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Soaring Fuel, Fertilizer Prices Hammer Farms Already Struggling With Worsening WA Farming Profitability Crisis
Jason Vander Kooy, family dairy farmer and Save Family Farming Vice President, issued the following statement regarding spikes in fuel and fertilizer prices for Washington farmers resulting from conflict in Iran. “The conflict in Iran is affecting farmers here in ...
Despite Growing WA Farm Crisis, Still No Help From Olympia As Legislative Session Wraps
Ben Tindall, Executive Director of Save Family Farming, issued the following statement in response to the close of the 2026 Washington Legislative Session. “As the 2026 legislative session comes to a close, Save Family Farming is grateful that several harmful ...
As WA Farming Returns Plummet to Worst in Nation, Farm Groups Ask State for Help with Disappearing Infrastructure
Markus Rollinger, Sunnyside-area family dairy farmer and President of Save Family Farming, issued a statement regarding a new letter to Washington state leaders, pleading for help with collapsing food and farming infrastructure on the heels of news that revenue for ...
Who Is Dennis McLerran? And Why Seattle City Light Could Not Have Chosen Worse for This Job
The agricultural community, Skagit dike districts, tribal governments, and local officials are watching closely as the long delayed FERC settlement for the Skagit River dams approaches publication. Years of conflict, negotiation, and uncertainty have led to this moment. And now, ...
Trump EPA Slams WA For Ranch Attack, But Ignores Its Own War On Farming
Jason Vander Kooy, Vice President of Save Family Farming, issued a statement regarding EPA Region 10 Administrator Emma Pokon’s criticism of the Washington State Department of Ecology’s unjustified ongoing attack on King Ranch in Eastern Washington, following US Agriculture ...
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