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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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00:19:57

Farmworkers Again Set To Rally At WA State Capitol

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2025/02/03

Farmworkers are again set to gather on the steps of the Washington State Capitol to speak out against the state's new overtime rules for farming, as well as other regulations and issues impacting their community. Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming's Executive Director, joins Dillon with details on this year's event set for Feb. 4th, after last year's rally brought over 300 farmworkers to Olympia.

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00:19:36

Trojan Horse: Cannabis Worker Collective Bargaining...

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2025/01/27

The title of a Washington proposal to allow predatory unions to force themselves on farmworkers without a vote belies its true motives.Scott Dilley, spokesman for the Olympia-based Worker and Farmer Labor Association, joins Dillon to explain that even the bill's main sponsor, Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, D-Mukilteo, admits there's a bigger plan than just unionizing cannabis workers.

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00:19:41

Businesses, Students Invited To 2nd Annual Whatcom...

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2025/01/18

Agriculture careers in Whatcom County are both diverse and plentiful, and a growing local event intends to connect young people with those opportunities. Ellie Steensma Corbin, Education Coordinator at Whatcom Family Farmers, joins Dillon with details on how both local students and businesses can get involved in the 2nd annual event coming up on Feb. 7 in the Farm Pavilion at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden.

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00:19:29

Brinksmanship: Activists' Wage Court Gambit Threatens...

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2025/01/18

As part of a legal ploy--ostensibly to allow certain farmworkers to make more money during fruit harvests--a group of labor activists is pushing a federal judge to block guest farmworkers in Washington state.The activists' legal game essentially amounts to a scorched-earth approach to wage negotiations that ultimately threatens tens of thousands of farmworkers' jobs and the survival of a wide swath of the state's fruit production. Enrique Gastelum, Worker and Farmer Labor Association CEO, tells

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00:20:00

Why PNW-Grown Food Is Facing A Crisis

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2025/01/04

As much as locally- and regionally-grown food is celebrated in the Pacific Northwest, the reality is that fewer and fewer kinds of crops are being grown here.Jay Gordon, a sixth-generation Southwest Washington farmer, joins Dillon to explain the ugly truth about why so many crops are no longer grown in the PNW, and why even more are leaving.

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00:19:56

Feds "MIA" in Yakima Groundwater Efforts, Despite EPA...

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2025/01/04

In a recent statement, a top EPA official in Seattle falsely claimed the federal agency is collaborating with other agencies and community groups to address groundwater nitrate issues in the lower Yakima Valley. David Taylor with the Washington State Dairy Federation and a former state representative joins Dillon to explain the reality that EPA has been far from collaborative or helpful with the ongoing Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) effort in Yakima County.

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00:20:51

Commissioner: EPA 'Emergency' Demands On Dairies...

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2024/12/28

The US Environmental Protection Agency is using a court order to demand two Lower Yakima Valley dairies test area residents' water for nitrates, and provide bottled water and treatment systems.But Yakima County has already been doing that exact work for years, and has virtually blanketed the area with its efforts. LaDon Linde, Yakima County Commissioner and former dairy farmer, joins Dillon to explain why a federal judge's approval of the EPA's request for an emergency order against the dairies

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00:18:50

'Redundant': Coalition Decries New Dam Breaching...

The Farming Show ·

2024/12/21

A coalition of regional leaders including farmers is calling on the federal government to withdraw its plan for new environmental reviews of the Columbia and Snake River dams.Clark Mather, Executive Director of NW RiverPartners, joins Dillon to explain why such a study would be misleading and unlawful, risking huge harm to farming, hydropower and the future of the entire Pacific Northwest.

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00:19:04

You Won't Believe The Latest Whatcom Water Rights...

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2024/12/14

The latest hearing on the state's massive Whatcom water rights lawsuit spent court time debating whether to use single- or double-sided printing for court forms mailed to local water users.Fred Likkel, Executive Director of Whatcom Family Farmers, joins Dillon with an update, and explains how the ridiculous point of conflict between state and county officials is emblematic of the fundamental flaws in the water rights adjudication process.

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00:19:31

Bad Science, Huge Price Tag Continue to Plague State...

The Farming Show ·

2024/12/14

A governor-appointed Washington state task force continues to forge ahead with recommendations for forcing wide, forested stream buffers on farmland, despite fundamental flaws in the process. Kara Rowe, Policy Director at the Western Washington Agricultural Association, joins Dillon with the latest on the Washington Riparian Task Force's recommendations.

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00:19:49

Why This Ag Leader is Saying "Growers Are Not OK"

The Farming Show ·

2024/12/07

Many sectors of the Washington farming community are struggling with soaring costs, flatlining returns, and suffocating regulations -- including tree fruit growers.Jon Devaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association joins Dillon with more on his recent column that raised some eyebrows, and what he's saying farmers can do to help their own cause.

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00:19:23

Judge Blocks New US DOL Rules for Farms Employing...

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2024/12/07

A federal judge has blocked the US Department of Labor's rollout of new rules for farms employing guest workers, including a change that could have given foreign guest workers union rights. Enrique Gastelum, CEO of the nonprofit Worker and Farmer Labor Association (WAFLA) joins Dillon with details on the preliminary injunction and the unreasonable proposed DOL rules it blocks.

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00:20:11

Farmers' Share of Thanksgiving Meal Price is...

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2024/11/30

The portion of the money spent on the average American Thanksgiving dinner that actually makes it back to the farmers who grew the food is shockingly small.Pam Lewison, Director of the Center for Agriculture at the Washington Policy Center, joins Dillon with the 2024 numbers, and why those numbers show a need for changes in government policy.

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00:19:51

How You Can Help Save Family Farming on Giving Tuesday

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2024/11/27

Family Farming in Washington state is in crisis, and at Save Family Farming, we're trying to sound the alarm to help protect a future for family farming here.Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming Executive Director, joins Dillon with details on some of the work the organization has been up to, and shares how you can support "Farming On The Brink," our latest documentary project to highlight the family farming crisis.

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00:19:54

2024 Salmon Runs Defy Expectations

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2024/11/26

With much talk about endangered salmon and fish recovery, many people assume salmon are becoming more and more scarce in the Pacific Northwest. Paul Burrill, fishing industry veteran, tells Dillon that assumption couldn't be further from the truth for many salmon runs this year.

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00:19:43

Next EPA Administrator Must Clean House in Region 10

The Farming Show ·

2024/11/25

After Donald Trump announced former US Rep. Lee Zeldin as his pick to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Save Family Farming issued him a challenge: fix EPA's Region 10 leadership. Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming's Executive Director, joins Dillon to discuss why they're calling on Zeldin to clean house in EPA Region 10.

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00:19:45

New Study: Saving Salmon May Not Save Endangered...

The Farming Show ·

2024/11/23

Puget Sound's Southern Resident Killer Whales for years have been struggling to survive, and it's long been assumed that a lack of the Chinook salmon the whales eat is to blame. That's added even more pressure to recovery efforts for endangered Chinook salmon, which often result in costs and restrictions for farming, ostensibly to restore fish habitat. But a new study is upending that assumption, and Dr. Andrew Trites, one of the researchers behind the report, joins Dillon with details on why a

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00:18:52

What WA Farmers, Workers Should Know About Labor...

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2024/11/18

Longtime farmworker union and activist labor organization United Farm Workers wants to change Washington state laws to expand here, but the farming community in its home territory is sounding the alarm. Dan Gerawan, former major California fruit farmer, joins Dillon to share the truth about UFW and how it has been treating farmworkers and farms in the Golden State.

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00:19:56

Why Farmers Need to Speak Out to Protect Dams: WA...

The Farming Show ·

2024/11/11

As the debate continues over whether to remove dams on the Lower Snake River, the stakes are high for the future of farming in Washington state. Michelle Hennings, a WA wheat farmer and the Executive Director of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers, joins Dillon with more detail on the devastation that breaching the dams would cause, and why it's so important for farmers to speak out against their removal.

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00:39:28

Why This Labor Organization Has WA In Its Sights

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2024/11/02

Farmworker rights activist Jesse Rojas is exposing the ugly truth about United Farm Workers in California that’s forcing the dwindling union to look to Washington state.He joins Dillon to share the famous labor organization's true track record with workers, and explain why UFW isn't the average labor union.

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