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First Aired - 10/31/2011 04:30PM
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This weeks Cutting the Curd brings you Mathew Lange of Lange Dairy Development out of North Carolina and who is also the Development Coordinator of the North Carolina Dairy Advantage. Tune into hear about what small farmstead dairies, not just in North Carolina, are up against in comparison to commercial dairy processors. From market volatility to milk pricing learn how small dairies are using programs like the Dairy Advantage to compete with the commodity market. This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
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North Carolina Dairy Advantage (36:24)
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Mathew Lange, Lange Dairy Development, North Carolina Dairy Advantage, Value added dairy initiative, small farmstead cheese makers, commercial dairy processers, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, North Carolina, Dairy Development Coordinator, farmstead dairies, dairy states, NC state, nutritionist, milk quality, commercial dairies, market volality, low milk prices, milk pricing, milk deficit, paying farmers, commodity market, software, succession, growing the herd, cows, dairy cows, buying a farm, agricultural extension, owning livestock, taking over a farm, recruiting dairy farmers,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/02/2011 04:30PM
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This week on Cutting the Curd Anne Saxelby talks with Steven Judge of Bob-White Systems. Bob-White Systems focuses on the small-farm niche and makes pasteurizers and other equipment for micro-dairies. Steven traces his design for an efficient small pasteurizer along with his 45 years in the farming and dairy business. This program was sponsored by
Fairway Market
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Cutting the Curd: Bob-White Systems (17:22)
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Heritage Radio Network, Cutting the Curd, Anne Saxelby, Fairway Market, Sophie Slesinger, Bob-White Systems, Steven Judge, Vermont, dairy farm, micro-dairies, dairy equipment, pasteurizer, small farmstead, pasteurizing milk, in-line pasteurizer, HTST pasteurization, bucket milkers, vat pasteurizers, capper-filler, Bobwhite quail, South Royalton,Small Farm Culture (15:46)
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rural communities, high rise dairy farms, 2 acres per cow is ideal, cows don't do well alone, rotational grazing, milking system, pipeline milking system, small farmer, small traditional dairy, locally produced milk, West Coast is a hot spot for micro dairies, farm culture, the life of a farmer, Iowa imported more food consumed in the US than any other state in the Union, exports, locally oriented farm, producing food for neighbors, cows are related to whales,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/08/2012 01:00PM
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This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of the great state of Maine. Tune in for a lively discussion on all things related to food, agriculture, policy and the way we feed our nation. Find out what Congresswoman Pingree is trying to achieve with her Local Food, Farms and Jobs Act including incentives for fisheries, value added producer grants and improvements to school food programs. Hear more about the 2012 Farm Bill and find out how young farmers are changing the landscape of food production in our nation. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.
"Kids have a great palate, we just don't give them the opportunity to develop it."
"Patriotism used to be supporting family farms and communities, not shipping tomatoes on a truck from Florida across the country."
--- Congresswoman Chellie Pingree on Straight, No Chaser
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Straight, No Chaser: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (13:14)
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Straight No Chaser, Heritage Radio Network, Katy Keiffer, Cain Five, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, farming, Local Food Farms and Jobs Act, canning and processing facilities, farmers markets, local food for schools, food service, activism, USDA, slaughterhouses, food policy, organic farming, private funding, venture capitalism, agriculture,Maine Fisheries & Aquaculture (8:01)
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fisheries, fish, fishing, Maine, aquaculture, distribution, produce, processing,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
