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First Aired - 07/17/2009 04:00PM
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This week's Farm Report is all about the girls. Heather and Lorenzo talk with Mrs. Good and Mrs. Metzger about the evolving role of the woman on the farm.
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Amy Good: Lending a Farming Hand (22:25)
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Craig Good, Duroc, Doug Metzger, division of farm task, Amy Good, Craig takes care of livestock, Amy does bookwork, Amy keeps grounds, mowing, landscaping, Flint Hills of Kansas, pasture land, windbreaks, vegetable garden, protecting animals from wind, tornado, wind damage, jarring veggies for winter, the future of the Good farm, food safety, cultivating a younger generation of farmers,Betty Metzger's: A Day in the LIfe of A Farmer's Wife (21:05)
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Betty takes care of the Metzger turkeys, 4500 to 5000 turkeys, Bourbon Red, Bronze, Narragansett, poultry predators, couples farming, obtaining land, cost of land, 2500 acre farm, price of farmland up, people are raising corn and soybeans and getting rid of livestock, what's next for the turkeys?, predators, foxes, coyotes,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/31/2011 12:00PM
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This week's episode of The Naturalist sees Carol A. Butler returning to the program for a magazine-style 30 minutes jam packed of interesting information. Tune in for an update on the nuclear disaster in Fukushima and hear how contamination has been found in some of the food in cities such as Tokyo. Later on, hear about white nose syndrome, monarch butterflies, bees, cichlids and more! This episode was brought to you by Hearst Ranch.
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The Naturalist: Carol Butler Returns! (18:43)
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contamination, The Naturalist, Bernie Wides, Carol Butler, Heritage Radio Network, Hearst Ranch, Fukushima, nuclear disaster, Japan, radioactivity, Tokyo, food supply, food contamination, fish, nuclear energy, Long Island evacuation, white nose syndrome, bats, white fungus, Bat Conservation International,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/09/2013 12:45PM
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Ben Flanner calls Erin Fairbanks live from the Brooklyn Grange to talk about pests in urban farms. Hear how Ben has recently been dealing with two plant predators- pigeons and flea beatles! How do these two farm foes attack different crops? Pick up some strategies to keep birds and bugs out of your urban farm or backyard garden! Thanks to our sponsor, Hearst Ranch.
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Pest Control (9:09)
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Ben Flanner, flea beetle, pigeons, Brooklyn Grange, arugula, mustard green, kale, broccoli, pests, ecosystems, insect, deer, sunlight, pea shoots, Long Island City, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Navy Yard,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
