the final season of the year, and a dormant time. But for some, it is a time of beginnings; a new school year, and the move toward a new life. What do I want to do and where will I go? Like farmers, the decisions that a student makes might impact their path for the next 50 years. We have one of those with us today. Kyley Abrams is just starting her second year at Ca...

20 Aug 202228min

David Kline is one of the Plain People, but to us he is anything but boring. He’s a naturalist, writer, farmer and all-around interesting man. He joined us at the 2021 Horse Progress Days exhibition in Mt. Hope, Ohio. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A7UPDPK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://horseprogressdays.com Support the show

4 Aug 202231min

Last fall Elara and I had the opportunity to travel to Colorado and go to CSU in Ft. Collins. There we met up with Professor Frank Dayan who teaches and studies Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Mode of Action, and Biosynthesis. He had a 20-year career as a research plant physiologist for the USDA-ARS, before coming to Colorado State University. He and the team at the weed lab (no not that kind of weed) are a fascinating bunch, who love what they do. So, please enjoy our conve...

20 Jul 202251min

This week's episode is with guest interviewer ABGA Executive Director Katie Carruth, as she speaks with Judge Phil Myers about the ins and outs of grading livestock in the ring. Links: https://www.abga.org Support the show

6 Jul 202219min