Farm Focus

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, we talk with Kaitlyn Swope about her efforts as the Director of Consumer Affairs for the Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, we talk with American Farm Bureau Federation's Chief Economist, Roger Cryan, about the results of AFBF's annual Fourth of July Cookout Survey that highlights the change in price for Fourth of July cookouts.

This week, we talk with Katie Dotterer about her experiences as a dairy farmer and as an advocate for the industry. 

This week on the Farm Focus Podcast, we talk with Kyle Kotzmoyer, PFB's State & Local Affairs Specialist about how policy development works and how Farm Bureau members can get involved in the process.

We talk with Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding about the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak within the state. Redding highlights biosecurity practices, mitigation techniques and the key differences between the 1983-84 outbreak to today's.

We talk with Ezra Swope from the Center for Beef Excellence about the programs available for beef farmers, trends in the beef industry, and why transitioning to beef might be the right move for your farm.

On this episode, we talk with 3rd generation Christmas tree farmer Brandon Mytrysak of Mytrysak Family Tree Farm in Indiana county about what it takes to grow Christmas trees, and how he helps support the troops, just in time for the holiday season.

Join PFB's Government Affiars Council Joe Montenegro and Penn State Ag Law's Brook Duer as they guide you through what you need to know about the new agritourism limited liability law.  

 PFB's Darrin Youker talks with Mette, Evans & Woodside attorney Jacob Kiessling about leases for solar development on farm land and what farmers need to look for before signing a lease.

Pennsylvania farmers now have a new resource to help improve their businesses. Penn State Small Business Development Center has opened a Agriculture Center of Excellence. Darrin Youker spoke with Karl Binns, the Agriculture Center of Excellence Coordinator about what the center can do to help farmers.

Starting out in farming can be tough, but new incentives can make it a bit easier to get started as a beginning or first-generation farmer. PFB Director of Communications Liam Migdail talks with first-generation farmer Tyler Shaw, and PFB's Darrin Youker about the state tax credit.

Kristina Watson talks with Andrew Walmsley, Director of Congressional Relations for American Farm Bureau Federation about the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) and what recommendations can be expected to help shape climate policy. (Recorded December, 2020)   The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) was formed in February 2020 by four groups that now co-chair the alliance: Americ...

Darrin Youker talks with Lisa Davis, Director of the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health about the difficulties of delivering healthcare to rural areas, and how farmers can help create healthy communities.

Director of Federal Government Affairs Kristina Watson talks with economists John Newton and Michael Nepveux of AFBF about the effect this year has had on the ag economy, and what comes next in 2021.

What does it take to produce your Thanksgiving turkey? PFB's Darrin Youker talks with Pennsylvania turkey farmer Craig Pallman about growing fresh market birds during the busiest time of the year.

We talk with Heather Leach from the department of entomology at Penn State about the spotted lanternfly infestation that's spreading across Pennsylvania, and what it means for farmers.

PFB's Darrin Youker talks with Dean Jackson, farmer and winner of the 2019 Leopold Conservation Award about the importance of good conservation practices on farms in Pennsylvania.

PFB's Darrin Youker talks with Juniata County farmer and PFB board member Dave Graybill about conservation efforts in Pennsylvania and some of the boards that Dave has served on.

PFB's own Darrin Youker and Joe Montenegro discuss the importance of Farm Bureau's policy development process and why members should participate in this truly grassroots activity.

PFB's Co-Director of Communications Bill Zeiders chats with PA Game Commission's Chronic Wasting Disease Biologist Andrea Korman and CWD Communications Coordinator Bob Frye about the new CWD Response Plan and what it means for farmers and landowners.

In part 2 of the series on rural broadband connectivity, Darrin Youker talks with Sascha Meinrath, the Palmer Chair in Telecommunications at Penn State University about the hurdles facing widespread broadband access in rural areas.

Darrin Youker, PFB's Director of State Government Affairs talks with Thomas Beresnyak, Penn State Extension's Client Relationship Manager for southwest Pennsylvania, about some of the tools available right now for mapping where rural areas are lacking in broadband connectivity.

June is National Dairy Month. Join Darrin Youker, PFB's Director of State Government Affairs as he chats with Brett Reinford and Glenn Stoltzfus of the Diary Future Commission on their recommendations on how to strengthen the dairy industry in Pennsylvania.