1 00:00:01,430 --> 00:00:02,360 Starting now. 2 00:00:03,060 --> 00:00:07,280 Commonalities where guests find common ground through uncommon 3 00:00:07,300 --> 00:00:10,920 conversations, politics, religion, finances, 4 00:00:11,020 --> 00:00:14,600 all the topics your grandmother told you not to discuss with friends. 5 00:00:14,940 --> 00:00:17,560 And now your host, Matthew Dowling, 6 00:00:17,780 --> 00:00:20,600 and today's guests on commonalities. 7 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,400 Thank you for joining another episode of Commonalities. I'm your host, 8 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,360 Matt Dowling, alongside a friend of mine, uh, 9 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,520 secretary Russell Redding, 10 00:00:39,740 --> 00:00:44,160 who is Secretary of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Uh, 11 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,320 secretary Redding, thank you so much for joining us here today. 12 00:00:47,590 --> 00:00:51,840 I know you've worked, uh, in several different governor's administration. 13 00:00:51,850 --> 00:00:56,800 So at the top of the show, I wanted to kind of give you the opportunity to, uh, 14 00:00:56,930 --> 00:01:01,560 do a little bit of a bio or self introduction and tell us how Russell Redding 15 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,440 became the Secretary of Agriculture for the Commonwealth. 16 00:01:05,450 --> 00:01:07,980 Yeah, Matt, first of all, it's good to see you and happy New Year to you, 17 00:01:07,980 --> 00:01:11,780 and thank you for reaching out. It's good to see you again. Um, yeah, 18 00:01:11,780 --> 00:01:15,020 so it's been an interesting journey. So I, I feel very lucky, uh, 19 00:01:15,230 --> 00:01:19,340 to have my vocation, that vocation be the same, uh, to, to do that in, 20 00:01:19,340 --> 00:01:22,300 in a public service role particularly. Uh, 21 00:01:22,500 --> 00:01:26,500 it started with a chance encounter of, uh, 22 00:01:26,500 --> 00:01:30,740 a US Senator Harris Wofford, uh, that got my start in, 23 00:01:30,910 --> 00:01:35,340 in public service. And from there, uh, of course the journey to, uh, 24 00:01:35,860 --> 00:01:39,820 elections and, uh, ultimately coming back to work for Tom Ridge, who, uh, 25 00:01:39,820 --> 00:01:43,180 was governor. And that's where I started, worked through, uh, 26 00:01:43,180 --> 00:01:46,780 the Bridge Administration and Rendell left a while to be, uh, 27 00:01:46,780 --> 00:01:49,380 in higher education as the Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. 28 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,940 And then, uh, came back with, uh, governor Tom Wolf, uh, most recently. 29 00:01:53,940 --> 00:01:58,780 But through that whole journey of public services has always been sort of a, a, 30 00:01:58,780 --> 00:02:03,500 a common foundation around production agriculture in Adams County. 31 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:08,180 Our, our roots are there. Uh, that's where we've been. We continue to farm, uh, 32 00:02:08,180 --> 00:02:12,340 in that county. So I feel like I've got both a, a, a foot in the, 33 00:02:12,670 --> 00:02:16,900 in the, uh, farmer world, right. Uh, and that of the, uh, 34 00:02:16,900 --> 00:02:21,180 the public service role here as secretary. But, uh, both are very rewarding. 35 00:02:21,930 --> 00:02:25,820 Well, I thank you so much for being on the show. I wanted to have you on, uh, 36 00:02:25,820 --> 00:02:30,060 this week, uh, not because agriculture's not important year round. It is. 37 00:02:30,510 --> 00:02:33,940 Uh, but because we are in the midst of Farm Show Week, 38 00:02:33,940 --> 00:02:37,940 the Farm Show started on January 7th and runs through the 14th. 39 00:02:38,050 --> 00:02:41,580 This is the hundred and seventh Farm Show. Um, 40 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,940 and I know you have a, a theme that you're working with, uh, 41 00:02:45,940 --> 00:02:48,500 as you do most years for the Farm Show. 42 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:52,100 Why don't you tell us a little bit about, uh, about this year's Farm show theme? 43 00:02:53,090 --> 00:02:57,540 Yeah, thank you. Uh, our, our theme this year is rooted in progress. Uh, 44 00:02:57,540 --> 00:03:01,440 we felt it was a good sort of capstone to eight years of, of the administration, 45 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,840 but it's also a great description of the industry, right? 46 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,800 It's rooted here in pa, it's important to us, uh, across time. 47 00:03:08,810 --> 00:03:11,680 It is centuries old, uh, 48 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:16,320 and today we've seen the progress of that by being able to celebrate it here in 49 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,000 the state. It's 132 billion economic impact every year. 50 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:25,120 18% of our state's gross state product is food and agriculture. So, uh, rooted, 51 00:03:25,170 --> 00:03:29,560 uh, but those roots have really nourished our progress across time. So, 52 00:03:29,850 --> 00:03:31,600 uh, we wanted to celebrate that and, 53 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:36,560 and try to represent both what we have done in the administration to further 54 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:41,440 that progress. At the same time, know that we're not representing, uh, 55 00:03:41,510 --> 00:03:46,120 simply, uh, a four or eight year term, but 107 years, right? 56 00:03:46,150 --> 00:03:50,480 Plus. So that is also part of this. So we're rooted in so many ways, 57 00:03:50,670 --> 00:03:53,880 innovation, progress, the food system, 58 00:03:54,140 --> 00:03:57,320 the legacy work that's been done over, uh, of time. 59 00:03:57,620 --> 00:04:01,880 Our mission is rooted here, um, in the state as well. So, 60 00:04:01,970 --> 00:04:05,640 so many ways. So we've, we feel like the theme is, uh, 61 00:04:05,670 --> 00:04:08,120 a good description of time, 62 00:04:08,700 --> 00:04:12,960 but it also transcends time, and that is a really, um, 63 00:04:13,270 --> 00:04:17,360 a great storyline for us this week. And we've seen a lot of it through just, uh, 64 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,240 in the setup to see what that's gonna look like. But we're excited. 65 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:21,073 It's a great time. 66 00:04:21,570 --> 00:04:25,300 Well, I'm really excited too. I, I've been to the Farm show, um, 67 00:04:25,390 --> 00:04:30,220 as I've been able to for the last seven years or so. Um, last year, 68 00:04:30,220 --> 00:04:34,820 unfortunately, I was, uh, in the hospital, uh, and, and unable to make it. Um, 69 00:04:34,840 --> 00:04:39,540 and then we had, uh, at, at no fault of, of anyone's, uh, 70 00:04:39,540 --> 00:04:41,580 a pandemic that you had to deal with, 71 00:04:41,580 --> 00:04:45,220 and we had a virtual farm show in 2021. 72 00:04:45,470 --> 00:04:50,220 So I know that things are just kind of blooming and, and growing back to, 73 00:04:50,390 --> 00:04:54,980 uh, the pre covid era. Um, so I'm really excited to see that. 74 00:04:54,980 --> 00:04:58,660 I'm excited, uh, also for the farm show milkshakes and, uh, 75 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,740 and those fried cheese, of course, uh, my wife, uh, 76 00:05:02,740 --> 00:05:07,220 and my kids and I will be up later this week, uh, to partake in all of that. So, 77 00:05:07,220 --> 00:05:10,380 why don't you tell me what you are excited about, uh, 78 00:05:10,380 --> 00:05:11,900 during this year's farm show? 79 00:05:12,850 --> 00:05:17,500 Well, I, I, I, I share the, uh, uh, your appetite, 80 00:05:17,710 --> 00:05:21,820 uh, for good things in the food court. You know, it, it's, it's the go-to, 81 00:05:21,820 --> 00:05:26,340 right? You can satisfy everyone's sort of pallet and stomach and interest in, 82 00:05:26,340 --> 00:05:29,940 in the food. But we hope while you're here and others, I mean, 83 00:05:29,940 --> 00:05:33,420 you really look around at, at just the diversity of ag, 84 00:05:33,420 --> 00:05:36,780 but personally excited about a couple things. One is, 85 00:05:36,780 --> 00:05:40,380 I always like the conservation display, 86 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:44,460 and we started that some years ago, as you recall, when, 87 00:05:44,460 --> 00:05:49,300 when we had a lot of issues swirling around about land use in 88 00:05:49,300 --> 00:05:49,860 Pennsylvania, 89 00:05:49,860 --> 00:05:54,820 we had issues in townships with ordinances and restrictions in place. We said, 90 00:05:54,820 --> 00:05:57,920 we really ought to sort of tell a story about what, what land use is, 91 00:05:57,990 --> 00:06:02,080 what it looks like, right? What do the modern agriculture look like? 92 00:06:02,170 --> 00:06:06,960 So all of that's captured in this conservation pod now that, 93 00:06:06,970 --> 00:06:10,840 uh, shows the land, uh, uh, cover, uh, across, uh, 94 00:06:10,950 --> 00:06:15,360 that most consumers and public would see across the state. Uh, 95 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,120 it shows the equipment. Uh, 96 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:22,080 there is a rainfall simulator to show what happens when you 97 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,680 have cover on fields during winter or not, 98 00:06:24,780 --> 00:06:28,800 and what that looks like in terms of runoff. So that's one. The other is around, 99 00:06:28,970 --> 00:06:31,040 uh, sunflowers. Uh, 100 00:06:31,630 --> 00:06:36,280 this is a product of both market opportunities. Uh, 101 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,480 it's a recognition that, you know, 102 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,590 half of the sunflower oil comes out of Ukraine, um, 103 00:06:42,950 --> 00:06:47,030 right? So, uh, you've seen this world, uh, uh, 104 00:06:47,220 --> 00:06:51,870 supply disrupted. We've got 'em here. We're growing them here in Pennsylvania, 105 00:06:51,870 --> 00:06:54,750 wanna grow that market in pa. So I could go through that list, 106 00:06:54,750 --> 00:06:57,870 but they're just two highlights that I think sort of stand out that are 107 00:06:58,310 --> 00:07:02,150 universal regardless of where you are in the state. It's about conservation, 108 00:07:02,370 --> 00:07:06,870 and it's also about looking at progress, uh, of how do you develop new markets? 109 00:07:06,870 --> 00:07:10,390 How do you entice farmers to try growing in new crop? 110 00:07:11,570 --> 00:07:15,430 How does it translate in terms of economics, uh, for our farm? 111 00:07:15,430 --> 00:07:18,190 So there are two that I think are good bookends to the, 112 00:07:18,190 --> 00:07:19,950 to the other displays at Farm Shell. 113 00:07:20,630 --> 00:07:24,360 Well, and, and I have to tell you, I was very inspired by, uh, 114 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:28,240 some of the conservation pieces that I saw. I believe it was four H uh, 115 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,760 several years ago, had done, done, uh, 116 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:36,320 some setups where they were looking at harvesting water in urban settings. And, 117 00:07:36,410 --> 00:07:38,400 uh, several years ago, 118 00:07:38,830 --> 00:07:41,880 inspired by the Hunger Garden that is at the Capitol, 119 00:07:42,190 --> 00:07:44,720 I put a hunger garden in at, uh, at was my, 120 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,480 what was my district office in the parking lot. 121 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:52,160 And it was a small 10 by 15 parcel, uh, with the, 122 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,920 the building sign, uh, was right at the edge of that. But we gardened, uh, 123 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:01,840 for those that were in need, um, right in that, that, uh, 124 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,400 urban garden. And just last year, um, 125 00:08:05,460 --> 00:08:09,720 the facility we worked with our, our local, uh, technical school, 126 00:08:09,980 --> 00:08:13,600 and the facility added a rain collection system. 127 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:18,360 I call it a wing because it sits on top of the sign and, uh, two rain barrels. 128 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:22,440 And so all of the water that's needed is harvested, uh, 129 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:27,360 right from the two 50 gallon rain barrels that sit on either side 130 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,280 of the sign. Uh, and, and there are plants on it, 131 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,440 and you would never even know that, uh, that it was harvesting water. 132 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:38,200 But I was inspired by seeing what our young people were trying to create and, 133 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,800 uh, envisioning for the future of Pennsylvania. 134 00:08:41,310 --> 00:08:44,000 I think the farm show is so important, uh, 135 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:48,840 because of the opportunities that it affords to our future Farmers of 136 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:53,800 America to our young people. So, uh, can you tell me a little bit about, uh, 137 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,160 how you interact with, uh, with the youth at the Farm show? 138 00:08:58,270 --> 00:09:00,440 Yeah. Thank you for mentioning that, 139 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,680 because I think we can all sort of look at sort of the, 140 00:09:03,680 --> 00:09:08,640 the work that we've done in our respective public service and hosting of 141 00:09:08,670 --> 00:09:10,680 farm show, but at the end of the day, 142 00:09:10,990 --> 00:09:14,920 it's about inspiring somebody to sort of get into this business, right? 143 00:09:15,060 --> 00:09:19,040 And the business could be in the production agriculture, uh, or it could be in, 144 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:23,520 in somewhere in the food service or the sciences or whatever, that that's the, 145 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,680 the generation that we're trying to appeal to. 146 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:29,800 And I hope that over the eight days, somebody sees something here, uh, 147 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,440 mom and dad see something the kids should be interested in, 148 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:36,040 but hopefully the kids see it themselves, uh, that they see, you know, 149 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,520 opportunity in the hardwoods industry here. That, so you want to be a farmer. 150 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:44,120 It's about the roots and plants and genetics, uh, that's all here. 151 00:09:44,130 --> 00:09:47,840 So we, we try to build a lot of those exhibits, uh, 152 00:09:48,310 --> 00:09:52,800 into this farm show. You'll see it in a four H, uh, uh, exhibits. 153 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:57,080 We've got f f A here, uh, early in the week with, uh, you know, 154 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:01,680 from all over the state talking about, you know, their future of ag. 155 00:10:02,130 --> 00:10:02,550 Uh, 156 00:10:02,550 --> 00:10:06,240 I try to interact with all of the commodity representatives who were spending a 157 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,280 year of their lives representing their particular interests. 158 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:13,160 It could be in the Grange or the ffa, or the Apples, or the honey. 159 00:10:13,390 --> 00:10:16,400 I think all of those are incredibly important to a culture, 160 00:10:16,860 --> 00:10:21,280 but also the advocacy for those particular commodities. So interacting with 'em. 161 00:10:21,570 --> 00:10:25,880 Uh, and then throughout the week, uh, we do a lot of work. As you know, 162 00:10:26,220 --> 00:10:30,040 the sales in the farm show support, scholarships, the, 163 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:31,880 the sale of the champions of, 164 00:10:31,890 --> 00:10:34,760 of some of the market animals go into scholarships. 165 00:10:34,770 --> 00:10:39,520 There's a lot of scholarship and youth activity that are part of the 166 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,320 celebration of ag this week, 167 00:10:41,740 --> 00:10:46,680 but I think extend throughout the year where we connect our fairs 168 00:10:47,090 --> 00:10:48,520 to our farm shows, right? 169 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:53,000 We connect our youth in four H and the family living area into what we're doing. 170 00:10:53,410 --> 00:10:55,400 So, so many places they intersect, 171 00:10:55,400 --> 00:11:00,320 but it's a common sort of thread across the week of recognizing that 172 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,240 future generation that needs this at the end, 173 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:07,200 we want them and desperately need them to be part of agriculture, uh, 174 00:11:07,490 --> 00:11:08,480 in the years to come. 175 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,050 Well, I, I, I do think that's, uh, 176 00:11:12,050 --> 00:11:15,250 so important that the emphasis is on the future of farming in Pennsylvania, 177 00:11:15,250 --> 00:11:18,970 because we need people to keep putting, uh, food on our tables. 178 00:11:18,970 --> 00:11:23,730 And agriculture is such a large industry here within the Commonwealth Secretary. 179 00:11:23,730 --> 00:11:25,770 We have to get to our first break. 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I'm your host, 248 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,840 Matt Dowling on Wmb S five 90 am 1 0 1 0.1 fm, 249 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,400 and every place you download your favorite podcast. 250 00:15:50,770 --> 00:15:54,200 My guest today is Secretary of Agriculture, Russell Redding, 251 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,400 secretary of Agriculture for the Commonwealth, uh, secretary Redding. 252 00:15:58,400 --> 00:15:59,960 It's so great to have you with me. 253 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:03,920 We were talking farm show before we went to the break. Um, and you know, 254 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:08,680 one of my favorite things to, to look at and to witness and experience, 255 00:16:08,970 --> 00:16:10,520 uh, at the farm show, uh, 256 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:15,280 aside from all the kids that are showing livestock and and et cetera, 257 00:16:15,850 --> 00:16:18,120 is, is the butter sculpture. 258 00:16:18,180 --> 00:16:22,480 And I know the butter sculpture was revealed last week. Um, 259 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:26,920 can you tell me a little bit about that sculpture and, uh, and you know, 260 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,320 what it means to the farm show? 261 00:16:29,380 --> 00:16:33,910 Well, it's, it's the 32nd year, uh, we started that 1991, 262 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:34,430 uh, 263 00:16:34,430 --> 00:16:39,430 as a way to recognize the dairy industry and to sort of rally the, 264 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:44,670 uh, the interest of, uh, the public. And, and it's sort of the unofficial, 265 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:49,150 uh, opening of the farm show. So we're always excited to do it. 266 00:16:49,150 --> 00:16:51,110 It's a great partnership with the dairy industry. 267 00:16:51,350 --> 00:16:54,550 There are 5,200 dairy farms in Pennsylvania. 268 00:16:54,570 --> 00:16:57,390 All of them are contributors to, uh, 269 00:16:57,390 --> 00:17:02,190 the Dairy Association that supports, uh, the sculpture. 270 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,350 Uh, so we start back in, uh, August and, 271 00:17:05,350 --> 00:17:09,070 and brainstorm what the theme is, and, uh, 272 00:17:09,140 --> 00:17:10,830 hand that over to, uh, 273 00:17:11,020 --> 00:17:15,510 some folks who try to translate the words to the theme. 274 00:17:15,850 --> 00:17:19,870 And this year, we, we have this beautiful, uh, butter sculpture that captures, 275 00:17:20,060 --> 00:17:24,390 I think, pretty well, all of that roots of progress. You know, 276 00:17:24,390 --> 00:17:27,950 it's the forest products industry represented by the tree. 277 00:17:27,950 --> 00:17:31,350 You've got a young family, uh, with kids that, 278 00:17:31,350 --> 00:17:35,510 that talk about the bridge of generations. Uh, we've got a wonderful, 279 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,070 um, you know, sort of, uh, animal, uh, with, 280 00:17:39,070 --> 00:17:43,230 with a young calf that symbolizes, you know, 281 00:17:43,230 --> 00:17:47,590 that's the future of, that's the next generation of, of dairy, uh, 282 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:52,080 uh, cows, uh, et cetera. So that when you look at it, 283 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,960 it's got this nice sort of balance between young and old, 284 00:17:55,960 --> 00:18:00,640 between forest and and crops. Uh, it has the, 285 00:18:01,170 --> 00:18:04,880 um, you know, the, the, the landscape, if you will, of Pennsylvania. 286 00:18:04,930 --> 00:18:09,360 So when you look at it, it, it says Pennsylvania to me. Uh, 287 00:18:09,360 --> 00:18:12,360 it clearly says dairy by way of the, uh, 288 00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:14,960 the butter and the product that's it's made out of. But it's also, 289 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:19,240 when you see the individual pieces of, uh, uh, 290 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:24,200 that make it, make out the, the, uh, sculpture, uh, it clearly, uh, 291 00:18:24,310 --> 00:18:27,760 represents very well the dairy industry here in, in the state of Pennsylvania. 292 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:32,000 So it's the way, so it's unveiled, it's a key part. It's a marquee, uh, it's a, 293 00:18:32,220 --> 00:18:35,920 the north on the compass, if you will, of farm show complex. 294 00:18:36,330 --> 00:18:40,400 If you can get to the, uh, the, the butter sculpture, uh, 295 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:44,320 you can be guided anywhere, uh, because you'll know where you are in, 296 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:45,960 in a million square feet of classroom. 297 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:51,300 You know. Uh, so we're, we're talking about the butter sculpture. And if, uh, 298 00:18:51,300 --> 00:18:56,140 if you're viewing this episode on Facebook or YouTube where you can see, uh, 299 00:18:56,140 --> 00:18:59,700 the video, um, I, you've seen some pictures on the screen. 300 00:18:59,700 --> 00:19:01,060 If you're listening on the radio, 301 00:19:01,460 --> 00:19:06,300 visit my Facebook page at Facebook slash Matthew Dowling public. 302 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:07,580 And, uh, 303 00:19:07,580 --> 00:19:12,460 and I have some pictures courtesy of Penn Live that are up there of this year's 304 00:19:12,460 --> 00:19:16,660 ba uh, butter sculpture. It is a, a amazing, uh, 305 00:19:16,790 --> 00:19:21,060 it just impresses me that something of that magnitude can, uh, 306 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:25,540 can be sculpted every year. And, uh, and, and maybe a silly question, 307 00:19:25,540 --> 00:19:29,700 but secretary, what happens to that butter after the farm show? Um, 308 00:19:29,700 --> 00:19:33,140 do you bake a lot of bread or, you know, what, what happens. 309 00:19:34,140 --> 00:19:38,500 <Laugh>? Yeah. So, uh, several years ago, uh, we, um, 310 00:19:38,530 --> 00:19:43,180 worked with a local dairy farmer who's got a methane digester. 311 00:19:43,830 --> 00:19:45,420 Uh, and that di uh, 312 00:19:45,420 --> 00:19:49,700 that digester accepts this butter as it does other, uh, 313 00:19:49,850 --> 00:19:54,540 farm waste or food waste. And, uh, it, it gets turned, 314 00:19:54,690 --> 00:19:57,540 turned into energy, right? So it does not go to waste. 315 00:19:57,540 --> 00:20:01,380 It does not go to a landfill. It gets turned right back into energy. 316 00:20:01,380 --> 00:20:05,340 So I think it's a great story completing that cycle, right? Started on the farm, 317 00:20:05,530 --> 00:20:08,500 goes back to the farm, uh, uh, to produce energy. 318 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:13,340 So that'll happen on the day after farm show that butter's becoming 319 00:20:13,340 --> 00:20:17,140 energy to, to, you know, uh, power our lives. 320 00:20:17,910 --> 00:20:18,400 Well, 321 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,760 and that goes back to that important piece of conservation that we discussed 322 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:26,720 earlier in the episode. Now, you know, as I talk to people, um, 323 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,160 and as a state representative, 324 00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:32,200 I would travel out to the farm show with my family and had a fantastic time. 325 00:20:32,420 --> 00:20:36,360 I'm about three, three and a half hours away from Harrisburg. 326 00:20:36,570 --> 00:20:40,680 So it's a little bit of a hike. And, uh, I guess I could say those who know, 327 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:45,200 know, uh, about the farm show, but those who don't, don't, uh, 328 00:20:45,340 --> 00:20:47,600 who should attend the farm show, you know, it's, 329 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,720 it's not just people that are raising livestock. Uh, 330 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:55,440 I think every Pennsylvanian could find something for them at, at the farm show. 331 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:58,840 So, I, I don't know if you could speak to that a little bit about, uh, 332 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,040 about who the farm show's open to. 333 00:21:01,810 --> 00:21:04,940 Yeah. The, the Farm show is a public show, right? It's, it's, 334 00:21:04,940 --> 00:21:07,620 it is a Pennsylvania show. Uh, 335 00:21:07,620 --> 00:21:10,180 we as a department are simply honored to host it, 336 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,460 but it is a state sponsored show, 337 00:21:12,460 --> 00:21:17,140 and I always underscore that because it's not something that is sponsored by PDA 338 00:21:17,230 --> 00:21:21,260 as a department. Uh, it isn't one year, it's not a governor, right? 339 00:21:21,260 --> 00:21:25,140 It has been around for 107 years, and it is a state sponsored show, 340 00:21:25,140 --> 00:21:27,020 and that means it's owned by the state. 341 00:21:27,020 --> 00:21:30,980 It's everybody who is here in this state, I think has appreciation, you know, 342 00:21:30,980 --> 00:21:34,660 some more than others in terms of what agriculture is and where it touches our 343 00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:38,260 lives. But I would hope that those who are, you know, 344 00:21:38,290 --> 00:21:43,260 just curious about our food system would come in and 345 00:21:43,260 --> 00:21:46,580 look, uh, and walk and taste the, 346 00:21:46,580 --> 00:21:49,060 the farm show and learn if you're interested in, you know, 347 00:21:49,060 --> 00:21:52,500 preservation and conservation that come in, if you're interested in wildlife, 348 00:21:52,500 --> 00:21:56,260 right? We talk about pollinators and the bees and the butterflies, 349 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:01,220 all of that is here. Or if you just sort of want to talk about equipment and, 350 00:22:01,220 --> 00:22:05,860 and look at, you know, your, you're a home owner and, and you want to have, uh, 351 00:22:05,860 --> 00:22:09,620 you know, uh, uh, expand a garden garden or have a garden, uh, 352 00:22:09,620 --> 00:22:13,700 there's a opportunity to say, Hey, maybe you wanna be a farmer. Uh, 353 00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:17,700 there's so many things inside of the Farm show complex that, uh, I, I, 354 00:22:17,700 --> 00:22:22,460 I would be hard pressed to say that there's not something there that touches the 355 00:22:22,660 --> 00:22:26,540 interest of every single resident of Pennsylvania, right? 356 00:22:26,580 --> 00:22:30,060 Maybe it's food at the end of the day. It could be conservation, 357 00:22:30,230 --> 00:22:31,420 it could be the, you know, 358 00:22:31,420 --> 00:22:35,660 the natural resources and invasive species and all of that. 359 00:22:35,730 --> 00:22:40,620 That's the beauty of farm show that I think it's evolved from a time when 360 00:22:40,620 --> 00:22:41,860 it was, uh, 361 00:22:41,860 --> 00:22:46,260 all about the farm and farmer coming to Harrisburg to sort of look at the 362 00:22:46,260 --> 00:22:49,620 latest. This industry is sophisticated. 363 00:22:49,620 --> 00:22:53,940 It's grown so much in the last, uh, years that today, 364 00:22:54,390 --> 00:22:57,940 uh, it has the same dynamics of other parts of our economy. 365 00:22:57,940 --> 00:23:01,780 A lot of it's online. A lot of it is, you know, through what we, 366 00:23:01,780 --> 00:23:04,980 we've experienced through covid, people buying online. 367 00:23:04,980 --> 00:23:08,820 But what we find is that people want that relationship with who's feeding them, 368 00:23:08,940 --> 00:23:12,180 right? So if you want that relationship, come to the farm show. 369 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,820 And, you know, the farm show complex, you mentioned it a couple times, 370 00:23:17,550 --> 00:23:21,620 is really kind of an, an amazing complex or, or building, uh, 371 00:23:22,030 --> 00:23:24,540 as you as it is, uh, on its own, 372 00:23:24,540 --> 00:23:28,060 and it's used for other purposes throughout the year. But of course, uh, 373 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:32,860 you know, we refer to it as the farm show complex. Um, you know, I I, 374 00:23:32,860 --> 00:23:35,740 I will probably get this statistic wrong, and you can correct me, 375 00:23:35,740 --> 00:23:40,180 but if I'm right, it is the largest indoor agricultural, 376 00:23:40,790 --> 00:23:45,560 uh, event in, uh, north America. Is, is that correct? Is that, that, uh, 377 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:46,920 a statistic? That's true. 378 00:23:47,350 --> 00:23:51,360 That's true. Yeah. You, you've got a great, great memory, um, right. It, 379 00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:53,280 it's a million square feet under roof, 380 00:23:53,300 --> 00:23:58,160 and there are a lot of other places with open spaces, with show rings and, 381 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:02,480 and fairgrounds, uh, that are larger by footprint, but not under roof. 382 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:07,360 So we've got 24 acres that are under roof here, uh, in, in Harrisburg. So, 383 00:24:07,360 --> 00:24:11,200 and the other interesting piece, you, you probably know this, but back, um, 384 00:24:11,730 --> 00:24:16,160 in and during World War ii, uh, that complex was used, 385 00:24:16,450 --> 00:24:21,000 um, you know, as, as the Pennsylvania State School of Aeronautics. Uh, 386 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:25,520 and it was used to repair, uh, the, uh, by the air, uh, 387 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:30,320 army Air Corps, uh, the planes that were damaged in World War ii. Um, 388 00:24:30,370 --> 00:24:35,200 so there's only been two years when there's not been a in-person farm show, 389 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:39,920 1943 and 2021, uh, 390 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,120 in one of those through a war, the other, through a pandemic. 391 00:24:42,130 --> 00:24:44,160 So we're celebrating it's 80th year, 392 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:48,240 80th anniversary this year of the complex being used during World War ii. 393 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,960 It's a nice story, uh, 394 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,880 both our military and history and our veterans story during the complex. 395 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:58,160 So all of that's inside that story complex. 396 00:24:58,650 --> 00:25:00,840 We hosted, uh, for eight days, 397 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:04,920 but it's used throughout the year for 300 other shows, uh, 398 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:06,600 that take place here at the Farm show. 399 00:25:08,030 --> 00:25:12,120 Sure, sure. Now, uh, before we wrap up the interview today, I, 400 00:25:12,120 --> 00:25:15,040 I wanted to ask you a question that's not, um, 401 00:25:15,380 --> 00:25:19,600 not directly tied to Farm show, but, uh, but as we're looking ahead, 402 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:23,400 we're in a new legislative session, uh, the 20, uh, 403 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:28,360 2324 legislative session, I wanted to ask you, uh, 404 00:25:28,510 --> 00:25:32,480 what were some legislative priorities that are, uh, 405 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:36,920 dealing with agriculture that you see on the forefront or the horizon 406 00:25:37,330 --> 00:25:42,080 of, uh, of being voted on, perhaps in the Pennsylvania House or Senate? Um, 407 00:25:42,190 --> 00:25:46,800 what, especially, what can we do, uh, as Pennsylvanians to, 408 00:25:47,210 --> 00:25:51,640 uh, support our agrarian, um, industry that's here? 409 00:25:52,130 --> 00:25:55,600 Um, so what are some of those legislative bullet points that, uh, 410 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:58,680 that you would say will look, be looking at over the next two years? 411 00:25:59,670 --> 00:26:04,120 Yeah, I, I would say, uh, uh, one, um, that touches, 412 00:26:04,180 --> 00:26:08,600 you know, rural and urban spaces, um, is, is dog law. 413 00:26:09,210 --> 00:26:12,080 Uh, and, and just to say that we were, uh, 414 00:26:12,610 --> 00:26:15,080 so close to having that done, 415 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:19,440 but anybody who has a dog in Pennsylvania is required to be licensed 416 00:26:19,630 --> 00:26:22,640 that came out of, uh, you know, uh, uh, 417 00:26:22,740 --> 00:26:27,360 legislature of 1896, I think it was. So a long time. 418 00:26:27,980 --> 00:26:29,800 But the point is that there, 419 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:34,080 there are more than a million docs and PPA that are, have to be licensed. And, 420 00:26:34,210 --> 00:26:36,280 uh, we all know if you want to get 'em back, 421 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:40,880 you need to have some identification on them. We wanted to increase the, uh, 422 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:45,280 the license fee. That fee goes directly to support our, uh, 423 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:46,880 our staff in the field and, 424 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:51,320 and oversight of kennels where a lot of these dogs are, uh, 425 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:56,160 born and reared. Um, uh, we wanna make sure that they're safe and, 426 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:59,160 and healthy. So that, that's one we just hope to get done. 427 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:04,000 That's been a seven or eight year run for pa. Uh, we have, uh, milk, 428 00:27:04,250 --> 00:27:09,160 um, we've made some progress on milk with, uh, sale dates and, 429 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,880 and, and, you know, where, where it appears. 430 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:16,240 But there's also a very important dairy, uh, piece of that for, 431 00:27:16,890 --> 00:27:18,920 um, the, uh, uh, 432 00:27:19,190 --> 00:27:22,040 milk marketing board here in the state of Pennsylvania. 433 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,640 We're one of five states with any state pricing authority. 434 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:28,880 We've got a piece of legislation, we're working on the fertilizer component. 435 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:32,760 We've made a little progress in the last year in this session, 436 00:27:32,820 --> 00:27:37,480 but there's another chapter to fertilizer. And that means, 437 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:41,680 you know, the commercial fertilizer being applied to lands in, 438 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:46,240 in pa not just in agriculture, but urban centers because of water quality. 439 00:27:47,060 --> 00:27:51,920 And, uh, that has been supported. Uh, we've made a lot of progress, 440 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:52,753 but again, there, 441 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:57,480 we've gotta come back to that and try to finish that task here in this session. 442 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,410 Sure, sure. So, a lot of work that needs to be done to, uh, 443 00:28:02,410 --> 00:28:06,130 support one of the largest industries here in Pennsylvania. 444 00:28:06,850 --> 00:28:10,290 Secretary Redding, I wanna thank you for taking the time out, uh, to, 445 00:28:10,340 --> 00:28:13,730 to be with me and with my listeners today. Again, 446 00:28:13,730 --> 00:28:18,250 we wanna remind everyone that the hundred and seventh Farm Show with a theme 447 00:28:18,250 --> 00:28:23,250 rooted in progress, uh, started on January 7th, runs through the 14th. 448 00:28:23,780 --> 00:28:27,170 Um, it's only a three hour drive from the Uniontown area, 449 00:28:27,450 --> 00:28:29,930 although I have listeners all over the Commonwealth. Uh, 450 00:28:29,930 --> 00:28:34,770 I would encourage you all to, uh, to stop at the Farm show and, uh, 451 00:28:34,770 --> 00:28:37,810 and say hi to my guest, uh, secretary Redding, if, 452 00:28:37,810 --> 00:28:41,250 if you happen to bump into 'em in the halls there. Thanks so much, secretary. 453 00:28:42,130 --> 00:28:43,810 Pleasure, ma. Thank you. It's great. Have. 454 00:28:43,810 --> 00:28:44,450 A great day. 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Online. 522 00:32:54,870 --> 00:32:59,680 You're listening to Commonalities on W MBS five 90 am 1 0 1 523 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:03,000 0.1 FM in any place you download your favorite podcast. 524 00:33:03,890 --> 00:33:08,440 My guest earlier today was Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, 525 00:33:08,700 --> 00:33:12,680 and we talked about the hundred and seventh 526 00:33:13,710 --> 00:33:17,640 Farm Show, which is taking place this week in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 527 00:33:18,210 --> 00:33:20,720 January 7th through the 14th. 528 00:33:21,260 --> 00:33:23,720 And before we sign off today, 529 00:33:23,790 --> 00:33:28,760 I reached into the archives and found a couple interviews I did with some 530 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:33,280 amazing young people back in 2020 pre pandemic 531 00:33:33,650 --> 00:33:37,160 at the hundred and fourth PA Farm Show. 532 00:33:37,420 --> 00:33:41,240 Our first interview is from Tara Evans of Rockwood. 533 00:33:41,580 --> 00:33:45,400 Her family has been raising cattle for quite some time. 534 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,520 We're at the hundred and fourth Pennsylvania Farm Show, 535 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:53,080 and I'm with Tara here today, who is, uh, an old pro at, uh, 536 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:57,080 bringing animals to the Farm show and to being interviewed by, uh, 537 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,320 by our crew here because we interviewed her a couple years ago. 538 00:34:00,340 --> 00:34:03,120 You have a farm outside of Rockwood, I understand? 539 00:34:03,140 --> 00:34:04,760 Yes, it's my parents' farm. 540 00:34:04,900 --> 00:34:07,360 And, uh, and how many head of cattle do you have there? 541 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:12,360 Approximately 200. Between the calves and dry cows and heifers and all that, 542 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:13,140 we milk. 543 00:34:13,140 --> 00:34:14,880 And I noticed that you have, uh, 544 00:34:15,240 --> 00:34:17,600 14 or so here that you brought to the farm show. 545 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,120 Tell us a little bit about the animals that you brought here, 546 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:24,280 what type of cows they are and, and how you get them ready for the farm show. 547 00:34:24,350 --> 00:34:28,680 Sure. Um, so we got a couple different breeds. We have Air Shire, brown, 548 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:32,480 Swiss Shorthorn, and, uh, jerseys here. Um, 549 00:34:32,970 --> 00:34:35,680 so to get 'em ready, um, a lot of the heifers, 550 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:38,360 we put on a little special diet a couple months beforehand, 551 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:44,040 separate 'em to get 'em a little more prepared. Um, and then the milk cows, 552 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,480 we keep a close eye on them, making sure that they're still producing well. 553 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:51,840 They're not getting any type of mastitis that we need to be of concern. Um, 554 00:34:52,060 --> 00:34:56,560 and then just make sure that they're in overall good health standing to make 555 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:59,520 good trips since it's, it's pretty long trip and it's stressful for them. 556 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:03,800 So we make sure they're in good health before we even do the Trek. 557 00:35:04,240 --> 00:35:05,880 <Laugh>. So once you get 'em here, uh, 558 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:10,520 then you have to prepare them to be shown. You have to clipper 'em, I believe. 559 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,440 Yep. So we get 'em washed and then we gotta clip 'em up, 560 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:16,040 get all the fuzziness off, and, um, 561 00:35:16,050 --> 00:35:20,360 do some fine details of top lines and just try to get 'em looking their best. 562 00:35:20,820 --> 00:35:22,680 Now, when will you show these animals? 563 00:35:22,730 --> 00:35:23,563 On Friday. 564 00:35:23,820 --> 00:35:25,400 And you came in on. 565 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:26,520 Tuesday. Y Tuesday. 566 00:35:26,660 --> 00:35:28,800 Yep. So you're here for the majority of the week in, 567 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:32,520 in getting these animals ready for, for show. Yep. Uh, have you guys, uh, 568 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:35,600 placed or, or won before with, with any of the animals? 569 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:38,040 We've gotten close. We've gotten a couple, couple honorable mentions, 570 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,800 but haven't gotten the golden ticket yet. 571 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:42,360 <Laugh> big hopes for this year. 572 00:35:42,670 --> 00:35:46,360 I hope so. There's one in particular. I've got, you know, 573 00:35:46,740 --> 00:35:49,120 I'm crossing my fingers for, but we'll see. 574 00:35:49,580 --> 00:35:51,600 Now, anything you would like to, uh, 575 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:55,720 maybe share with us about the agricultural industry in Pennsylvania, uh, 576 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:57,120 about farming in general? 577 00:35:57,970 --> 00:36:02,680 So, um, unfortunately it's something that's kind of dying away. Um, 578 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:06,160 there's a lot of farms have been lost over the last couple years. 579 00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:10,680 It's not as big as it once was, but it's hard work. But it's a humbling work. 580 00:36:11,190 --> 00:36:15,120 Huge and important industry, uh, an economic driver here in Pennsylvania. 581 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,920 So we thank you and all the farmers in Pennsylvania for what you do. 582 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,360 And thank you for being with us here today, uh, 583 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,360 as we interview people from the hundred and fourth Pennsylvania Farm Show. 584 00:36:27,450 --> 00:36:32,080 My second interview from the archives is with Hunter Holiday of 585 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:32,920 Confluence, pa, 586 00:36:33,240 --> 00:36:38,200 where he gave a presentation in 2020 about how to field 587 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,040 dress a whitetailed deer. 588 00:36:41,240 --> 00:36:44,960 We're here at the hundred and fourth Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, 589 00:36:44,970 --> 00:36:48,840 pa and I'm with Hunter, who is a resident of Confluence, pa, 590 00:36:48,950 --> 00:36:52,720 a student at the career in Technical Center in Somerset County, 591 00:36:52,740 --> 00:36:55,440 and also a member of ffa. And at eight o'clock this morning, 592 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,960 he did a presentation on, uh, a number of different things, 593 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,920 but how to dress a whitetail deer, I believe, was, uh, 594 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:03,080 the title of the presentation. 595 00:37:03,130 --> 00:37:05,280 So tell me a little bit about what you talked about today. 596 00:37:05,530 --> 00:37:08,640 Uh, we pretty much talked about a whitetail deer, how to field dresses, 597 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:09,360 how to track it, 598 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:12,360 and use all the different tools that you have to use for a whitetail deer. 599 00:37:12,820 --> 00:37:15,920 Now, on our way over here from, uh, one of the other arenas, 600 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:20,640 we were having a conversation about the chronic wasting issue that we have in 601 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:22,520 Pennsylvania. Tell us a little bit about that. 602 00:37:22,650 --> 00:37:24,000 Uh, chronic wasting disease, 603 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:27,240 also known C w d Roy poses a big problem here in the United States. 604 00:37:27,240 --> 00:37:29,520 Cutting off Roy. Tons of deer. Uh, Roy, 605 00:37:29,620 --> 00:37:34,120 the nurse on you're looking for in deer is like a Roy decay or warts on the deer 606 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:36,440 or the inside on the arteries or lungs or heart. 607 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:40,180 And how long has chronic wasting been an a problem? 608 00:37:40,180 --> 00:37:42,540 What are some of the origins of the disease? Do you know? 609 00:37:42,810 --> 00:37:47,740 I said probably close to about 10, 12 years now, the disease started in Nevada, 610 00:37:47,740 --> 00:37:48,620 I believe so. 611 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:53,540 And if you come across a deer that has, uh, uh, c w d what, 612 00:37:53,540 --> 00:37:54,373 what should you do? 613 00:37:54,590 --> 00:37:58,340 Uh, you should turn it into the Gaming Commissioner Nearest drop site for C W D. 614 00:37:58,930 --> 00:38:02,100 Okay. Now you're a member of ffa. Uh, 615 00:38:02,100 --> 00:38:05,940 tell me a little bit about that program and some of the opportunities that you 616 00:38:05,940 --> 00:38:08,260 have through future Farmers of America. 617 00:38:08,450 --> 00:38:12,500 Okay, so I'm in the s CTC Forestry. When you join the forestry class, uh, 618 00:38:12,500 --> 00:38:16,700 you have to, you're obviously in ffa. Uh, we come to the Farm Show every year. 619 00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:18,140 We have different events throughout the year, 620 00:38:18,140 --> 00:38:19,820 like fall skills and spring skills, 621 00:38:19,820 --> 00:38:22,820 and we do all kinds of contests like tractor driving, horse judging, 622 00:38:22,820 --> 00:38:24,100 and livestock judging. 623 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:28,060 And who would be some students that would be interested in, uh, 624 00:38:28,060 --> 00:38:29,660 being in that forestry class? 625 00:38:30,550 --> 00:38:35,440 Um, uh, say you want to be a Game Warner or DCN R or uh, 626 00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:38,120 fish Commission, that'd be a great place to work for a state park. 627 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:39,280 That'd be a great place to go. 628 00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:43,000 Well, hunter, I want to thank you so much for telling us a little bit about ffa, 629 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,040 a little bit about, uh, chronic wasting, 630 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:48,280 and for joining us here at the hundred and fourth Pennsylvania Farm Show. 631 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:49,113 It's a pleasure to meet you. 632 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:50,273 Pleasure to meet you too. 633 00:38:50,900 --> 00:38:55,360 And the final bit of archival footage and audio 634 00:38:56,130 --> 00:38:58,800 is an interview with Mackenzie Glass. 635 00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:02,440 Mackenzie is a member of ffa. 636 00:39:03,610 --> 00:39:07,690 We're celebrating agriculture here at the hundred and fourth Pennsylvania Farm 637 00:39:07,690 --> 00:39:11,290 Show. And joining me right now is Mackenzie Glass. And Mackenzie, 638 00:39:11,290 --> 00:39:15,210 you were a meyersdale, uh, student from Meyersdale High School, 639 00:39:15,230 --> 00:39:19,130 but you're also the state chaplain for the FFA program, 640 00:39:19,130 --> 00:39:22,450 future Farmers of America. Tell me a little bit about ffa. 641 00:39:23,140 --> 00:39:26,170 So FFA started in a 1928, 642 00:39:26,170 --> 00:39:30,810 and it was started by 3 33 farmers that were around the world. 643 00:39:30,810 --> 00:39:35,290 And it has evolved to so much more than just farming. 644 00:39:35,500 --> 00:39:36,770 So in 1988, 645 00:39:36,770 --> 00:39:40,850 it was changed from future Farmers of America to the National FFA organization 646 00:39:41,020 --> 00:39:45,810 so that we could be more inclusive of everyone and everyone's background and 647 00:39:45,810 --> 00:39:49,290 everything else. So we have now over, uh, 648 00:39:49,290 --> 00:39:54,170 170,000 members nationwide and almost 13,000 here in Pennsylvania. 649 00:39:54,350 --> 00:39:59,130 And we offer so many different opportunities for public speaking and 650 00:39:59,130 --> 00:40:03,290 all different kinds of skills that kids wanna learn for future careers and 651 00:40:03,290 --> 00:40:04,170 future endeavors. 652 00:40:04,540 --> 00:40:09,090 So gimme a little more detail on those, uh, type of opportunities that you have. 653 00:40:09,340 --> 00:40:10,810 So the different types of opportunities. 654 00:40:10,810 --> 00:40:14,450 So we have everything from career development events to leadership development 655 00:40:14,450 --> 00:40:19,010 events. So public speaking is a huge one that I was involved in in high school. 656 00:40:19,010 --> 00:40:22,130 So my freshman year I started doing the creed and I played second, 657 00:40:22,130 --> 00:40:24,690 and I was like, oh my goodness, this is so awesome. 658 00:40:24,690 --> 00:40:28,210 So I continued with public speaking throughout my entire high school career, 659 00:40:28,210 --> 00:40:29,690 but there's so much more than just that. 660 00:40:29,860 --> 00:40:34,490 We have everything from veterinary skills to, um, ag issues, 661 00:40:34,490 --> 00:40:38,730 which was, uh, here this past week, and we had a lot of teams compete in that, 662 00:40:38,730 --> 00:40:41,810 and I've never competed in it, but it seems really cool. 663 00:40:41,810 --> 00:40:46,010 And there's just so many different things and so many different aspects of FFA 664 00:40:46,010 --> 00:40:49,050 that is involved in ag and some that are not. 665 00:40:49,380 --> 00:40:53,410 Oh, I had the opportunity to sit in on one of those presentations earlier today 666 00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:56,730 where they were talking about sterilization and, uh, 667 00:40:56,890 --> 00:41:00,570 important techniques that you have to use when you're caring for, uh, 668 00:41:00,570 --> 00:41:03,890 for animals. And I was really impressed to see what some of your, uh, 669 00:41:03,890 --> 00:41:05,450 fellow students and colleagues were, 670 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:08,770 were teaching and in displaying through that presentation. 671 00:41:08,770 --> 00:41:11,650 So it seems like a worthwhile program. Now, as the state chaplain, 672 00:41:11,650 --> 00:41:14,330 what are some of your responsibilities at the state level? 673 00:41:14,540 --> 00:41:16,930 So, some of my responsibilities, uh, I, 674 00:41:17,700 --> 00:41:20,690 if a student or a member comes up to me and asks, 675 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:25,090 what about like what I do? I always tell them, I'm here. 676 00:41:25,140 --> 00:41:26,330 If you have any questions, 677 00:41:26,330 --> 00:41:29,290 I will help you with your spiritual guidance or if you have like, 678 00:41:29,290 --> 00:41:32,170 any other questions about that. But, uh, in Pennsylvania, 679 00:41:32,170 --> 00:41:36,360 our titles are not a hundred percent like feasible, 680 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:41,200 I guess I wanna say. So, um, I'm, I am very religious, 681 00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:44,440 like, but some of us are not on our team, 682 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:48,480 and that was what makes us so diverse and it's such a great thing to have. 683 00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:50,040 But we have what, 684 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:53,640 we have a time of reflection when we have our opening ceremony. 685 00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:56,280 So if you are not really religious, 686 00:41:56,280 --> 00:42:00,200 we have a time of reflection for you to reflect on what you are involved in. 687 00:42:00,740 --> 00:42:05,640 Now, you, uh, have been holding your position, I believe since mid-summer. And, 688 00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:08,440 uh, so you're coming up on this second half of your term of office. 689 00:42:08,470 --> 00:42:12,200 What are some things you'd like to accomplish or you're looking forward to, uh, 690 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:15,360 before you kind of hand over this position to, to the next in. 691 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:16,120 Line? So, 692 00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:20,480 a couple of events that we have coming up is our ACEs conference in February. 693 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:24,440 It's a three weekend conference, and this is when most of our members attend. 694 00:42:24,810 --> 00:42:29,520 Uh, over the course of three weekends, we have different workshops. We have a, 695 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:31,400 uh, volunteer day that we have, 696 00:42:31,620 --> 00:42:35,520 and we just do so many different things and it's such a great experience. 697 00:42:35,620 --> 00:42:39,600 And then in March we have a, our state legislative leadership conference, 698 00:42:39,670 --> 00:42:44,040 also known as S SL C, and it's a three day conference. And we have, 699 00:42:44,450 --> 00:42:48,560 um, a big thing about advocating this year because we're trying to revamp that 700 00:42:48,560 --> 00:42:49,370 entire conference. 701 00:42:49,370 --> 00:42:52,960 We are still including different things about the whole legislative process, 702 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:55,880 but we're trying to make it more, uh, 703 00:42:56,640 --> 00:42:59,680 advocate related to agriculture and to ffa. 704 00:42:59,820 --> 00:43:03,040 And then after that is our summer convention, 705 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:06,440 which is where me and the rest of my team will retire, 706 00:43:06,580 --> 00:43:10,680 and all the other teams in the state will compete and first place, 707 00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:15,280 second place will go to the big E or to the National FFA convention in October. 708 00:43:15,290 --> 00:43:16,600 So it's really exciting, 709 00:43:16,600 --> 00:43:20,080 all the different things that are coming up and we couldn't be more thrilled. 710 00:43:20,190 --> 00:43:21,160 Well, Mackenzie, 711 00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:23,960 thank you so much for joining us here at the hundred and fourth Pennsylvania 712 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:26,800 Farm Show and for telling us a little bit more about ffa. 713 00:43:30,190 --> 00:43:33,760 I wanna thank you for joining us on this episode of Commonalities where we 714 00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:36,200 talked about the hundred and seventh Farm Show, 715 00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:38,840 which runs January 7th through the 14th. 716 00:43:38,940 --> 00:43:41,480 The theme this year is rooted in progress. 717 00:43:41,480 --> 00:43:43,360 If you have a chance to get out to Harrisburg, 718 00:43:44,410 --> 00:43:49,000 do so before the 14th and see the amazing things that are happening 719 00:43:49,370 --> 00:43:50,840 at this year's Farm Show. 720 00:43:58,910 --> 00:44:00,920 This has been commonalities, 721 00:44:01,230 --> 00:44:05,480 a show where guests find common ground through uncommon conversations. 722 00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:08,320 Copyright 2022 Coordinated 360, 723 00:44:08,500 --> 00:44:11,960 all public rebroadcast should be done with prior written approval from Matthew 724 00:44:11,960 --> 00:44:12,520 Dowling. 725 00:44:12,520 --> 00:44:17,000 All requests should be sent to info@coordinatedthreesixty.com. 726 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:19,440 Thank you for listening to commonalities.
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