American Family Farmer
A weekly look at trends in Family Farming and Healthy Eating.
Episodes
August 6, 2025 • 18 mins
This week, Doug tackles a mix of hot-button issues impacting family farmers across the U.S., offering insight only a hands-on farmer can provide.
🧠 Episode Highlights:
🚜 The “Immigration Highway” Crisis
Doug unpacks the growing confusion and legal challenges facing agricultural employers navigating immigration. He shares the tragic story of a multigenerational cherry farm forced to shut down due to a lack of labor — a painful exampl...
🧠 Episode Highlights:
🚜 The “Immigration Highway” Crisis
Doug unpacks the growing confusion and legal challenges facing agricultural employers navigating immigration. He shares the tragic story of a multigenerational cherry farm forced to shut down due to a lack of labor — a painful exampl...
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August 6, 2025 • 18 mins
Guest: Ed Maltby, Executive Director
Organization: Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA)
📍 Deerfield, MA Topic: 🐄 Organic Dairy & Advocacy in Washington, DC This week, host Doug Stephan welcomes Ed Maltby, Executive Director of NODPA — the largest grassroots organization representing organic dairy producers in the Northeast. With over two decades of leadership in the organic dairy space, Ed shares insights into the...
Organization: Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA)
📍 Deerfield, MA Topic: 🐄 Organic Dairy & Advocacy in Washington, DC This week, host Doug Stephan welcomes Ed Maltby, Executive Director of NODPA — the largest grassroots organization representing organic dairy producers in the Northeast. With over two decades of leadership in the organic dairy space, Ed shares insights into the...
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July 30, 2025 • 18 mins
On this week’s American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan takes on some of the week’s biggest agricultural stories. He begins with Brooke Rollins' surprising success at the USDA despite her lack of ag experience, especially in supporting disaster-hit farmers.
Doug also dives into new findings on the dangers of ultra-processed foods vs. traditional whole grains and whole milk.
Corn season is underway — and so is destruction from the corn ea...
Doug also dives into new findings on the dangers of ultra-processed foods vs. traditional whole grains and whole milk.
Corn season is underway — and so is destruction from the corn ea...
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July 30, 2025 • 18 mins
This week on The American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan welcomes Tyler Hawk of Hawk Farms in Kansas, Ohio. Though Tyler now lives in California, he still travels home to work the family’s 230-acre soybean and corn farm.
Tyler shares the story of a beloved family heirloom — a 1947 Farmall M tractor restored after sitting in pieces during his childhood.
Now serving as Executive Director at an assisted living facility, Tyler talks about h...
Tyler shares the story of a beloved family heirloom — a 1947 Farmall M tractor restored after sitting in pieces during his childhood.
Now serving as Executive Director at an assisted living facility, Tyler talks about h...
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July 27, 2025 • 19 mins
This week on The American Family Farmer, host Doug Stephan welcomes Warren Eckstein, Pet Behaviorst and Host of The Pet Show.
The discussion starts off dispelling the false concept that animals don’t share many of the emotions humans have, but also the beautiful friendship and comradely we have with our animal friends and animal family members.
When summer temperatures soar, it’s not just humans who suffer — farm animals, barn cats...
The discussion starts off dispelling the false concept that animals don’t share many of the emotions humans have, but also the beautiful friendship and comradely we have with our animal friends and animal family members.
When summer temperatures soar, it’s not just humans who suffer — farm animals, barn cats...
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On this week’s episode of The American Family Farmer, host Doug Stephan (EastleighFarm.com) unpacks the latest developments from Washington and beyond that are shaping the future of America’s small farms.
Policy Watch:
Doug covers updates from the new "Big Beautiful Bill" — including key tax policies and increased federal spending aimed at supporting ag-businesses. With border security becoming an even bigger issue for American farme...
Policy Watch:
Doug covers updates from the new "Big Beautiful Bill" — including key tax policies and increased federal spending aimed at supporting ag-businesses. With border security becoming an even bigger issue for American farme...
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July 16, 2025 • 18 mins
This week on The American Family Farmer, host and lifelong farmer Doug Stephan (www.eastleighfarm.com) shares critical updates impacting small farms across the country.
Doug opens the show with a look at the ongoing immigration enforcement issues that are threatening family farms. The American Farm Bureau Federation has expressed serious concern over reports of renewed immigration crackdowns that are removing essential, hardworking ...
Doug opens the show with a look at the ongoing immigration enforcement issues that are threatening family farms. The American Farm Bureau Federation has expressed serious concern over reports of renewed immigration crackdowns that are removing essential, hardworking ...
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This week on The American Family Farmer, host Doug Stephan welcomes Julia Barton, Farmer Services Director at the Organic Farmers Association (OFA), for an in-depth look at how OFA is advocating for a healthier, more equitable future for American agriculture.Julia brings over a decade of hands-on experience supporting organic, transitional, and sustainable farmers. In her role with OFA, she works directly with farmers across the co...
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July 9, 2025 • 18 mins
Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Tim Gradert, Senior Tax Manager with Uncommon Farms. In this episode, Doug and Tim explore the often-overlooked power of smart tax planning in agriculture. From proactive strategies that boost profitability to overcoming unique hurdles family farmers face during tax season, Tim shares insight drawn from years of hands-on experience in ag-specific t...
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July 9, 2025 • 17 mins
Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the news affecting small farmers in America, including a focus on President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” and how it will affect farmers. What should farmers know about his bill? Major cuts to the SNAP program, stricter qualifications for recipients, and passing costs off to the states. Next up, the continued issues of the screwworm and the problems these in...
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July 2, 2025 • 16 mins
Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the news affecting small farmers in America, including a focus on the approval of the Whole Milk For Healthy Children Act, which expands options for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program allowing them to offer whole and reduced fat. Next up, Purdue University has come up with an overview of the farm custom rates, increases in the cost of...
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July 2, 2025 • 18 mins
Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Patrick Whittle, Environment and Oceanic Reporter with the Associated Press, for a conversation on how the effects of wildfire smoke affects small farmers. The wildfires in Canada sent smoke as far away as Europe, and caused smoke to linger over cities like Kansas City and Minneapolis (far, far away from their origin in Canada), raising alarms in m...
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June 25, 2025 • 18 mins
Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Caitlyn Daproza, Photojournalism Student at the Rochester Institute of Technology., joining today’s episode with a conversation on less farm land going to organic crops and the importance of sustainability.
Caitlyn's curiosity for documentation began at a young age, going through family photo albums and old letters, and through asking questions and ...
Caitlyn's curiosity for documentation began at a young age, going through family photo albums and old letters, and through asking questions and ...
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June 25, 2025 • 17 mins
Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the news affecting small farmers in America, including a focus on US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visiting farms and laying out the Trump Administration’s “Farmers First” policies that help smaller farmers and why it’s a lead focus with the USDA, Nebraska is the first state to ban sugary drinks from being bought on the SNAP program, and how the im...
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June 18, 2025 • 17 mins
Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the news affecting small farmers in America, including a focus on bug news and how an increase in tick activity will affect family farmers this summer, the diseases most carried by ticks, and symptoms of which to be aware with tick-borne illnesses. Then, concerns from the California egg producers over salmonella concerns, Florida-grown cucumber recall, and w...
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June 18, 2025 • 17 mins
Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Christopher Simpson, owner of the Field of Dreams Farm in Watertown, TN. Field of Dreams Farm is a family-run, chemical-free farm raising pastured eggs, poultry, pork, and 100% grass-fed beef. Inspired by Food Inc., they’ve grown from 5 to 115 acres, committed to humane, sustainable practices and non-GMO feed. Learn how they process meats on-site, ...
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Wednesday, June 11 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the news affecting small farmers in America, including a focus on new research from Purdue University suggesting the surge of media coverage had an effect on the price people are paying for eggs. Plus, strong supply fundamentals are pushing cattle and beef prices higher, 70 years after an aerial war against the screwworm — we’re hearing...
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June 4, 2025 • 35 mins
Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the news affecting small farmers in America, including a focus on Dairy Month and the dairy market in the United States and how the tariffs are creating a domino effect for both an upside and a downside. Continuing with cattle talk, the culling of cows is on the rise due to illnesses in cattle, poor milk supply, and an inability to produce as much protein i...
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May 28, 2025 • 34 mins
Wednesday, May 28 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the news affecting small farmers in America, including a focus on whether or not graduates are going back to their family farms or venturing into new career-fields, the trade war impacts on farms and ag professionals, and something you may not have known about carrots. Then, Doug introduces us to Judy Wood, owner of Poultry Hollow Hatche...
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May 21, 2025 • 35 mins
Wednesday, May 21 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the news affecting small farmers in America, including a focus on added value of producing for farmer’s markets, how Brooke Rollins and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are working together for a healthier America and a focus on supporting local farmers, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s problems with the government over land. Next, D...
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