Young Farmers Podcast

About Young Farmers Podcast

The Young Farmers Podcast, a project of the National Young Farmers Coalition, is digging into the most critical issues facing the future of farming: land access, climate change, racial equity, water for the next generation, government access and accountability. This season, you’ll hear from policy makers, experts and advocates, and, of course, young farmers themselves, all fighting to make sure that the next Farm Bill does what we need it to do: supports the future of farming in the U.S. Listen in and find out how YOU can join the young farmer movement.

Publisher

National Young Farmers Coalition

Category

government · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jun 2018

Latest episode

21 May 2025

Latest episodes

4 of 67 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The Farm Report: Episode 3, Linking Farms and Food Access

   Mark Nicholson from Fair Food Network and young farmers Shannon Maes, Benu Amun-Ra, and Celina Ngozi Esekawu discuss linking farms to food access in this interview episode.

2. 

   25 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The Farm Report: Episode 2, Climate and Water Action for the Next Generation

   Hosts interview Abi Fain, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at the Intertribal Ag Council, and young farmers Susan Mitchell, Matt Hollenbeck, LeVar Eady, and Shannon Maes, who discuss building solutions for water access and climate issues.

3. 

   12 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The Farm Report: Episode 1, Why the Farm Bill Matters

   Episode: 1 Why should our next generation of farmers – and just about everyone who eats – care about the Farm Bill? Celize Christy, an Organizer at HEAL Food Alliance explains the basic details on what’s in the legislation, how it gets written, and how it impacts you. Then, Young Farmers’ Policy Campaigns Co-Director Vanessa Garcia Polanco lays out the path forward in terms of the most important issues this time around. And we talk to farmers KD Randall and Matt Hollenbeck about what they need from their policymakers in D.C.

Inside a recent episode

The Farm Report: Episode 3, Linking Farms and Food Access

Published 21 May 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] We hope these stories from the frontlines of our Food System inspire you. Join us to shift power and change policy to support the next generation of growers and land stewards. The future of good food depends on it. The Nutrition Title, which was first added to the Farm Bill in 1973, is the costliest portion of the Farm Bill by far. Most of the funds are used to support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Because of the COVID pandemic and adjustments to SNAP benefit calculations, the Nutrition Title is projected to make up 84 % of the next Farm Bill's total spending. That's a slight increase from 2018. […]

Who has been a guest on Young Farmers Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mark Nicholson
• Shannon Maes
• Benu Amun-Ra
• Celina Ngozi Esekawu
• Abi Fain

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

100,708

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

83 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

97

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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Books guests

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