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Back to SearchLocal Tree Nuts: Whatcom Farm Harvests Hazelnuts
Whatcom County is known for its dairy, berry and potato farms, but the area boasts a long list of other kinds of farms and specialty crops, including tree nuts. Jon De Lange of Everson, WA-based Was…
Published on 1 month ago
Forage Corn Harvest 2025 Features Ever-Evolving Technology, Equipment
The process of harvesting field corn for dairy cattle feed has evolved extensively in recent decades, as farmers here in Washington and around the Pacific Northwest face increasingly tight margins, h…
Published on 1 month ago
Farmers Fear Political Violence, Too
In the wake of the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, it's not just other political figures that worry about threats of political violence--farmers do, too. Dillon talks …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
How A News Report Unfairly Labeled Local Animal Farms As Polluters
"Animal feeding operations are increasing Whatcom's air pollution, study finds," read the initial headline on a misleading article in Bellingham-based Cascadia Daily News, obscuring the fact that the…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Olympia Shortchanges Whatcom Water Users Sued By State
Despite fully funding its own legal needs after launching a massive lawsuit against all water users in Whatcom County, the state has dialed back its support for the 30,000-plus Whatcom residents it s…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Emergency Bridge Closure Leaves WA Creamery Fighting For Survival
Ryan Mensonides' dream of providing his farm's top-quality dairy products direct to the community was just starting to take off this summer, when a truck crash near Enumclaw, WA changed everything. …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
New State Refrigerant Rules Threaten Big Costs For WA Farming
Refrigeration is an important capacity many farms need when they're producing fresh food, but new Washington state restrictions on refrigeration systems could cripple farms with massive cost increase…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Is Washington State Sponsoring Anti-Farm Activist Propaganda?
A Yakima, WA-based activist group recently published anti-farm videos on its social media feeds that featured the Washington State Department of Health's official logo, raising troubling questions ab…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Anti-Farm Activist’s Offensive Quote Demeans Farmers, Farmworkers
Discredited labor activist Rosalinda Guillén of Community to Community Development recently repeated false and offensive attacks on farms hiring guest workers via the federal H-2A visa program Farms…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Ag Water Issues Dominate Recent Save Family Farming Advocacy Efforts
It's no surprise that during a dry summer, people are talking about water issues, including many that involve the farming community. Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming's Executive Director, joins Dill…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago