Who Is Protecting the Farmer?

About this episode

Doug Stephan discusses the challenges faced by family farmers due to staffing losses in government agencies and the implications for financial aid and food pricing.

Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the biggest news affecting family farmers, starting with a focus on lost staffing at various government agencies and what it means for family farmers. It means you’re waiting longer for help to apply for financial aid and you’re waiting longer for special projects funding. The Forestry Service has lost 12,000 (1/3) employees, the Natural Resources Conservation Service has lost 20% of its employees, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services are down 23% of employees, and more farm and agriculture focused government agencies have fired their employees. Moving on, Doug’s focus shifts to a notable theme on protecting grocery store prices, protecting Bayer, and protecting anyone other than the farmers. The way farming is being taken care of, the way agriculture is being taken care of, and the way your food is being taken care of is a disaster. Website: AmericanFamilyFarmerShow.com Social Media: @GoodDayNetworks

People in this episode

Hosts: Doug Stephan, Doug

Topics covered

• family farming
• government agencies
• agriculture
• financial aid
• food prices

Keywords

• lost staffing
• government agencies
• financial aid
• grocery store prices
• Bayer
• agriculture disaster

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