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Save Family Farming — 211 episodes

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Fuel Surcharge Scandal: Putting WA Gov’t On Notice For Funding Anti-Farm Activism

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As WA Farms Struggle, New State Refrigeration Rules Add Millions In Costs

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WA Farming Is Struggling More Than Ever. What’s Save Family Farming Doing About It?

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Whatcom Dairy Ambassadors Share Lessons From Community Advocacy

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Should a Farmer Who Violates Water or Air Quality Rules Go to Prison?

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Whatcom Farm Expo to Celebrate 10 Years

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WA State’s Anti-Farming Actions On National Radar

8

Activists’ Plan Would Harm Salmon in Quest to Get Rid of Columbia Dams

9

Tribal Leader: Collaboration, Holistic Approach Key to Skagit Salmon Recovery

10

Harmful “Card Check” Farmworker Unionization Plan Still Moving In Olympia

11

WA Farming Foe Takes Over Skagit Dam Operator Seattle City Light

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Former Farmworker: WA Card-Check Unionization Plan Bad For Workers, Farmers

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Trump Administration Slams State’s Attack On Rancher

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Farming Advocates Need to Step Up to the Front Lines

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Farmworker Advocates: Why New WA Collective Bargaining Plans Aren’t What You Think

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WANTED: Local Businesses To Support Ag, Trades Career Fair For Whatcom Teens

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Could New Food Pyramid Help Struggling Dairy Farmers?

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State Threatens To Take 85-Year-Old’s Farm Over Water Technicality

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Flooded For Second Time in 4 Years, Whatcom Farmer Asks Hard Questions

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New “Farming On The Brink” Documentary Exposes WA Farm Labor Struggle

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Whatcom Photographer Documents Local Farming Legacy With ‘Old Barns’ Books

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Embarrassing EPA Revelations Expose Agency’s WA Dairy Lawsuit Motive

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Small Fruit, Potato Growers to Gather at Lynden Ag Show

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Thankful For WA Farmers: What Thanksgiving Hides

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Bought & Paid For: Professor Testifying Against WA Dairies Gets $200k+ Payday

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Irony: State Misrepresents Whatcom Water Lawsuit Facts–In Its Own Fact Check

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WA Farm Income Plummets, As State Piles On New Costs

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Hope for Whatcom Water? Top WA Expert to Speak at Farmer Rally

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Yakima Nonprofit Charges Dairy Farmers Over $500 To See Film, All Others Get In Free

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Water Settlement, Farming Protections Focus of Whatcom Councilman’s Proposal

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Beloved Ag-Focused PNW Weather Forecast Blogger Calls It Quits After 31 Years

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Why US Cattle Ranchers Have A Beef With President Trump

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Expert: DOJ Scientist’s Accusations Against Yakima Dairies Not Credible

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Former Lynden-Area Dairy Hosts In Vitro Fertilization Service for Cows

35

Why WA Farmers Oppose New Forest Stream Buffer Plan

36

New State Farming Layoff Notice Requirement Sows Confusion, Threatens Farms

37

Facing Yakima Water Shortage, Farmers and Tribes Exemplify Collaboration

38

Organic Farmers Face Challenges, Despite Growing Demand (Part 2)

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Organic Farmers Face Challenges, Despite Growing Demand (Part 1)

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Local Tree Nuts: Whatcom Farm Harvests Hazelnuts

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Forage Corn Harvest 2025 Features Ever-Evolving Technology, Equipment

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Charlie Kirk Assassination: Farmers Fear Political Violence, Too

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How A News Report Unfairly Labeled Local Animal Farms As Polluters

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Olympia Shortchanges Whatcom Water Users Sued By State

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Emergency Bridge Closure Leaves WA Creamery Fighting For Survival

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New State Refrigerant Rules Threaten Big Costs For WA Farming

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Is Washington State Sponsoring Anti-Farm Activist Propaganda?

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Anti-Farm Activist’s Offensive Quote Demeans Farmers, Farmworkers

49

Ag Water Issues Dominate Recent Save Family Farming Advocacy Efforts

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State Funding Cuts Leave Whatcom Water Users High & Dry

51

State Wants Farm Forestry Buffers On Streams Without Fish

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Why Would Seattle Need the Ability to Take Skagit Farmland?

53

Snake River Dams Remain Threatened, Despite Trump Move Back From Brink of Breaching

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Social Media Influencers Visit Whatcom Raspberry Farms

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Big Beautiful Berry Celebration Takes Over Downtown Lynden

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As Drought Worsens, New Documentary Film Spotlights Whatcom Farm’s Quest to Save Water

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Whatcom Berries: Raspberry Harvest In Full Swing, Blueberries Start Soon

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Want To Farm? This WA ‘Farm School’ Could Help

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Research: Farmworkers Earning Less With New Overtime Rules

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Local Farm Equipment Dealer Celebrates 90 Years

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Why It Takes More Than 250 Million Bees To Shock Local Farmers

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Fruit Left to Rot in WA Orchards as Immigration Crackdown Keeps Workers Away

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Will The Trump EPA Finally Deal With Its Internal Anti-Farm Activists?

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Olympia Throws A Lifeline To Some Longtime Whatcom Water Users

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Fourth Annual “Tractor Trot” To Benefit Whatcom Family Farmers Education

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Ridiculous Complications Continue To Pile Up For Whatcom Water Court Case

67

WSU Highlights Compost Research, Benefits

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Legendary Whatcom Farm To Become Ag Research Station

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Federal Food Bank Cuts Make Future Unclear For Some Small Whatcom Farms

70

WA Dairy Farmers Share Pain As Regional Cooperative Faces Financial Challenges

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Judge Rules Against Protecting Skagit Farmland, County 'Concerned'

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Hispanic WA Lawmaker Calls Out 'Agricultural Cannabis Worker' Measure

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Why New Documents Pose Troubling Questions About What EPA is Doing to WA Dairies

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Noted Environmentalist, Whatcom Farmer Advocate Agree: Water Rights Lawsuit Not Working

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Tariffs Add to 'Dark Clouds' of Uncertainty for Local Farmers

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Farm-Killing Lawsuits, Regulations Target of Endangered Species Act Reform Effort

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Farm-Killing Lawsuits, Regulations Target of Endangered Species Act Reform Effort

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WA Dam Expert, Farmers Gear Up to Counter 'Well-Funded Assault'

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"Built for War": Yakima County Commissioner Slams EPA Over Cow Palace Closure

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National Farm Group Joins Fight to Protect Skagit Tidegates, Farmland

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Whatcom Water Rights Court Summons Arrive In Mail

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Local Water Talks Collapse, Underscoring Need For Negotiations

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Whatcom Conservation District Hosts 9th Annual Whatcom Farm Expo

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Lynden Christian FFA Students Help Ugandan Village While Learning Ag Skills

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New Immigration Crackdown Silences Farmworkers, Highlights Broken System

86

Eastern Washington Dairy Works Toward 'Carbon Negative'

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WA Farm Bureau: Overtime Relief, Illegal Fuel Surcharge Fix Among Bills to Watch in Olympia

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'Cow Burp Bill' Unfairly Targets WA Cattle Farming

89

What Farmers Should Watch In Olympia This Year

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Farmworkers Again Set To Rally At WA State Capitol

91

Trojan Horse: Cannabis Worker Collective Bargaining Bill Has Much Bigger Goal

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Brinksmanship: Activists' Wage Court Gambit Threatens Thousands of Farmworker Jobs

93

Businesses, Students Invited To 2nd Annual Whatcom Agriculture Career Fair

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Why PNW-Grown Food Is Facing A Crisis

95

Feds "MIA" in Yakima Groundwater Efforts, Despite EPA Claims of Collaboration

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Commissioner: EPA 'Emergency' Demands On Dairies Already Handled By County

97

'Redundant': Coalition Decries New Dam Breaching Study Plan

98

You Won't Believe The Latest Whatcom Water Rights Court Squabble

99

Bad Science, Huge Price Tag Continue to Plague State Stream Buffer Plans

100

Why This Ag Leader is Saying "Growers Are Not OK"

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Judge Blocks New US DOL Rules for Farms Employing Guest Workers

102

Farmers' Share of Thanksgiving Meal Price is Shockingly Small

103

How You Can Help Save Family Farming on Giving Tuesday

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2024 Salmon Runs Defy Expectations

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Next EPA Administrator Must Clean House in Region 10

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New Study: Saving Salmon May Not Save Endangered Killer Whales

107

What WA Farmers, Workers Should Know About Labor Group Coming From CA

108

Why Farmers Need to Speak Out to Protect Dams: WA Wheat Grower

109

Why This Labor Organization Has WA In Its Sights

110

Millions of WA Fuel Tax Refund Dollars Still Unclaimed: DOL

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Are You Prepared For Upcoming Estate Tax Law Changes?

112

Whatcom Event: Are You Prepared to Secure Your Water Rights?

113

Eastern Washington Dairy Shutting Down Following EPA Attack

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UPDATE: More Delays for Whatcom Water Lawsuit

115

What Tractor Theft Means For Lynden FFA Students

116

Why Sumas Group Wants Out of Whatcom Water Lawsuit

117

Did Feds Block Tide Gate Fixes in Ploy to Take Skagit Farmland?

118

Irrigation Robot Comes To Whatcom Fields

119

Protest Against Farmworker Housing Takes Surprising Twist

120

State Refunding Farmers, Truckers for Some Cap-and-Trade Surcharges

121

Expert: WA Farms May Be Next Target of Profiteering CA Labor Lawyers

122

WA Dept. of Health Policy Change Threatens Farmworkers' Access to Affordable Housing

123

Lynden Farmer, Professor Launches Environmental Consulting Effort

124

Does the Public Realize WA Family Farming is in Crisis?

125

State Task Force Considers Taking Farms' Land For Stream Buffers

126

EPA Attacks Three WA Dairies, Continuing War On Farming

127

Court Holds First Hearing in Massive Whatcom Water Lawsuit

128

Farmers, Realtors Speak Out Against State Water Lawsuit

129

Yakima Basin Farms Brace for Water Cuts as Drought Worsens

130

Activists' Farmworker Wage Lawsuit Could Devastate WA Farming

131

New Leader and Farming Advocate Takes Helm at Save Family Farming

132

Government Overreach: WA Ecology Targets Ranch That Used Common Practice

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State, University Document Pressures On WA Farming

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Planting Season Forges Ahead Despite Cool, Wet Weather

135

Whatcom Ag Water Board Offers Free Water Rights Help From Experts

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Seattle Attorney: Nooksack Adjudication Officially Underway

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New Stream Buffer Recommendations Could Threaten Farms: State Senator

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Eastern Washington Farmer Using Blockchain To Connect With Consumers

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Taking Out Snake River Dams Would Cause More Harm Than Good: Expert

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Future Nooksack Flooding Could Be Worse Than Previously Expected

141

Whatcom Family Farmers to Host Ag Career Fair for High School Students

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Why Whatcom Farmers Are Concerned About State Water Lawsuit Forms

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Water Rights Educational Event Planned in Lynden March 27

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State Senator Pledges to Continue Fight for Overtime Relief for Farmworkers, Farmers

145

Protecting Your Water: Upcoming Event to Educate Local Water Users

146

Is Chinook Salmon Recovery Suffering from a Great Misdiagnosis?

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New Data: WA Losing 14 Farms Every Week

148

Skyrocketing Labor Costs Claim Another Family Farm

149

New Local Documentary Shows How Water Lawsuit Pushes Farms to Close

150

New Documentary Features Lynden Couple Ending Longtime Farm

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"Misinformation": Farmworkers Say New Overtime Law Not As Advertised

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State Senator Walks Out on Farmworkers Asking for Relief

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Orchardist: Ag Overtime Forcing Farm Closures, Urban Development

154

WA Hearings Tackle Farm Labor Regulations

155

Nearly 300 Farmworkers Rally at WA Capitol Against Ag Overtime

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Ag Overtime Law Reduces CA Farmworker Income: Study

157

Japanese Beetle Prompts Quarantine, Treatment in Lower Yakima Valley

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Farm Advocate Critical of New State Bid to Regulate Private Wells

159

Flawed Formula: Group Pushes Back Against Guest Worker Minimum Wage Increases

160

Former Top Federal Official: Secret Dam Deal "Very Frightening"

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Labor Activists Misrepresent Farming Overtime Legislative 'Deal'

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Conflict over tide gates protecting Skagit farmland continues

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Secret dam negotiations exclude farmers, electricity customers

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Bracing for Upcoming Whatcom Water Lawsuit, Hundreds Gather in Lynden to Learn from Experts

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Overtime, Fuel Surcharge Fixes Top WA State Senate GOP '24 Ag Agenda

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Protecting Your Water: Lynden Event Will Help Farmers, Landowners Prepare For State's Lawsuit

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Good fall weather helps Whatcom corn, potato harvests

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500 Farm Workers Gather to Speak Out on WA Ag Overtime

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Clark County farm provides chilling example of what could decimate Whatcom agriculture

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USDA "not following federal law" in habitat payment debacle: former Whatcom councilman

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Farms Open Gates to Public for Annual Whatcom Farm Tour

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Water Rights Update: Standing-Room-Only Crowd in Ferndale Hears From Experts

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Fed decision cancelling conservation contracts over technicality angers Whatcom farmers

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Despite drought emergency, state won't support fix for Ferndale water association supplying farm

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Farmers, fish advocates outraged over stream restoration contract debacle

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Whatcom farmers struggle as wells run dry

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New EPA Plan Would Drastically Restrict WA Farm Pesticide Use

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WA Fisherman: Glut of Salmon Creating Fish Market Crisis

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Emergency Drought Declaration Better Late Than Never: Skagit Farmer

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Agency helps WA farmers connect with federal support

181

Everson-area fresh-market berry farmer grows fruit for local U-pickers

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Is Olympia ignoring the biggest threat facing Washington’s farmers?

183

New "Asylum Surcharge" on Guest Worker Visas Unfairly Punishes Smaller Farms

184

Whatcom Farmers Call Out BC Water Pollution Coming Across Border

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Local dairy event welcomes visitors onto several Whatcom farms, creameries

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Award-winning Ferndale cheese artisan among hosts for special Whatcom dairy event

187

Tractors, Local Farming Focus of New Museum Exhibit

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Lynden-area Raspberry, Blueberry Farmer Optimistic Despite Late Spring

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Wapato fruit & vegetable farmer hosts controversial lawmaker as labor pressures rise

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Lynden Farmers Market Gearing Up for 2023 Season

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Does WA Have a Farm Labor Shortage?

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Why "Barn Lights" is the Name of Save Family Farming's Latest Outreach Campaign

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Skagit Tulip Farm Welcoming Public, Lawmakers for 'Color and Conversations'

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State Rep. 'beyond frustrated' with Ecology failure to protect farms from WA carbon tax

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How a California family dairy's unconventional approach is paying off

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Starling trapping program controls invasive birds to protect Whatcom crops, cattle feed

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Everson company brings high-tech spraying to local farms

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Why overtime pay designed for factories doesn't work for farming

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Whatcom Farm Expo Features Free Talks, Exhibits

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How WA Gov. Jay Inslee Killed Collaborative Effort Between Tribes and Farmers

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Advocate: WA Senators' Disrespect for Farm Workers Has Chilling Effect

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Salmon restoration effort supported by tribes, farmers dies following Inslee opposition

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How a WA state Senator disrespected farm workers in a key hearing

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Skagit farmers, tribes make progress against Seattle City Light land grab

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Farm overtime hearing was 'disgrace,' says son of lifelong farm worker

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Advocate for Latino farmers: WA ag overtime law harming workers, small farmers

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Why farm workers are saying "Let Us Work" ahead of labor hearing

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Farm worker relays co-workers’ frustration with WA overtime law

209

Cows & Carbon: How Anti-Science Naysayers Are Getting It Wrong

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How You Can Support Whatcom Family Farmers' Education Efforts

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Feds re-write farm guest worker program rules, adding new costs, challenges