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First Aired - 05/12/2011 01:00PM
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This week Erin talks to Jessica Ziehm about the New York dairy industry and how dairy farmers are surviving in today's struggling economy. Being the daughter and wife of dairy farmers, Jessica tells us the in's and out's of the milk production process, from the land where the cows are fed to the finished product we see on the shelves. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
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The Farm Report: Jessica Ziehm (17:42)
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dairy farmers, Jersey cows, brown cows, butter fat and protein, Washington county, average farm size is 100-125 cows in NY state, larger farms in western NY, 99% of NY dairy farms are family-owned, tremendous costs to start up a farm, milking parlor, self-grown feed, special diet, soil types, highly regulated food items, land as resource and asset, May is the busiest month, farm families, great soil, ground fertilization, NY is 3rd largest producer of milk, ice cream, state code on milk container, milk, family, germination, corn, rainfall, maneur, cheese, yogurt, Erin Fitzpatrick, The Farm Report, Whole Foods Market, Heritage Radio Network, food talk radio,Future of Dairy (17:15)
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growing farm size, USBA, NY climate, milk prices, cows milked up to 3 times a day, wholesale, milk plant, milk co-op, brown-eyed bovine, sanitation guidelines, processing plant, end product, creamery, milk delivery routes, 3 times the amount of milk to make greek yogurt, 12.5 billion lbs. of milk a year in NY state, $3 billion towards NY economy, Stony Brook,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
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Catch It, Cook It & Eat It Introduction: Fish & Chips! (14:31)
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Catch It Cook It & Eat It, Ben Sargent, Chris Sell, Chippy, The Chip Shop, Park Slope, rugby, chips are freshly peeled potatos and fried, curry, mushy peas, refried beans consistency, what makes the perfect fish and chips, fresh fish, oil, fresh oil, change it twice a week, soy bean oil, cholesterol free, trans fat free, batter, flour and water, malt vinegar, salt, gravy, sustainability, regulations, preservation, British waters, dogfish trips, cod, haddock, Pollock, Bay Ridge location had to be closed down, recession special, fear of cod stocks being in danger?, Mountauk, record amounts of cod were caught, fish policy, there should be limits on recreational fisherman, commercial license, there were no regulations in the UK during the 1970s, Brooklyn Fishing Derby,Panic At The Chippy! (16:15)
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Chris Sell, The Chip Shop, Ben was sent to England when he was 15 for boarding school, rugby, Chris is an ex rugby player, Rugby, cricket, lasts for three days and ends in a draw, Village Lions, American football, Pollock is about 50% cheaper than cod, the people who sell Pollock are selling it for the price break, sustainability as an excuse, there is no federal limit on cod, catch & release, cod is affordable and great for you, 80% protein 3% fat, fried twinkie, fried mars bars, fried pizza, fried macaroni, ice cream twix bar, Boston, Halifax, helped by the cod industry, monk fish, sea robbins, high grading, changes over time, jelly fish, Cape Cod, Pleasant Bay, flounder, 12 inch limit, Jamaica Bay, bunker, blue fish, trophic levels, mullosks,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
