Common Ground Radio 2/3/12

Broadcast Time: 10 AM – 11 AM

Program Topic:Family Cow

Key Discussion Points:
a)Requirements in terms of time
b) feed, pasture, health, hay
c) what to do with the milk

Guests by name and affiliation:
A) diane Schiveira MOFGA
B) Megan Gerriston Wood Prairie Farm
C ) Christine Baker Sunnyside Farm

Call In Program: Yes
Political Broadcast: NO
Host: Cheryl Wixson MOFGA
Engineer: Amy Browne

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Common Ground Radio 1/6/12

Issue: Seeds
Program Name: Common Ground Radio Hour
Broadcast Date: January 6, 2012
Broadcast Time: 10 am
Program Topic: Seeds
Key Discussion Points (list at least 3):
a) Seed varieties for 2012
b) Ideas for how to extend growing season
c) Plants that serve as hosts for pollinators
Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Roberta Bailey, FEDCO Seeds
B) Heron Breen, FEDCO Seeds
C ) Paul Gallione, Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Call In Program: YES
Political Broadcast: NO
Host: Melissa White Pillsbury & Russell Libby, MOFGA
Engineer: Amy Browne

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Common Ground Radio 12/2/11

Issue: Livestock processing in Maine
Broadcast Time: 10 am

Program Topic: Livestock processing
Key Discussion Points (list at least 3):
a) Opportunities to grow livestock markets in Maine
b) Need for improved access to slaughterhouses
c) Consumers are making a difference through their purchasing decisions

Calls: Access to markets. Issues around distance to slaughterhouses. On-farm slaughter question.

Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Tom Gilbert, Herring Brothers, Guilford
B) Ben Slayton, Farmer’s Gate Market, Leeds

Call In Program: Yes

Host: Melissa White Pillsbury & Russell Libby
Engineer: Amy Browne

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Common Ground Radio 11/4/11

Issue: Farm and Food Policy
Program Name: Common Ground
Broadcast Date: 11.4.11
Broadcast Time: 10-11 am
Program Topic: Farm & Food Policy
Key Discussion Points:
a) Local Foods Act, HR 3286
b) Farm insurance
c) Building local markets for food
Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
B) Brian Snyder, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
C ) Katie Green, Cheryl Wixson, Russell Libby
Call In Program: Yes
Political Broadcast: No
Host: Russell Libby
Engineer: Amy Browne

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