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The Farming Show

Save Family Farming

The Farming Show, hosted by Dillon Honcoop and produced by Save Family Farming, gives voice to the farmers, workers, and advocates fighting for the future of agriculture in Washington State. Each episode dives into the real challenges facing local farms—regulations, lawsuits, labor, water, and misinformation—while telling the human stories behind the headlines. Bold, honest, and unapologetically pro-farmer, the show exposes what’s threatening our food system and what’s being done to defend it.

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19:39

WA Dairy Farmers Share Pain As Regional Cooperative...

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2025/05/12

Recent news coverage of regionally-based dairy cooperative Darigold's current financial challenges has highlighted the struggles that the situation is causing for Washington dairy farms. Jason Vander Kooy, a Skagit County multigenerational dairy farmer and cooperative member joins Dillon with more details on what's happening at Darigold, and how its affecting his farm and many others.

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20:24

Judge Rules Against Protecting Skagit Farmland,...

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2025/05/12

Tide gates protecting hundreds of acres of Skagit Valley farmland continue to teeter on the brink of failure, after a federal Judge in Seattle ruled against allowing routine maintenance on the decades-old infrastructure. Will Honea, attorney for Skagit County, joins Dillon with an update on the continuing saga of local drainage districts fighting to protect farmland, and more on why county government is also worried about the situation.

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20:06

Hispanic WA Lawmaker Calls Out ‘Agricultural Cannabis...

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2025/05/05

Activist groups claim a new Washington state measure to bring collective bargaining to the ranks of 'agricultural cannabis workers' claim the bill is limited in scope, but Hispanic state Representative Alex Ybarra from Quincy begs to differ. Ybarra, a former farmworker himself who now represents a region that's home to tens of thousands of farmworkers, joins Dillon to call out the measure, saying state House Bill 1141 is really a 'Trojan horse' to eventually bring collective bargaining to all

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39:46

Why New Documents Pose Troubling Questions About What...

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2025/04/28

Are officials in the Trump EPA colluding with a high-powered lawyer to suffocate family farms here in Washington state? Ben Tindall, Executive Director of Save Family Farming, joins Dillon to discuss the newly-obtained public records leading them to question what's really going on with the EPA's continued lawsuits against dairies in the Lower Yakima Valley.

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39:23

Noted Environmentalist, Whatcom Farmer Advocate...

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2025/04/21

A prominent--and sometimes controversial--local environmentalist is changing his tune on the massive water rights lawsuit the state has launched in Whatcom County. "It is completely unable to deal with the kinds of issues we're talking about," said Eric Hirst, joining with Fred Likkel, Executive Director of Whatcom Family Farmers to talk with Dillon on The Farming Show about the water rights adjudication now underway in Whatcom County Superior Court.

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19:50

Tariffs Add to ‘Dark Clouds’ of Uncertainty for Local...

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2025/04/21

"Uncertainty right now is the name of the game," says Jason Hoekstra, CEO of Sumas-based EPL Feed. The company provides feed for dairies and other farms all over Washington state. Hoekstra joined Dillon to talk about many of the challenges facing the local farming community, including the unknowns that the Trump administration's new tariffs present--impacts that could potentially either harm or help farms.

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00:19:49

Tariffs Add to 'Dark Clouds' of Uncertainty for Local...

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2025/04/08

"Uncertainty right now is the name of the game," says Jason Hoekstra, CEO of Sumas-based EPL Feed. The company provides feed for dairies and other farms all over Washington state.Hoekstra joined Dillon to talk about many of the challenges facing the local farming community, including the unknowns that the Trump administration's new tariffs present--impacts that could potentially either harm or help farms.

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00:19:16

Farm-Killing Lawsuits, Regulations Target of...

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2025/04/07

It's no secret that the over-50 year-old Endangered Species Act (ESA) has become anti-farm activists' favorite tool to litigate and regulate farms out of business. What most people don't know is that while killing farms and bringing in untold millions for the environmental litigation industry, the landmark law has largely failed to save the endangered species it claims to protect. Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance's Executive Director, joins Dillon with details on a new effort in Congress to reform

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00:20:32

WA Dam Expert, Farmers Gear Up to Counter...

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2025/03/30

Proponents of removing Lower Snake River dams have pushed a massive disinformation campaign for decades. Adam Ratliff, an engineer, social media influencer and marketing guru joins Dillon to share how he and a group of farmers have teamed up to push back with the truth about dams and agriculture.

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00:21:28

"Built for War": Yakima County Commissioner Slams EPA...

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2025/03/30

The farming community in the Lower Yakima Valley and across Washington state is mourning the loss of multigenerational family dairy Cow Palace, after the US Environmental Protection Agency's unrelenting attacks forced its closure. Amanda McKinney, Yakima County Commissioner, talks with Dillon about the EPA's war on farming, saying it's time for the agency's vicious bureaucrats to be held accountable for the harm they're causing.

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00:19:13

Whatcom Water Rights Court Summons Arrive In Mail

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2025/03/24

Thousands of Whatcom County residents were perplexed in the past week after being asked to sign as they received a piece of certified mail--a mailing they quickly discovered was a packet of legal paperwork notifying them they are being sued by the State of Washington to prove their water rights in court.Fred Likkel, Whatcom Family Farmers' Executive Director, talks with Dillon as they explain what people need to know about receiving the court summons, and what they should and shouldn't do with the

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00:19:24

National Farm Group Joins Fight to Protect Skagit...

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2025/03/24

As the court fight to protect thousands of acres of Skagit County farmland threatened by federal agencies' refusal to OK tidegate repair continues, a national farm group is throwing its weight behind the Skagit farmers' case. Norm Semanko, attorney for Family Farm Alliance, joins Dillon with the latest on the Skagit drainage district's lawsuit, and why his organization has filed a court brief in support of the suit.

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00:39:21

Local Water Talks Collapse, Underscoring Need For...

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2025/03/11

A major breakdown in behind-the-scenes talks is plunging the future of Whatcom farmers and other water users into even deeper turmoil and uncertainty, underscoring the need for a collaborative process as the only way to save salmon and local farming.Fred Likkel, Whatcom Family Farmers Executive Director, joins Dillon with the behind-the-scenes details, and what they mean for Whatcom County's future.

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00:20:18

Whatcom Conservation District Hosts 9th Annual...

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2025/03/02

Community members gathered Saturday, March 1st at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds for the 9th annual Whatcom Farm Expo, put on by the Whatcom Conservation District.Aneka Sweeney, the conservation district's Outreach & Education Manager, joins Dillon early Saturday morning ahead of the event with details on what attendees can expect.

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00:18:36

Lynden Christian FFA Students Help Ugandan Village...

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2025/02/24

Three Lynden Christian High School students are putting their FFA projects to use beyond just the agricultural skills they'll gain. Students Brooke Van Loo, Jaedyn Polinder and Case DeJong, along with their teacher and advisor Kelly DeJong, join Dillon with details on their involvement in the charity effort "Growing Hope Globally," and how their FFA projects are part of a fundraiser to support sustainable food production in Rubanda, Uganda.

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00:19:25

New Immigration Crackdown Silences Farmworkers,...

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2025/02/24

Save Family Farming is speaking out against the new federal immigration crackdown, releasing a statement critical of the brash approach that's created a wave of fear among the farmworker community.Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming Executive Director, joins Dillon with details on the organization's controversial new statement, saying the crackdown is having a negative impact on farms and isn't helping solve the nation's broken immigration system.

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00:18:47

Eastern Washington Dairy Works Toward 'Carbon Negative'

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2025/02/17

While some critics claim animal agriculture's methane emissions contribute to climate change, when the totality of farming's carbon impacts--positive and negative--are tallied, a much different story emerges. Ellie Steensma Corbin, Whatcom Family Farmers' Education Coordinator, joins Dillon with details on the release of a new video project showing what Royal Dairy in Royal City, WA, is doing not only to reduce methane emissions but also to store carbon in the soil.

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00:19:52

WA Farm Bureau: Overtime Relief, Illegal Fuel...

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2025/02/17

As the 2025 legislative session continues in Olympia, the farming community has a list of proposals it's watching closely. Bridget Coon, Washington Farm Bureau First Vice President for Legislative Affairs joins Dillon with details on a few of the issues topping their list, including a fix to illegal fuel surcharges on farmers, as well as relief for farmers and farmworkers from the harm of new state ag overtime rules.

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00:19:34

'Cow Burp Bill' Unfairly Targets WA Cattle Farming

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2025/02/10

A misguided new proposal to force Washington state farms to report methane emissions skips half of the equation, and could potentially harm the fight against climate change.Dan Wood, Washington State Dairy Federation Executive Director, joins Dillon with details on measure proposed in the state legislature in Olympia.

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00:20:41

What Farmers Should Watch In Olympia This Year

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2025/02/06

Washington state's legislature is back in session in Olympia through at least April, and legislators are considering a variety of proposals that could affect agriculture.Pam Lewison, the Research Director for the Center for Agriculture at the Washington Policy Center, joins Dillon with a rundown of issues both positive and negative that she's tracking right now.

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