The Farming Show

As the public’s concern about higher food prices–especially beef–is getting headlines and political attention from President Trump, farmers and ranchers are again pushing back against his move to incentivize more beef imports from foreign countries.

Austin Allred, a beef producer and dairy farmer based near Royal City, WA joins Dillon with an inside look at the differences between what grocery shoppers and farmers face, and what the real long-term solution to high food prices needs to be particularly in Washington state.

Taking aim at the ‘Big 4’ meat processors, President Trump pledged in a social media post Friday to reduce red tape for farmers and ranchers and allow them to “PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD.”

Chelcie Cargill, an eastern Oregon rancher, joins Dillon with reaction to the comments, as well as Trump’s previously-announced plan to temporarily drop tariffs on imported ground beef that’s angered many American beef producers.

The biggest beef packing house in the Pacific Northwest has been put up for sale by its owner, multinational food giant Tyson Foods.

Jack Fields, Executive Director of the Washington Cattle Feeders Association, joins Dillon to explain why the news has beef producers in the region on edge, and how the high cost of farming in Washington state contributes to their uncertain future.

Speaking out to protect Washington’s family farming community through advocacy, outreach, and education is what Save Family Farming is all about–but what specific areas is the advocacy group focused on right now?

Ben Tindall, Executive Director of Save Family Farming, joins Dillon with a roundup of hot topics and issues the organization is working on currently.

As massive wildfires continue to burn across hundreds of thousands of acres of timber and grazing land in Washington state, the former longtime stewards of those lands are crying foul, pointing out how ideology-driven land management decisions have set the stage for the disaster now unfolding.

Scott Vejraska, an Okanogan County Public Utility District Commissioner, rancher and lineman for the Nespelem Valley Electric Cooperative, joins Dillon with an update on the fires and deeper insight into how a shift in land management philosophy by state and federal agencies created a recipe for disaster.

Wildfire is again wreaking havoc across parts of Washington state, devastating farms and ranches as well as homes and entire communities.

While many have been led to believe that climate change is to blame for this destructive new trend of massive fire storms, state mismanagement of forests and rangeland are a major part of this recipe for disaster that’s almost never talked about.

Rancher Rod Haeberle has grazed cattle in the high country near Okanogan, WA for decades, and joins Dillon to explain the harmful changes he’s seen in the state’s approach to land management that primed these critical areas for the havoc that’s unfolding now.

Whatcom County water users sued by the State of Washington now have less than a year to file their claim in the state Department of Ecology’s water rights adjudication in the Nooksack River Basin.

Fred Likkel, Executive Director of Whatcom Family Farmers, joins Dillon with an update on the court case, as well as details on a new resource available for water users struggling to prepare their paperwork and court claim.

The annual Northwest Raspberry Festival–known to many as Razz Fest–again took over downtown Lynden to celebrate local raspberries and the people who grow them.

Gary Vis, Lynden Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, and Stacey Beier, Washington Red Raspberry Commission Associate Director, both check in with Dillon from the bustling 2026 edition of the longtime event.

A Yakima-based anti-farm activist group’s propaganda film raised eyebrows last year after its promotional clips displayed a Washington State Department of Health logo, prompting questions about state funding for its false accusations against farmers.

The anti-farm group, We Are ELLA, lied to Department of Health officials investigating the group’s violation of DOH logo use policy to create the appearance of state endorsement of its false claims against farming in the Lower Yakima Valley.

Ben Tindall, Executive Director of Save Family Farming, joins Dillon with the latest details in the ongoing saga to hold the state and the activist group accountable for their use of taxpayer dollars to deceive the public.

A Whatcom County government advisory committee falsely accused some farmers in the county of breaking federal labor rules in a recent official report.

Enrique Gastelum, Worker and Farmer Labor Association CEO, joins Dillon with a closer look at the false claims and the truth about the federal H-2A guest worker program.