Cornell Cooperative Extension holds an “emergency” meeting for local farmers at 1 p.m. this Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 NYS Route 23, in Acra. “This meeting is designed to offer farmers the opportunity to access all of the different disaster relief efforts being carried on right now by the different organizations and agencies, and all in one place,” according to their press release. “Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA) the Farm Services Agency, (FSA) Farm Bureau, (FB) NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, (NRCS) Soil and Water Conservation Districts, (SWCD) Farm Net, the Department of Labor, (DOL) the Department of Social Services, (DSS) Crop Insurers, the Watershed Agricultural Council, (WAC) Farm Credit East, and Cornell Cooperative Extension will be on hand to help answer your questions, and help direct you to programs within the disaster relief efforts that can best fit your needs.” WGXC will also be on hand air the meeting live on WGXC 90.7-FM and wgxc.org. For more information, please call the Cornell Cooperative Extension at (518) 622-9820. If you have special needs related to program participation, please contact the Agroforestry Center in advance.
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Tanya Holonko and Diane Hencke speak about natural pet foods at Greene County Eco Fair at Agroforestry Center.
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Hal Zucker speaks next about sustainable lifestyles at Greene County Eco-Fair at Agroforestry Center in Acra.
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Mark Bomba from Alteris Renewables speaks about solar power at Greene County Eco-Fair at Agroforestry Center in Acra, NY.
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Joe Laquatra from Cornell University is beamed in with a presentation about Home Energy Efficiency at Greene County Eco-Fair at the Agroforesty Center in Acra. Watch video above or listen to audio at www.wgxc.org or:
http://comm.free103point9.org:8000/cairo.mp3.m3u
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Second annual Eco-Fair in Cairo, NY, WGXC co-sponsors for second year. Workshops on a variety of environmentally friendly topics tba. Click on this PDF for more information. Sponsored by Cairo Chamber of Commerce. WGXC will be at the Eco-Fair with Max Goldfarb’s M49 solar-powered radio truck. Tour the solar-powered radio truck with Goldfarb outside the Agroforestry Center in Acra, and WGXC will be webstreaming the speakers from inside the Agroforestry Center all day. Tune in WGXC Online Radio at www.wgxc.org.
Schedule
11:00-11:30 Opening
11:30-12:00 Kevin Bailey- Sycaway Solar and Wind
12:00-12:30 Erin Brady – Emerald Ash Borer is Here!
12:30-1:00 Sarah Powers-NYSERDA, Making your Home Energy Efficient
1:00-1:15 Pete Lopez NYS Assemblyman – The Importance of Sustainability
1:15-2:00 Dr. Joe Laquatra, Cornell University- Energy Efficiency & Healthy Homes
2:00-2:30 Mark Bomba- Alteris Renewables
2:30-3:00 Hal Zucker-Sustainable Living
3:00-3:30 Dr. Tanya Holonko DVM – Environmentally Friendly Ways to Have Healthy Animals
3:30-4:00 Overview of the Cairo Durham E..A.R.T.H. club. (‘ Establishing Environmental Action and Responsibility for Tomorrow’s Habitats’) The club’s mission is to help students learn about the environment and to become aware of the role which they can assume as responsible global citizens and future leaders.
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Liz LoGiudice, Extension Educator at Agroforestry Resource Center, led an “Amphibian Adventure” WGXC fundraiser Friday night, giving a “frog walk” across the street at the Siuslaw Model Forest. We listened to peepers, tree frogs, pond frogs, and found tadpoles and snails.
Click here to listen to an mp3 sound recording of the “Amphibian Adventure” or paste this url into your computer’s media player:
http://archive.free103point9.org/2010/05
/AmphibianAdventure_AcraSoundWalk_WGXC_AgroforestryCenter.mp3
Siuslaw Model Forest.
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On The Air
WGXC is on 90.7-FM now, at full-power, 3300 watts. We cover all parts of Greene County except parts of the mountaintop, and all of Columbia County except for a bit of Western Columbia County south of Germantown. WGXC also covers a large part of southern Albany County. We have heard reports that the signal is getting from Delaware County to Great Barrington, from Selkirk to Saugerties, from Pine Plains to the I-90 extension.
Local weather/webcams
National Weather Service, Albany
Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page
When the computer is turned on, the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page reports weather information in Harlemville. Check dates and times to see whether reports are live or from when the computer was turned off.
Greene County webcams:
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