American Family Farmer
383 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 9 hours ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsA weekly look at trends in Family Farming and Healthy Eating.
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4/20/23 - AFF - Oyster Farmers Struggle As Waterfronts Disappear
April 20, 2023 21:40 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about a mega dairy farm shutting down after 18,000 cows are dead from a barn fire, more states are jumping on the Right-To-Repair bill against John Deere, auto manufacturers dropping AM radios which serves rural areas with farm news and information. Next, we meet owner and operator of Nauti Sisters Sea Farm, Alicia Gaiero. https://nautisistersseafarm.com/ Nauti Sisters Sea Farm, a small-scale oyster farm in Y...
4/13/23 - AFF - Getting Kids Excited About Agriculture
April 11, 2023 22:12 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about how the war between Russia and The Ukraine war is affecting our American farmers, new laws that enforce distance between cars and farm equipment, Illinoi's Clover Hill Farm was destroyed by a recent tornado and local town folk and farmers are helping them to rebuild. Next, we meet Melanie Berndtson, Grand Canyon Pennsylvania FFA Advisor, and Agriscience Teacher at Wellsboro Area High School. https://www...
4/6/23 - AFF - How To Be A Successful Cow-To-Customer Dairy
April 05, 2023 19:01 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about 6 Missouri farmers being sued by Baer for using a non-approved mixture of pesticides, 27 Attorney's General calling on Congress to pass Right-To-Repair legislation for farm equipment and passenger vehicles. Next, we meet Amy Brickner from Destiny Dairy Bar. https://www.destinydairybar.com/ Amy is the 3rd generation to milk cows at Stover Farms on Horners Road in Carlisle, PA. She is Herd Manager of the ...
3/30/23 - AFF - Meet A Student Who Helps Develop Young Farmers
March 30, 2023 23:02 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news all about living expenses for Family Farmers being up 14% from last year, a new totally electric tactor that can run for three hours on a charge is being produced in Michigan, a California manufacturer claims to have sold one-thousand of their electric tractors. Next, we meet Cristian Gilces, a New York State FFA Reporter who has a passion for Urban Agriculture. www.nysffa.org Throughout his Supervised Agric...
3/23/23 - AFF - Helping New Farmers To Get Growing
March 22, 2023 20:13 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news all about National AG Week, it's seeding time in some parts of the country, does the new Farm Bill favor large farms over small farms?, over 90% of the Farm Bill benefits go to large farms and an explanation of the Thrifty Food Plan. Next, we meet Senior Conservation Associate Montgomery Countryside Alliance, Kristina Bostick. https://www.mocoalliance.org/ Kristina grew up in Montgomery County and has returne...
3/16/23 - AFF - Optimizing Your Farm For The Best Tax Bracket
March 15, 2023 13:30 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about creating more "Fairness For Farmers" as the National Farmers Union pushes for creating new labeling requirements for meat, poultry and eggs, the FDA wants all over-the-counter antibiotics/drugs for livestock to require prescriptions by June 1st. Next, we meet Joey Geter, CPA Shareholder, CRS CPAs. www.crscpa.com Joey joined the firm in 2011 and brings with him many years of experience in public accounti...
3/9/23 - AFF - Empowering Women And People Of Color In Farming
March 09, 2023 21:56 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about a USDA report that shows our country’s largest farms are providing 20% of the crops and smaller farms account for the rest, a long time Kentucky farm is suspending its horse racing operations due to the inability to hire skilled staff, an Ohio mink farm has been vandalized and 40k mink go free. Next, we meet Kesha Cobb, Arkansas National Women in Agriculture Association Chairperson. https://www.nwiaa.or...
1/12/23 - AFF - Making Farming Cool, Again
March 06, 2023 21:47 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about how the American Farm Bureau has made a deal with John Deere to move forward by observing Right To Repair guidelines for their farm equipment and all about the new New Holland tractor that runs on self-producible methane liquid fuel. Next, we meet Virginia Dahm, Founder & CEO at Kestrel Website Design & Development. www.kestereltech.com Virginia grew up in Kansas City, graduated from the University of S...
3/2/23 - AFF - The Tools To Market Your Farm
March 03, 2023 20:12 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about how many chicken wings were consumed on Superbowl Sunday, Colorado passes Right To Repair legislation and 20 more states are close to passing it. Next, we meet Danny Mauk, Graphic & Web Designer for Farm Web Design. www.farmwebdesign.com Many farms still don't have web sites or even contact information available on the internet. After fifteen years, they have successfully produced websites for more than...
1/31/23 - AFF - Protecting Farmers and Farmworkers
March 03, 2023 18:14 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about the rising costs of farming. Number one concern is the rising interest costs on loans, followed closely by the costs of feed, fertilizer and fuel. Next, we meet Dr. Erika Scott, PhD, Deputy Director of the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety. https://necenter.org The Northeast Center works to identify actionable solutions so that ag, f...
1/24/23 - Meet A California Farmer Who Manages 11K Acres
March 03, 2023 16:56 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about the rising cost of eggs and last year's Avion Flu, a new AI robot that assists with farming. Next, we meet Cannon Michael, who is President & CEO of Bowles Farming Co, a multicrop California Farmer who manages 11-thousand acres of farmland. www.bfarm.com He is the 6th generation of his family to work in the family farming business. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Cannon joined th...
1/17/23 - A Path To Restoring Soil Health
March 03, 2023 16:19 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about the annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau and their proposals against John Deere concearning The Right To Repair proposal, New Holland introduces a new tractor that runs on Methane that can be produced from manuer. Next, we meet Dr. Zach Bush, MD, founder of Farmer's Footprint. https://farmersfootprint.us/ Farmer’s Footprint is a coalition of farmers, educators, doctors, scientists, and business le...
12/28/22 - Your Next Home Could Be An "Agrihood"
February 14, 2023 13:58 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about a bee farmer who was helped get back on his feet by other local farmers when his hives were destroyed by a bear, an Iowa bovine sanctuary was also helped by local farmers when his barn was destroyed. Next, we meet Greg Cohen, who is working with Farmer Doug to crate an "Agrihood." www.agrihood.com. Agrihoods are based around the concept of integrating farms and gardens into neighborhoods, allowing for t...
12/22/22 - Keeping Farmers And Farm Workers Healthy From Pesticides
February 13, 2023 18:08 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about abandon pigs spreading diseases, a Chicago couple changes abondon lots to organic flower farms; "From Farm to Vase." Next we meet Jordan Lee, spokesman for Udo's Choice Supplements. www.udoschoice.com The story of Udo’s Choice begins with adversity: In 1980, the founder got pesticide poisoning and became very ill. With possible cancer and death to look forward to, he got serious about healing himself at...
12/15/22 - The Answer Is in Corn
February 13, 2023 14:52 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about how leaks in the Keystone Pipeline are destroying farmland, vegetable prices are up 40% from last year. Next, we meet Kelly Nieuwenhuis, vice chair of National Corn Growers Association’s Ethanol Action Team. www.ncga.com He is a farmer of 39 years and serves as vice chair of NCGA’s Ethanol Action Team and Chair of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. He oversees a farm in Iowa with over 2800 acres of row crop...
12/08/22 - Why Natural/Organic Ingredients Are Best For Supplements
January 12, 2023 22:34 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about Kroger's $25-million offer to buy Albertsons and why the merger will allow them to beat down farmers on prices. A cider mill and Christmas Tree farm in Kalamazoo has been shut down by unfair zoning regulations. Next, we meet Dr. Jack Stockwell, NUCCA Chiropractor and nutritional specialist. www.jackstockwell.com. He only creates and recommends food supplements from Standard Practice, a company that only...
12/01/22 - Meet A Northeast Farmer Who Raises Farm-To-Table Grass-fed Beef
January 12, 2023 21:10 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about a new multi-million-dollar hi-tech indoor farm that is going in south of San Antonio, TX. The farm will provide lots of new low-income farm jobs. A Hawaiian trout farm is looking to move, due to land displacement from volcanos. Pacific salmon farms will be getting hundreds of acres of new spawning ground, due to the dismantling of unused hydro-electric dams. Next, we meet Steve Normanton of Normanton Fa...
11/24/22 - What You Didn't Know About Cranberries
January 12, 2023 20:32 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about new financing being made available for Regenerative Farming and $24-million being offered for farm development programs. The number of accidents involving tractors is on the rise. Next, we meet Danny Raulerson Executive Director, Cranberry Marketing Committee, who discusses his team’s work with cranberry farmers, along with what he’s seeing many farmers experience with climate change, grow techniques an...
11/17/22 - How Would A Diesel Fuel Shortage Affect Your Farm?
January 09, 2023 22:57 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news that some dairy farmers have added cheese making to their list of products. Liquid milk production alone is not keeping dairy farms afloat, even though the demand for dairy products is up from last year. There's also news about a new electronic device that helps increase milk production. Next, we meet Agriculture Commissioner of Georgia Gary Black. He is concerned about a potential diesel fuel shortage and ho...
10/13/22 - Challenges For The Young Farmer
November 14, 2022 21:36 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about several were arrested but not charged with pig-napping after trying to make a point, while rescuing them. A Michigan farmer was charged with dumping untreated human waste. Then, a look at the damage to crops and livestock as a result of the recent hurricane. Next, we meet Phillip Gruber, a reporter for a Lancaster, NJ farming newspaper. [email protected] He wrote a recent article touching on ...
10/06/22 - The Growing Epidemic Of Suicides On The Farm
October 31, 2022 21:07 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with the latest Agricultural News, including what you can expect to pay for Thanksgiving dinner this year, New York governor wants to impose limits of 40 hours per week for farm workers, farm accidents are on the rise and the world's largest corn maze pays tribute to James Bond films. Next, we meet Dr. Julie Marfell & Laura Weddle. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death among Americans. Unfortunately, farmers exper...
09/29/22 - Learn From A Prospering Fifth Generation Farmer
October 10, 2022 22:37 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with the latest Agricultural News, including the exploding number of Chinese fishing fleets and how they are affecting other countries and the NFL Indiana Colts present Willie Nelson with a one-million dollar check at Farm Aid, 2022. Next, we meet Doug Carrigan, head of a fifth generation Family Farm. Carrigan Farms has been family-owned since 1902, and brings smiles each year to more than 300,000 at the 275-acre farm....
09/22/22 - Farmers Helping Farmers In Times Of Tragedy
October 03, 2022 22:17 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with the latest Agricultural News, including news about the narrowly avoided train strike and the current lack of young farmers, with today's average age being 60. Next, we meet Meg Plucinski of D & M Family Farms, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. https://www.dmfamilyfarm.com/They are a small, organic dairy farm in Southeastern Wisconsin, and operate their 300-acres where their animals are grazed, intensively on well-ma...
09/01/22 - Processing Plant or Slaughterhouse?
September 12, 2022 16:48 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with the latest Agricultural News, including news that the number of hog farms are shrinking, Iowa is the number one hog processing state. Next, we meet Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder and content editor of UnChainedTV, a multi-platform social media news outlet that produces original video content on animals’ rights and the vegan/compassionate lifestyle, www.unchainedtv.com and Renee King-Sonnen, founder and executive dir...
08/25/22 - Keeping The Farm In The Family
August 29, 2022 15:06 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with the latest Agricultural News, including: an update on the drought and how it's affecting Texas, apple crops late in Minnesota and the Indiana Hosier Homestead Awards. Next. Doug introduces us to Melissa O'Rourke, Farm and Agribusiness Management Specialist at the Iowa State University Extension Service, [email protected] . They discuss how the extension offices work, foreign farmland ownership, goat milk, how t...
08/18/22 - Farm Aid 2022
August 17, 2022 17:49 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with farm news. Items covered include: the drought, lack of hay to feed livestock, climate change, the water shortage and Avian Flu. Joining Farmer Doug is Jennifer Fahy, Farm Aid 2022, Communications Director. www.farmaid.org. They discuss the activities at this year's event, being held September 24, 2022 at Raleigh, NC.
06/02/22 - Bringing Farmers And Customers Together
June 06, 2022 21:29 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with announcing that June is officially Dairy Month. Trending right now are the prices for cows and how they are market based. Record high beef prices are being seen right now, as the grilling season begins, and the cost of propane is rising. Watch out! Avion Flu is also on the rise. Next, we meet Jim Roberts, Chairman of the Board - Farm to Consumer Foundation. www.f2cfnd.org The foundation's mission is to educate and...
05/26/22 - She's A Lawyer, Turned Farmer/Winemaker
May 30, 2022 17:14 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about how producers of bio-logically engineered foods are trying to confuse us with their ingredients labeling. The USDA wants to establish standard labeling so that we won't be misled. There is a new pledge from The White House to help Family Farmers. Next, we meet Amy LaBelle, founder and winemaker at LaBelle Winery. Formerly a corporate attorney, practicing in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Her life-long...
05/19/22 - Meet 5th Generation Farmers Who Stay In Touch With Market Needs
May 19, 2022 22:30 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with more news about the rising Diesel prices. At $5.83 a gallon, an Indiana seller holds the current record for the highest price. Add to that, Diesel is becoming harder to find. But get this; one oil company in Saudi, Arabia has just been valued at $6.2 trillion dollars. Next, we meet father and son Jim and Dane Hauser. They are 5th generation farmers at Superior View Farm, in Bayfield, Wisconsin. www.superiorviewfar...
05/12/22 - Restoring Native Graslands
May 16, 2022 18:18 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news that with diesel prices rising to $6.00 per gallon, operating your farm equipment and getting your product to market is skyrocketing. The White House has announced a new Internet Services Plan for rural America. It's called The Affordable Connectivity Program and is intended to make high speed internet available to rural areas at a fixed rate of $30.00 per month. Next, we meet Patrick Keyser, who is the Direc...
05/05/22 - Control Irrigation From Your Cell Phone
May 09, 2022 21:41 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about cyberattacks on farmers. The FBI has issued warnings and guidelines to help prevent it. Then, news about a new research center for Sustainable Farming in North Carolina. Next, we meet David Wallace, CEO of CODA Farm Technologies. www.codafarmtech.com He grew up on a farm and has developed a product, FarmHQ that puts all of your sprinkler reels and pumps on the same monitoring and control system. FarmHQ ...
04/28/22 - Every Can Of Beer Supports 4 Square Feet Of Local Farmland
May 02, 2022 15:55 - 34 minutes - 31 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with an update on the Oklahoma Right To Farm Bill. The challenge to the bill was shot down by the state. Next, we meet Matthew Steinberg, of Exhibit 'A' Brewing Company. www.exhibit-a-brewing.com The micro-brewery supports locally sourced ingredients with new packaging that highlights its connection with area farmers. The craft brewery helped to launch the Northeast Grainshed Alliance and the Square Foot Project, which...
04/14/22 - A Holistic Approach To Covering Ag, Food And Energy Policy News
April 14, 2022 23:02 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about The Administration's decision to use Ethanol blend through the Summer and more on the Right To Repair Bill. Then, a report about how Family Farming has changed over the years. Next, we meet Sara Wyant, editor and Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. https://www.agri-pulse.com/ Sara is recognized on Capitol Hill, as well as with farm and commodity associations across the country. Agri-Pulse is the most truste...
04/07/22 - Agriculture, Powered By Data-Driven Strategies
April 11, 2022 17:26 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBAmerican Family Farmer, and host Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news of how food prices have risen in the past year, because the many costs of farming have gone up. Don't be ashamed to raise your prices. Next, we meet Jeffrey Landau, Director of Development at Agritecture.com. [email protected] - www.agriteture.com Their mission is to accelerate and empower the transition to smarter and more resilient agriculture that is economically feasible, resilient to climate ch...
03/31/22 - Farm Sales Up Dramatically In 2021
March 31, 2022 21:12 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news that recent reports show that 2 of every 5 Americans are involved, in some way, with food production. 43 million have food industry related jobs and are paid $2 trillion in wages. Next, we meet Jeff Obrecht, Broker/Owner, Auctioneer, & Certified General Appraiser in Iowa. Known as “The Dirt Dealer” and based in Iowa Falls, Iowa, Obrecht says that land prices for good to excellent farmland are up 25% to 30% in...
03/24/22 - Help For The Small Dairy Farmer
March 23, 2022 22:10 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with the news that it's National Ag Week. Next, criticism of President Biden's lack of action on his promise to protect Family Farmers from Big Agri, and news of new ways school students are learning where their food comes from. Next, we meet Travis Forgues, Executive Vice President of Organic Valley. https://www.organicvalley.coop/ - [email protected] In 2019, he was appointed executive vice president...
03/17/22 - Local Farmers Take Center Stage In Santa Monica, CA
March 16, 2022 17:02 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with the sad news that The United States of America lost 1,800 dairy farms last year. That's a drop of 6% in just one year, and the trend is unfortunately continuing. Next, we meet Jody Lowe, who has been the manager of several Santa Monica Farmer's Markets, for over 15 years. https://www.santamonica.gov/categories/programs/farmers-market Their goal is to promote the prosperity of California farmers and small food busi...
03/10/22 - Overnight Guests Make Us Special
March 09, 2022 18:09 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan, www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news that one company has bought all of the local New England John Deere dealerships. In other Green news, the National Farmers Union has filed a lawsuit against John Deere, over the rights-to-repair issue. In a recent survey, 95% of farmers agree with the lawsuit. Next, we meet Tara Lynn Hubbard, co-founder of Wonderfield Farm and Grove. www.wonderfieldfarm.com Wonderfield Farm is 66 acres of orange grove, pastu...
03/03/22 - Are Toxic Chemicals Contaminating Your Drinking Water?
March 02, 2022 22:01 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about the integrity in crops from Maine, where "Forever Chemicals" have been found in them. Songbird Farms has had to pull all of their products off the Market. Next, we meet Adam Voskuil, Staff Attorney at Midwest Environmental Advocates. https://midwestadvocates.org/ Midwest Environmental Advocates is a nonprofit law center that combines the power of law with the resolve of communities facing environmental ...
02/24/22 - Maximizing Cover Crop Strategies - Free Conference
February 24, 2022 21:10 - 36 minutes - 33 MBAmerican Family Farmer and host, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about the controversial Georgia Right To Farm Bill. Among other things, it could help protect farmers from being sued for odors being emitted from their farms. Next, we meet Sarah Hill, Director of the CROP COVER SUMMIT and Associate Editor of Cover Crop Strategies. https://www.covercropstrategies.com/ No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer, Farm Equipment and Rural Lifestyle Dealer magazines. This year is the 5th...
02/17/22 - Why You Should Attend The New York Farm Show
February 16, 2022 18:34 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news that 60k were stolen from the Giant grocery store chain. Next, a story about a study that reveals that mosquitoes are attracted by the color red. Then, we meet New York farm show manager Scott Grigor. www.newyorkfarmshow.com Scott also works for the Northeast Equipment Dealers Association. www.ne-equip.org He has been running the NY Farm Show for over 30 years and was an exhibitor prior to his current role. T...
02/10/22 - USDA Fails To Protect Organic. Fails Farmers, Fails Eaters
February 09, 2022 23:06 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBDoug Stephan, host and American Family Farmer, www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news of a new study that shows that 3/4 of American consumers want to buy products from local farms. Also news that meat prices have gone up 21% since the pandemic began. Next, we meet Dave Chapman, owner of Longwind Farm www.longwindfarm.com and founder of the Real Organic Project www.realorganicproject.org and www.keepthesoilinorganic.org Long Wind Farm began in 1984 with Dave and a team of oxen. For three de...
02/03/22 - Do You Know The Difference Between A “Commodity Cow” And A “Forage Based Cow”?
February 03, 2022 15:31 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBDoug Stephan, host and American Family Farmer, www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about how the Right to Repair Act is progressing and President Biden's support. 77% of farmers are buying older farm equipment to avoid dealing with unfriendly repairs on new equipment. Next, we meet Del Ficke, www.fickecattle.com [email protected] who owns and operates Ficke Cattle Company Graze Master Genetics in eastern Nebraska. With more than 35 years of experience as both an agriculturist and cattl...
01/27/22 - Time To Replenish The Nutrition In Our Food
January 27, 2022 05:23 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about The American Food Labeling Act, Senate Bill #2716 and The Right to Repair Act. Next, Doug introduces Matt Caresco. Matt currently runs development and strategic projects for Farmer's Footprint. [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/farmersfootprint/ He is a 3rd generation cherry and walnut grower in central CA, Matt's life has revolved around agriculture. Farmer’s Footprint is a coalition of f...
01/20/22 - Regenerative Agriculture And The Family Farm
January 19, 2022 23:05 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about National Corn Week and a little history lesson about corn. Next, news about how milk has been produced in a laboratory, without a cow. Then, Doug introduces us to Rob Myers, Ph.D., the Director of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture at the University of Missouri. www.cra.missouri.edu Rob has been an adjunct faculty member with the Plant Sciences Division since 2001 and began serving as the part-time...
01/13/22 - Farming Is Never A One-Woman Job
January 12, 2022 20:05 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with an overview of what defines a Family Farm. Then, news about the Governor of Maine, who recently vetoed a farmer unionization bill. Did you know that 200-million eggs are consumed every day? Next, we meet Emma Lindberg, Sr. Director, Education and Programming, NFU (National Farmers Union) https://nfu.org/ As Sr. Director, Education & Programming, Emma Lindberg assists in the planning, scheduling, and implementation...
01/06/22 - Eyes Wide Shut On China
January 06, 2022 04:09 - 33 minutes - 31 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news that the Department of Agriculture reports that Family Farms remain the main source of food production in our country. 98% are Family Farms and the average farm earns $350-thousand dollars a year, but the bad news is that 38% of them have to also work off the farm, to keep it going. Next, we meet Agricultural Journalist, Chris Bennett. https://www.agweb.com/news/business/technology/best-bennett-read-his-six-t...
12/30/21 - 2021, In Review
December 30, 2021 11:20 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBAmerican Family Farmer and Host, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com takes a look back at the happenings of the year 2021. Some of the topics included are: how farmers and ranchers are not getting their fair share of the profits made off their products and the recall of Dole vegetables and fruits. Do you know which foods boost your immune system to help prevent COVID? Then Farmer Doug says that he feels the energy of the ground and suggests creating harmony on your farm. Next, more news, inclu...
12/23/21 - Professional Farm Management
December 27, 2021 04:39 - 37 minutes - 34 MBAmerican Family Farmer and Host, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about how Family Farmers are dealing with Climate Change. Next, we meet Doug Hensley, President of Real Estate Services of Hertz Farm Management. https://www.hertz.ag/ Doug grew up on a cash-grain and livestock farm in western-Illinois, and has worked in the Midwestern farmland brokerage and auction business for nearly 25 years. Hertz Farm Management and Hertz Real Estate Services specializes in professional ...
12/09/21 - Protecting Rights Of Farmers To Sell Their Products Directly To Consumers
December 20, 2021 04:35 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBHost and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with information about Animals For Therapy at farms. Then, news about the proposed Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, that is hoped to bring some order to pricing. Next, we meet Alexia Kulwiec, Executive Director of the non-profit Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. www.FarmToConsumer.org At the FTCLDF Alexia represents members in their efforts to produce and consume healthy locally grown farm products and helps them navi...