The Farm Show

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Mar. 17, 2018 Food & Drink

We revisit our conversation on the state of America’s farmlands and the people that control our nation’s agriculture. As policy, the climate, and the country’s needs change, we examine some of the greatest challenges facing the farming community: new legislation, modern farm life, escalating suicide rates amongst farmers, and more.

From this Episode:

Farm bill 101

The federal Farm Bill is up for renewal. Journalist Leah Douglas offers a primer on the Farm Bill’s history and contents and how it shapes the farming system we have.

6 min

'This Blessed Earth'

Journalist Ted Genoways , himself the great-grandson of a Nebraskan seed corn producer, spent a year with a farming family to tell the story of modern farm life and its...

7 min

FDR's great wall of trees

During the Dust Bowl, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt allocated $15 million for the planting of trees to ameliorate the damage.

7 min

Examining farmer suicides

The rate of suicide among America’s farmers is more than double that of its veterans. Why don’t we hear more about it? Debbie Weingarten reported on the crisis for The...

8 min

A radical new farm bill

Journalist Leah Douglas returns to explain a radical proposal to revamp the Farm Bill , led by Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

10 min

Small farming

Food and science journalist Tamar Haspel contends that small, organic farming isn’t enough to fix a broken system. Instead, she says the organic system’s inefficiencies...

12 min

Market Report: Fennel

Laura Avery talks with Trevor Faris, executive chef of Brennan's in Marina Del Rey, about how he uses this underrated vegetable in the kitchen. Also a visit with Chris...

7 min