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Offering a compelling look at what’s at stake—and what we can do to save family farming in Washington state and beyond..... more
FAQs about The Farming Show:How many episodes does The Farming Show have?The podcast currently has 527 episodes available.
September 29, 2018How farmers' new floodgates are protecting fish on the Nooksack RiverFarmers are supporting new fish-fish friendly floodgates being installed on their property, and Whatcom Conservation District Resource Coordinator Frank Corey talks with Dillon about how they are a win-win for farming and fish....more15minPlay
September 22, 2018Why upper Skagit Valley farmers are asking for helpSmall family farms in the upper Skagit Valley are being threatened by non-native elk that continue to multiply, consume farmers crops and destroy property. Bill Schmidt, Skagit County Farm Bureau President and Randy Goode, Skagit County Cattlemen's Association Vice President join Dillon to explain what created the problem, and what they want the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife to do about it....more20minPlay
September 22, 2018Nutritionist and dairy farmer John Vander Veen explains the importance of good corn feedIt's corn chopping season, and independent dairy nutritionist and dairy farmer John Vander Veen joins Dillon to explain why that field corn crop that's being harvested is so crucial to cow's health and the the milk that they produce....more20minPlay
September 08, 2018Whatcom Family Farmers' Outreach Coordinator talks about connecting with the communityGavin Willis, new Whatcom Family Farmers Outreach Coordinator, joins Dillon to talk about this weekend's farm tour as well as his vision for getting the community more connected to farming....more19minPlay
September 01, 2018Henry Bierlink explains Whatcom farmers' ongoing concerns over access to waterFarming needs water. But so do fish, and the tribes whose culture is built around both fish and water. Can all coexist in Whatcom County? Ag Water Board Executive Director Henry Bierlink says they can, but it's going to take some work....more19minPlay
September 01, 2018Evergreen State College disciplines staff for ‘inappropriate’ targeting of Sumas blueberry farmSave Family Farming filed a complaint with the Evergreen State College in April after reviewing photos and videos clearly documenting Evergreen vehicles present at the 2017 political protests in Sumas, where labor activists falsely accused a blueberry farm of causing the death of a farmworker. State Reps. Luanne Van Werven and Vincent Buys join Dillon to react to the college president's admission and apology that state resources were used inappropriately....more19minPlay
August 18, 2018Ron Polinder on why the fair is important to the local farming communityNorthwest Washington Fair Board of Directors member Ron Polinder talks with Dillon about the annual event's focus on agriculture and the local farming community, and why that's more important now than ever....more19minPlay
August 18, 2018Dairy farmer Larry Stap explains Double Ditch fish rescueAfter thousands of coho salmon, steelhead, trout, crayfish, and other aquatic life became stranded by a blockage in Double Ditch stream, Twin Brook Creamery co-owners Larry Stap and Mark Tolsma jumped into action, shutting off crop irrigation to instead pump water into the stream to keep the threatened fish alive until the blockage could be removed....more17minPlay
August 12, 2018Former farmworker speaks out about "farmworker march"Former farmworker Juan Baldovinos says actual farmworkers have been refusing to participate in Bellingham activists' public demonstrations that he says are based on lies....more43minPlay
August 04, 2018Why this Whatcom farmer wants to you to support local agricultureDairy farmers continue to struggle to survive, and Acme-area farmer Laura Smith reflects on the pressures making it difficult to keep running the family farm that her dad Jeff Rainey started back in 1978....more17minPlay
FAQs about The Farming Show:How many episodes does The Farming Show have?The podcast currently has 527 episodes available.