On The Table

By: Nebraska Public Media
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  • These are the stories of where our food comes from, the people who make it, and how one law could change everything. Join Grant Gerlock as he serves up the Farm Bill in delectable audio morsels that explain how all this will affect your life.
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Episodes
  • Episode 12: Connecting to the Future

    Episode 12: Connecting to the Future
    Mar 4 2019
    For most of us, having a good broadband connection is almost as important as having lights and running water. But in many rural areas, a fast, affordable connection is still hard to come by.

    In this episode of NET’s On The Table, we hear what happens when a small town is stuck with a slow internet connection and why money from the farm bill and other federal broadband programs is not always making it to the places that need it most.

    Jonathan Ahl’s reporting about broadband access in Swiss, Missouri: http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/rural-businesses-need-better-internet-access-expand-solutions-aren-t-so-easy

    Roberto Gallardo’s 2016 TedX talk about the rural digital divide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30tFztBdXZM

    Census report on broadband and poverty: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/2013-2017-acs-5year.html

    FCC broadband map: https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/#/
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    22 mins
  • Episode 11: Finally, A Farm Bill!

    Episode 11: Finally, A Farm Bill!
    Dec 22 2018
    After months of negotiation and after withstanding a last minute political maneuver, the 2018 Farm Bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump. The law spends $867 billion over 10 years on everything from food assistance, to crop insurance, to forestry and much more. In this episode of On The Table, NET’s Grant Gerlock discusses what made it in the final bill, and what was left out, with Ellyn Ferguson of CQ Roll Call and Catherine Boudreau of Politico.

    Ellyn Ferguson’s article on the farm bill headed to President Trump,
    https://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/trump-sign-farm-bill-minus-food-stamp-changes

    Catherine Boudreau’s story about the farm bill passed by Congress,
    https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/12/house-passes-farm-bill-1060916
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    27 mins
  • Episode 10: The Fight Over Forest Fires

    Episode 10: The Fight Over Forest Fires
    Dec 18 2018
    You may have never thought of them this way, but forests are a lot like crops. With wildfires and other ecological concerns rising, what does this mean for how we think about our forests? Well, we may find some answers in the Farm Bill. In this episode of NET’s On The Table, we’re talking about what the Farm Bill means to one of our most important resources.

    Nicky Ouellet, Montana Public Radio;
    http://www.mtpr.org/people/nicky-ouellet

    Fourth National Climate Assessment Executive Summary;
    https://science2017.globalchange.gov/chapter/executive-summary/

    National Interagency Fire Center, fire information;
    https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_main.html
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    27 mins

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