{"podcast":{"title":"Farm To Table Talk","slug":"farm-to-table-talk-217480","podcast_index_feed_id":217480,"rss_url":"https://farmtotabletalk.com/feed/podcast/","website_url":"https://farmtotabletalk.com/","image_url":"https://farmtotabletalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farm-to-Table-Talk-Podcast-1.jpeg","author":"Rodger Wasson","episode_count":300,"summary":"Is it best that our food is Local and Organic or Big and Conventional? Our view is “Both, and..” We don’t come to the table with a bias, except that good farming like good food comes in all shapes and sizes. Farm to Table Talk explores issues and the growing interest in the story of how and where the food on our tables is produced, processed and marketed. The host, Rodger Wasson is a food and agriculture veteran. Although he was the first of his family to leave the grain and livestock farm after five generations farming in America, he’s continually worked for and with farmers though-out America and around the world. From directly managing commodity boards and councils to presently building the strategic consultancy, Idea Farming Inc., the Farm to Table Talk podcast has been created to satisfy the curiosity of today’s engaged consumers.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:18:28.268904+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-to-table-talk-217480"},"episode":{"title":"Food Is A National Security Issue – U.S.A. Representative Jim Costa","slug":"food-is-a-national-security-issue-u-s-a-representative-jim-costa","published_at":"2026-05-22T13:55:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-to-table-talk-217480/food-is-a-national-security-issue-u-s-a-representative-jim-costa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-to-table-talk-217480","url":"https://farmtotabletalk.com/food-is-a-national-security-issue-u-s-a-representative-jim-costa/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/farm_to_table_talk/content.blubrry.com/farm_to_table_talk/Farm_Food_Bill.mp3","summary":"Food is a national security issue and passing an updated farm bill is of critical importance to both farmers and consumers, especially the food insecure. Rodger Wasson visits with Congressman Jim Costa, a leading member of the House of Representatives Agriculture committee, who voted for advancing the long overdue ‘work in progress” to the US Senate. Rodger Wasson and Congressman Costa discuss agriculture policy and Congressman Costa explains the importance of the Farm Bill as America’s food safety net, noting that despite challenges in agriculture, American farmers now produce more food with less than 5% of the population working in agriculture compared to 40% employed in Ag 126 years ago. The conversation covered concerns about Proposition 12 animal confinement standards potentially being eliminated in the Farm Bill, the need for labor reform affecting the estimated 70% undocumented workforce in California agriculture, and the impact of trade wars on agricultural markets. Congressman Costa emphasizesthe need for bipartisanship in passing the Farm Bill and expresseds optimism about American agriculture’s ability to adapt and innovate despite current challenges.","meta_description":"Food is a national security issue and passing an updated farm bill is of critical importance to both farmers and consumers, especially the food insecure.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3354,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/farm-to-table-talk-217480/episodes/food-is-a-national-security-issue-u-s-a-representative-jim-costa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-to-table-talk-217480/food-is-a-national-security-issue-u-s-a-representative-jim-costa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}