Host Shawna Renee welcomes back John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association, and his wife, Carol, for a conversation about the 36th annual National Black Farmers Conference in Columbia, South Carolina. They discuss the conference’s workshops for established, beginning, and potential farmers, along with two active legal cases involving fertilizer pricing and PFAS chemicals. Boyd urges farmers to attend in person—or send a family representative—to get accurate information and avoid scams. The conversation also examines rising costs, farm foreclosures, and the rapid loss of farmland, with Boyd encouraging Black communities to organize and consider buying land together. He stresses that land ownership can build economic security and help preserve family legacies, while Shawna highlights how farmers’ challenges affect everyone’s food and water. The free conference takes place October 30–31; listeners can register at blackfarmers.org.