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American Family Farmer

Doug Stephanwww.spreaker.com
A weekly look at trends in Family Farming and Healthy Eating.
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Episodes

Phil Lempert on Smarter Shopping, Better Eating and Healthier Living

Phil Lempert is an expert analyst on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape. He has identified and explained impending trends to consumers and some of the most prestigious companies worldwide. Here, he talks about Smarter Shopping, Better Eating, Healthier Living.

Dec 01, 201517 min

Roger Noonan on Safe And Accurate Food Labeling, continued

Roger Noonan is president of New England Farmers Union, and is an organic farmer in New Boston, NH. Most recently, Roger has been a national leader on food safety and speaks around the country on the Food Safety Modernization Act and other policy issues that affect family farmers.

Dec 01, 201521 min

Roger Noonan on Safe And Accurate Food Labeling

Roger Noonan is president of New England Farmers Union, and is an organic farmer in New Boston, NH. Most recently, Roger has been a national leader on food safety and speaks around the country on the Food Safety Modernization Act and other policy issues that affect family farmers.

Dec 01, 201517 min

Mark Schatzker on The Dorito Effect

Mark Schatzker, an award-winning writer, radio columnist for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation and frequent contributor to the Globe and Mail, Conde Nast Traveler, and Bloomberg Pursuits, talks about his book "The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor and Steak: One Man 19s Search for the World 19s Tastiest Piece of Beef."

Oct 15, 201521 min

Nicolette Hahn Niman on Defending Beef

Nicolette Hahn Niman is a rancher, attorney, and writer who argues that cattle are not inherently bad for either the Earth or our own nutritional health in her book, "Defending Beef".

Oct 15, 201517 min

Roger Johnson on Beef Importation, continued

Roger Johnson, President of The National Farmers Union since 2009, talks about the disappointing decision of APHIS to allow importation of beef from areas with Foot and Mouth Disease.

Oct 15, 201521 min

Roger Johnson on Beef Importation

Roger Johnson, President of The National Farmers Union since 2009, talks about the disappointing decision of APHIS to allow importation of beef from areas with Foot and Mouth Disease.

Oct 15, 201517 min

Erin Brennerman on Antibiotic Stewardship

Erin Brennerman, a pig farmer from Washington, Iowa, talks about the serious public health threat of antibiotic resistance, and believes it is their responsibility to use antibiotics when needed as part of her farm 19s health program.

Oct 15, 201521 min

Stephanie Mercier on Bee Mortality

Stephanie Mercier, Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser for the Farm Journal Foundation, talks about the rising problem of Colony Collapse Disorder, and why the declining amount of Bees should be important to family farmers.

Oct 15, 201517 min

Paul Shapiro on Costco and their egg suppliers

Paul Shapiro, the Vice President of Farm Animal Protection at the Human Society of the United States, talks about the recent events that have revealed the inhumane treatment of birds that supply eggs for Costco.

Jun 20, 201516 min

Cathy Merlo Interview, continued

Cathy Merlo is the Western Editor for Dairy Today and has more than 25 years of experience as a writer, journalist and photographer, talks about Dairy Farming in Phoenix and California.

Jun 20, 201514 min

Cathy Merlo talks Dairy Farming in the US

Cathy Merlo is the Western Editor for Dairy Today and has more than 25 years of experience as a writer, journalist and photographer, talks about Dairy Farming in Phoenix and California.

Jun 20, 201516 min

Joel Salatin of the Polyface Farm

Joel Salatin, a third generation full-time family farmer in Virginia 19s Shenandoah Valley, talks about the services that the Polyface Farm provides.

Jun 20, 201516 min

Rachel Armstrong talks about Farm Commons

Rachel Armstrong, founder of Farm Commons, which helps farmers with transactional legal issues, like leases, partnership agreements and employment matters.

Jun 06, 201520 min
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