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Despite their huge efforts, three Yakima-area dairies are being accused by the US Environmental Protection Agency of not doing enough to protect groundwater from nutrient contamination.Gerald Baron, former Save Family Farming Executive Direct
As local farming advocates have predicted for years, the state's water lawsuit in Whatcom County is already facing big delays from legal challenges and the state Department of Ecology's inaccuracies.Fred Likkel, Whatcom Family Farmers' Execut
In a new editorial, Whatcom County farmers and realtors are collaborating to voice deep concern about how the state's massive water lawsuit is beginning to unfold.Perry Eskridge with the Whatcom Association of Realtors joins Dillon with more
With water supplies lagging far behind targets, irrigators in the Yakima basin are facing the likelihood of having their water restricted and even shut off later in this growing season.Scott Revell, manager of the Roza Irrigation District, jo
A group of labor activists is asking a judge to block all foreign guest workers for farming in Washington state, as part of a lawsuit disputing pay rates for farmworkers.Enrique Gastelum, CEO of wafla, joins Dillon with the details on the law
An advocate for agriculture with extensive experience in both the political and non-profit realms has been named Save Family Farming's new leader.Ben Tindall, new Save Family Farming Executive Director, joins Dillon to share his passion for a
In an extreme example of government overreach, the WA Department of Ecology is seeking harsh penalties and even possible criminal charges against a ranch that had used a common practice to provide water for their animals.John Stuhlmiller, far
Experts from the State of Washington and Washington State University are studying what factors currently hinder the competitiveness of farming in the state.Derek Sandison, Director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture, joins Dill
Whatcom and Skagit farmers faced a slow start to spring and are now working toward finishing up planting season. John Vander Veen, an agronomist with Skagit Farmers Supply, joins Dillon with the latest updates from local fields and farms.
Many local water users' questions remain unanswered even as the state's Nooksack water rights adjudication lawsuit gets underway across Whatcom County.Gavin Willis, Executive Director of the Ag Water Board of Whatcom County, joins Dillon to l
Seattle water rights attorney Rachel Roberts estimates as many as 37,500 water users may be implicated in the water adjudication lawsuit the Washington Department of Ecology just filed in the Whatcom County courts.She joins Dillon with her pe
A new draft report is out from a task force formed by the WA Governor's Office looking at requirements for forested buffers along streams to aid salmon recovery.WA state Sen. Ron Muzzall joins Dillon with his concerns about the Riparian Task
Food consumers can get a transparent look at how their food was produced via a new system spearheaded in part by an Eastern Washington farmer.Austin Allred of Royal Family Farming joins Dillon to share how the FarmTracer system allows consume
He's been studying the Lower Snake River Dams for years, and 'Armchair Engineer' Adam Ratliff joins Dillon with the truth about the pros and cons of these important and controversial structures.
Reporting in Canada is bringing to light a study showing a worsening outlook for flooding of the Nooksack River.Tyler Olsen, editor of the Fraser Valley Current, joins Dillon with details on what the latest science says farming and entire com
Local high school students might find a career path they're passionate about, or even just a good summer job at the all-new Whatcom County Agriculture Career Fair happening April 26 at Lynden High School.Whatcom Family Farmers is organizing t
As the state sues all Whatcom water users this year, requiring each user to prove their water rights in court, thousands of local residents will have to fill out court claim forms to begin their defense.Water rights attorney Bill Clarke joins
After a standing-room-only event this past fall, Whatcom Family Farmers is hosting another informational event to help people prepare for the upcoming water rights adjudication in the Nooksack River Basin.Fred Likkel, Whatcom Family Farmers'
Nearly every other state that's enacted overtime pay rules for farm work allows for seasonal flexibility to help both farmworkers and farms--except Washington state.The state Senator who proposed adding flexibility to the law to bring relief
Whatcom County water users will begin getting court summons in the mail this summer for the state's water rights lawsuit, and many are still unsure what this will mean for them.Jay Chennault, Principal Hydrologist with consulting firm Associa
Many of the environmental efforts squeezing family farming in Washington state are connected to an assumed need for more fish habitat ostensibly to help restore the endangered Chinook salmon.But what if this major push is actually based on a
Saying it's not possible to survive financially the high cost of labor to harvest their fruit, another family farm is calling it quits. April Clayton, of Red Apple Orchard in Orondo, WA joins Dillon to explain why she and her husband decided to
The latest Census of Agriculture data is out from the USDA, and Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture, is calling it a "wakeup call." Pam Lewison, Center for Agriculture Director at the Washington Policy Center, says in many ways, the situat
The state of Washington's broken promise to Whatcom County farmers and now a sprawling lawsuit on water in the Nooksack River Basin is pushing already-struggling farms to shut down. Dillon shares audio clips from "Losing The Farm," a new, loc
Deep emotion and harsh realities of farm life are on full display in a brand new documentary giving viewers an inside look at a local potato farm that chose to close in the face of daunting odds for survival.Jeff and Diana Bedlington talk wit
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