American Family Farmer

Host and Family Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com has more news about the new Farm Bill and why Family Farmers are upset about it. Next Doug welcomes former turkey farmer and broadcaster Darrell Anderson. Darrell hosts a weekly radio feature called "Farm to Fork." www.northshoreproductions.com The feature deals with a wide range of topics affecting the American Family Farmer. Finally, Doug...

Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news and opinion about how the American Family Farmer is getting screwed by the brand new Farm Bill. Next, meet Country Singer and Family Farmer Ben Rue http://www.benruemusic.com/ Ben came to Nashville by way of small-town in Oregon, where he grew up the youngest of three brothers on his family’s 2000-acre grass seed...

Host Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarms.com has news about how the Family Farm is in trouble. Next, Doug welcomes Darla Tyler-McSherry who started "Ask In Earnest" www.askinernest.org after her father died of an apparent suicide. "I believe that my dad was born to be a farmer. He spent his entire life working the land, caring for the animals, providing for his family, and providing food for countless...

First, Host/Farmer Doug Stephan talks about his personal farm, Eastleigh Farm  http://www.eastleighfarm .com . Next, the news from The White House, that President Trump wants more aide for needy farmers. Doug wonders who will decide who the "needy" farms are. Doug Welcomes Steve Nygren from Serenbe  http://www.serenbe .com . Serenbe’s is an "AGRI-HOOD," consisting of a community of hamlets that ha...

Host and Family Farmer Doug Stephan w www.eastleighfarm.com reports news that the average Thanksgiving dinner costs about $21-Dollars, but the Family Farmer only receives about $9-dollars of that. There's also news about how Family Farmers can make money with the NFU's Carbon Credit Program. Next, we meet Renee King-Sonnen, the Rowdy Girl of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary www.rowdygirlsanctuary.org . It all...

Host and American Family Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com offers news about how Family Farmers are reacting to the Midterm Election and how they are investigating alternative markets for their products. Next, Doug welcomes Paul Bissett, Chief Operating Officer of Harvest Croo Robotics www.harvestcroo.com . Paul is a Wall Street bond trader, PhD in Computational Science, Naval Oceanographe...

Host/American Family Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com takes a look ahead at the winter's weather forecast and the effect it will have on next year's crops. Also, a look back at the mid-term election and it's effects for the American Family Farmer. Next, Doug welcomes Lauren Palmer, owner and chief farmer at Bloombury Organic Farm. http://www.bloomsburyfarms.com/ Lauren, who holds a bachel...

Host/Family Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com has news about growing Hemp and Hemp Farming. Next, Doug welcomes Attila Agoston, who with his wife and young children operate Mountain View Farm, in Neersville, VA. http://mvf-organics.com/index.html . Mountain View Farm is located a few miles from the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers. They lease their farmland from the Blue Rid...

Host/Family Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com offers news about how the wet weather and the new trade deal are related. Then, news about how drug addiction is increasing on Family Farms. Next, Doug welcomes Baker/Family Farmer, Shana Amsterdam. https://www.facebook.com/pg/talkingbreads/about/?ref=page_internal She and her husband Joe are the Owners/Bakers at Talking Breads Bakery, in Sherm...

Host Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com has good news for American Family Farmers about trade opportunities in England, Scotland and Ireland, due to The President's new trade deals. Next, Doug welcomes Lucille Benoit https://keepthecows.com/ . Few have had the milk stool in the barn that she's been privileged to have for more than 30 years. She has known good cows, bad ones, clean ones and messy o...

Host Doug Stephan https://eastleighfarm.wixsite.com/eastleighfarm has good news for Family Farmers coming from The White House. Next, Doug welcomes Gerit Quealy, https://www.botanicalshakespeare.com/ author/editor of Botanical Shakespeare from HarperDesign /HarperCollins. As a journalist, she has covered everything from lipstick to Shakespeare. The book is a one-of-a-kind color compendium of the A...

Host/Family Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com has news about the Tester-Hagen Amendment http://farmandranchfreedom.org/analysis-of-the-tester-hagan-amendment/ and what it takes to qualify for assistance. Next, Doug welcomes Jennifer Fahy, Communications Director for Farm Aid https://www.farmaid.org/ . Jennifer has been with Farm Aid since 2002. She loves to spread the word about good food...

Host Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarms.com has news about how the Family Farm is in trouble. Next, Doug welcomes Darla Tyler-McSherry who started "Ask In Earnest" www.askinernest.org after her father died of an apparent suicide. "I believe that my dad was born to be a farmer. He spent his entire life working the land, caring for the animals, providing for his family, and providing food for countless...

Host Doug Stephan begins with the latest Farm News from around the world. Next, Tobias Peggs, co-founder and CEO of Square Roots Urban Farming www.squarerootsgrow.com Joins Doug to explain how farmers are learning how to grow crops, yea-round in an urban environment. Finally, Doug talks about "Agri-Tourism."

Farmer/Host Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com has news about an illegal farm worker who killed an Iowa college student. Doug believes that there is no reason to hire illegals. Next, Doug discusses a new web site for sharing ideas for helping small dairy farms: www.dairyproposals2018.com . Next, Doug welcomes farmer Martha Boneta www.marthaboneta.com . Martha is a farmer at Liberty Farm in Paris,...

Host/Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com has news of the farmer who was recently awarded $289,000,000 in a lawsuit against Monsanto Chemical. After 30-years of using their product Round-Up, he is dying of Cancer. Another Farmer has been fined $2-million for having a Birthday Party on her farm. Next, Doug welcomes Cody Hopkins, General Manager of Grass Roots Farmers Cooperative www.grassroots...

News of an Illinois fifth generation Family Farm, who's crop value has decreased 25%, because of the Chinese Tariff wars. Next, host Doug Stephan learns the secrets of running a successful Third Generation Family Dairy Farm, from Randy Sowers. South Mountain Creamery https://southmountaincreamery.com/ in Middletown, MD. Randy and his wife Karen started farming in 1981. They rented the land and too...

Host Doug Stephan  http://www.eastleighfarm .com has news about wild-caught seafood farmers. Next, Roger Johnson, President of The National Farmers Union  http://www.nfu .org joins Doug to discuss the $12-Billion Dollars that's earmarked to help farmers, due to the Trade Wars. Where is the money going to go? Johnson was elected to lead the family farm organization at NFU’s 107th anniversary conven...

First, Host/Farmer Doug Stephan talks about his personal farm, Eastleigh Farm  http://www.eastleighfarm .com . Next, the news from The White House, that President Trump wants more aide for needy farmers. Doug wonders who will decide who the "needy" farms are. Doug Welcomes Steve Nygren from Serenbe  http://www.serenbe .com . Serenbe’s is an "AGRI-HOOD," consisting of a community of hamlets that ha...

Host Doug Stephan begins with news about The Trade Wars and how they are affecting the Family Farm, especially Pork Producers. Next, Doug welcomes Dr. John Bolten, who is serving as the Associate Program Manager of Water Resources for the NASA Applied Sciences Program at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.  https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/ His research focuses on the application of satellite-ba...

Host Doug Stephan begins the podcast with news you can use on your ranch or farm, including the new Farm Bill that the House and Senate are hammering out. Next, Doug welcomes Margo Hale, Southeast Regional Office Director for NCAT, the National Center for Appropriate Technology.  http://www.nact .org For over 40 years NCAT has been promoting sustainable living. They are a national nonprofit that p...

Host Doug Stephan reviews news about Replenishing the Soil, Deforestation and the threat Amazon.com poses with box usage. Next, Doug welcomes Dr. Neil I. Fox  https://www.cafnr.missouri.edu/person/neil-i-fox/ , Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science at The University of Missouri. He has researched a number of threads which include: The use of radar in the estimation and very short-period forec...

Host Doug Stephan tells a story about of a couple in their sixties, who left conventional careers to begin a successful business raising livestock. Next, Val Dolcini of The Pollinator Partnership  http://www.pollinator .org joins Doug to discuss "Bee Friendly Farming." Val was formerly Administrator of the USDA Farm Service Agency, is a fifth generation Californian, a passionate supporter of Ameri...

In Agri-News, Host Doug Stephan outlines new proposals to help Dairy Farmers and other farming  http://www.farmbill.org . Next, Doug welcomes Scott Farber who leads a team working to improve food and farm legislation, chemicals policy and a host of other issues important to EWG and its supporters.  http://www.egw .org Prior to joining EWG, Scott was vice president for federal affairs for the Groce...

First, the farm news, with Host Doug Stephan covers how much the average farmer makes annually, Family Dairy Farmers in danger of becoming extinct and why, and Canada's interest in opening the doors to American Dairies. Next, Chris Kerston of the Savory Institute  http://www.savoryinstitute .org joins Doug about their work. Chris ranched full time for nearly 15yrs before joining the Savory Institu...