Ep 20. Ag Legislative Issues and Solutions

09/15/22 • 83 min

In this episode we speak with Georgia Pinsky who is both farmer and a farmer resource on the island of Maui, and Representative Amy Perruso from District 46 of Hawaiʻiʻs state legislature and a member of the Ag, Finance, and Energy & Environmental Protection committees. We talk about stressors ag producers have voiced related to legislative issues, and also some possible ways we can all help move forward changes.
Brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources, and the Seeds of Well-being (SOW) Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
#wellness #mentalhealth #farming #agriculture #stress #hawaii #stressmanagement #agproducers #legislature
Resources:

Amy’s web page: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=perruso
Georgia’s website: https://www.mauifamilyfarmertrainingnetwork.com/
Farmers' Union: https://hfuuhi.org/
Hawaii Farm Bureau: https://hfbf.org
Find your legislator: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/findleg.aspx

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Amy’s web page: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=perruso
Georgia’s website: https://www.mauifamilyfarmertrainingnetwork.com/
Farmers' Union: https://hfuuhi.org/
Hawaii Farm Bureau: https://hfbf.org
Find your legislator: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/findleg.aspx

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Brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources, and the Seeds of Well-being (SOW) Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
#wellness #mentalhealth #farming #agriculture #stress #hawaii #stressmanagement #agproducers #sustainability #COVID #disasterplanning #foodsecurity #precovery
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This podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources (CTAHR), and the Seeds of Wellbeing or SOW Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

#wellness #mentalhealth #farming #agriculture #ranching #stress #hawaii #stressmanagement #agproducers #pacificgatewaycenter #immigrantfarmer

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Seeds Of Wellbeing - SOW - Ep 20. Ag Legislative Issues and Solutions

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