American Family Farmer

Host 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 Safet...

Host 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...

Host 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....

Host 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...

Host 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 ver...

Host 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 Ch...

Host 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...

Host 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, du...

Host 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 far...

Host 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...

Host 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 Lan...

Host 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...

Host 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 bee...

Host 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 Southeast...

Host 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 ve...

Host 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, morourke@iastat...

Host 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.

Host 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 t...

Host 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 Wi...

Host 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. T...

Host 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 t...

Host 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 t...

Host 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 c...

Host 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,...

American 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. www.jeffery@agritecture.com - www.agriteture.com Their mission is to accelerate and empower the transition...