The Farm Report
Join us for a special series of The Farm Report in collaboration with The National Young Farmers Coalition that's all about The Farm Bill. Tune in to hear from farmers, policymakers, organizers, and food advocates about all the ways the farm bill directly impacts our lives—whether we realize it or not. We’ll break down farm policy and talk to young farmers about what hangs in the balance for them as another Farm Bill gets made. Join our coalition to shift power and change policy for the next generation of growers and land stewards. The future of good food depends on it.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 442
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2024
Small Farms and the Post-Pandemic Unknown
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people began buying more local food directly from small farms in their communities, and some farmers scrambled to meet increased demand. A year later, as p…
00:37:54 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
Untold Stories of Urban Farming
From massive venture capital-funded vertical farms and rooftop CSA operations to community gardens and windowsill pots, what does growing food in cities look like? And, more importantly, why are peop…
00:43:21 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
An Organic Dairy Coop's Climate Plans
Organic Valley is America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers, representing more than 1,800 farmers in 34 US States, most in dairy. You’ve likely seen their milk, yogurt, and cheeses at the groc…
00:27:48 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
A Sustainable Food and Farm Policy Forecast for 2021 (and Beyond)
President Joe Biden took office 21 days ago, and the White House is already making moves that will affect food and agriculture. Plus, the shift in Congress means it’s also a new chapter for food and …
00:35:37 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Inside Pasa Sustainable Agriculture
The Pasa conference is one of the year's most popular events for sustainable and organic farmers—in Pennsylvania and beyond. As it kicks off (digitally), executive director Hannah Smith-Brubaker talk…
00:28:07 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
Investing in a Sustainable Food Future
Most capital invested in agriculture in the U.S. flows to large, commodity farms. For smaller operations that don’t fit the conventional mold, it can be difficult—if not impossible—to get a loan. Ste…
00:37:38 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
Are Alt Meats Better for the Planet?
Forecasts point to the market for plant- and cell-based meat alternatives exploding over the next decade, largely because of the sustainability claims companies make when marketing these food product…
00:28:57 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Perilous Bounty
Centralized, uber-efficient, industrialized agriculture is often presented as necessary to “feed the world.” In his new book, Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can …
00:38:26 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
Agroforestry 101
Producing food requires land. As a result, forests are often razed to make space for crops or animals, creating environmental tradeoffs. But what if there were a middle ground between forest and farm…
00:37:40 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
A Small Farm IPO?
Vital Farms started on a Texas farm with 20 chickens. This year, the pasture-raised egg company went public. In between, the company bucked the typical model of scaling up in animal agriculture by bu…
00:33:20 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
Rural Vote: Dispatch from the Campaign Trail
When it comes to election day, political pundits love to discuss which way “farmers” are going to vote. In the case of this election, the prevailing idea is that most farmers—especially commodity gro…
00:31:36 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Presenting Jupiter's Almanac: Welcome to Gilliard Farms
This week The Farm Report is proud to present Jupiter's Almanac. On this inaugural episode, host Matthew Raiford introduces himself, along with his family history and the history of his farm. These l…
00:27:38 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Growing Produce—and Food Sovereignty—in Black Communities
Reverend Dr. Heber Brown, a Baltimore pastor, community organizer, and beginner farmer, started the Black Church Food Security Network in the wake of the city’s Freddie Gray uprisings in 2015. Since …
00:35:28 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Organic Agriculture: Past, Present, and Future
J.I. Rodale wrote “healthy soil = healthy food = healthy people” on a blackboard in 1942, and that has been the mantra at the Rodale Institute, created in 1947, ever since. In this sitdown at Rodale’…
00:39:44 |
Fri 11 Sep 2020
COVID-19 and Local Food: Challenges and Opportunities
Despite challenges like shuttered farmers' markets and restaurants, a shortage of meat processors, and the scramble to move sales online, small and mid-size farmers have demonstrated real resilience …
01:00:24 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
Urban Farming in Atlanta, Patch by Patch
Jamila Norman had a vision to “just find green patches of land in the city and turn them into farms”—and she made it a reality. In this episode, Norman talks to host Lisa Held about how, today, she p…
00:39:17 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
How to Be a "Restaurant Farm" in 2020
Chefs in Baltimore and Washington D.C. have always been Karma Farm’s best, and primary, customers. So what happens when restaurants shut down? In this episode, host Lisa Held talks to farmer Jon Shaw…
00:27:48 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
Presenting Behind the Label with American Humane
This week we're presenting the first episode of Behind the Label with American Humane, a new series from Heritage Radio Network. Behind the Label with American Humane takes listeners from the grocery…
00:25:58 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
Linking Local Farms and Food Insecure Families
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment—and therefore food insecurity—has skyrocketed. At the same time, farmers that sell their food at farmers markets have faced multiple economic challenges, as…
00:30:30 |
Wed 01 Jul 2020
"Glocal" Food and Community in Newark
The Occupy Wall Street movement introduced Tobias Fox to different ways of thinking about the world and what he wanted to do with his life. He took that inspiration and started growing food in commun…
00:33:23 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
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