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County Committee Attacks Local Farmers in Official Report to Lawmakers
Whatcom County Department of Health-supported committee makes false accusations against local farmers that use heavily-regulated guest worker program to cope with worsening worker shortage (BELLINGHAM, Wash.) Falsely claiming local farmers aren’t complying with state and federal laws, an official Whatcom ...
Washington Farming Does Not Need More Sympathy. It Needs Solutions.
By Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming Executive Director Now that this year’s legislative session is in the rearview mirror and summer is upon us, the question is no longer whether Olympia heard the warning that farming in Washington state is ...
Hypocrisy: While Olympia Publicly Touts Water Conservation Campaign, State Blocks Farmers’ Water Efficiency Efforts
In a new letter to Washington State Department of Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller, 18 state farming organizations criticize the department’s new practice of denying permission for sensible, formerly-routine changes allowing farms to use water more efficiently (EVERSON, Wash.) Already struggling ...
WA Farmers Applaud SCOW Decision to Hear Grant County Crop Farmer’s Water Case Against State Dept. of Ecology
Jason Vander Kooy, Skagit County Dairy Farmer and Save Family Farming Vice President, issued the following statement regarding the news that the Supreme Court of Washington will consider farmer Ron Fode’s case fighting Washington State Department of Ecology penalties against ...
How WA Farms Can Prepare For Immigration Enforcement
As farms across Washington state move into harvest season, the threat of disruptions and devastating losses caused by immigration enforcement activity is greater than ever, and farms need to be proactive and prepared to avoid unnecessary problems. The biggest concern ...
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