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Farms make adjustments to continue operations amidst COVID-19 outbreak 0
- A Future for Farming, Latest News
- April 1, 2020
Despite the numerous closures of businesses due to COVID-19, our farmers and farmworkers, along with other members of the supply chain, are still working hard to make sure that we have access to safe, nutritious food. This doesn’t mean that it’s business as usual on the farm – modifications to farming practices are essential to
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Coronavirus pandemic could end this small WA family dairy farm 0
- A Future for Farming, Latest News
- March 26, 2020
The country is really starting to see the effects of the coronavirus. In Washington state schools are canceled and only businesses deemed essential or can work from home are allowed to continue working. One category of essential workers is anyone involved in the food supply system. Dairy farmer Krista Stauffer from Colville, Wash. spoke to
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Expert: Removing Snake River dams not best way to save salmon, fed report says 0
- A Future for Farming, Latest News, Salmon Recovery
- March 12, 2020
Removing the Snake River dams would do more harm than good for salmon recovery, not to mention farming and the region’s economy, says Todd Myers, Environment Director at the Washington Policy Center. He talks with Dillon about the reasons why, and why some environmental groups apparently don’t want to accept the science on this issue.
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How the coronavirus has impacted the dairy industry 0
- Latest News, What's Cooking
- March 9, 2020
Did you know that cows get vaccinated against coronavirus? It is not the same coronavirus that is sweeping the world right now, though. Washington has felt the effects of the deadly virus COVID-19 and farmer Dwayne Faber talks to Dillon Honcoop about how it’s affecting the dairy industry. Last week China dropped their tariffs on
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Federal study suggests not breaching Lower Snake River dams 0
- Latest News, Salmon Recovery
- March 4, 2020
The federal government released a draft of an Environmental Impact Study done on the removal of dams on the Snake River. There has been strong opposition for allowing the dams to remain on the river, however, there has been little scientific information to support that claim. One of the main claims is that the dams
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Dairy Farmers Ask Ninth Circuit Court to Review Flawed EPA Nitrate Study 0
- EPA Nitrate Study, Latest News, Press Releases
- February 24, 2020
Legal action states EPA’s 2012-2013 Yakima Nitrate Study conclusions were “arbitrary and capricious” and enforcement by EPA violated the 14th Amendment’s due process clause Dairy groups from around the nation are closely following the Washington State Dairy Federation and a dairy farm in Eastern Washington in their legal action against the EPA. At issue is
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Farm Labor Bill Will Increase Harmful Lawsuits, Hurt Consumers and Make It Harder for Farmers to Get Needed Employees 0
- A Future for Farming, Latest News, Press Releases
- February 3, 2020
Anti-farm legislation will hurt farmers, those who enjoy local food, and the valuable farm employees who grow that food UPDATE: Before this bill passed the Senate, on Feb. 20, the presumption of guilt on the farmer was removed, as were the sections related to retaliation. A farm labor bill sponsored by Senators John McCoy and
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NPR and KUOW Report Misrepresents the Skagit Elk Problem and Creates Community Discord 0
- Latest News, Media Fact Check, Skagit
- January 22, 2020
The Dec. 19, 2019, report by KUOW’s Eilis O’Neill on the Skagit elk issue demonstrates some of the worst about today’s media. It is a false, misleading and damaging report that works to create discord between neighbors. It mischaracterizes the problem of a large herd of elk in a populated area with schools, homes and
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