Washington Ag News and Views – April 20 – April 27
jgiuntoli April 27th, 2009
The Office of Farmland Preservation is pleased to present this week’s ‘News and Views’ feature, a collection of news features, articles, and editorials on the subject of agriculture from media outlets around the state. The information and opinions contained in the articles are those of their respective authors, and are not necessarily those of the Office of Farmland Preservation or the Washington State Conservation Commission.
- USDA: Swine not infected with swine flu (United Press International)
- Judge awards $235,000 to farmworkers (Seattle Times)
- Migrant worker lawsuit settled (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Yakima Valley water projects get $40M stimulus boost (Tri-City Herald)
- Stimulus funds will aid irrigation, fish passage (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Dan Newhouse Talks on Agricultural Challenges (KNDO Yakima)
- Mid-Columbia asparagus harvest begins (Tri City Herald)
- Eastern Washington farmers go organic as demands grow (The News Tribune)
- Washington Could Be Closer to Recognizing Hydropower As Renewable (KNDO Yakima)
- BLOG: Biotech messages and global food legislation (Kristi Heim/Seattle Times)
- $94 million for Eastern Washington water projects (AP/Everett Herald)
- $21.5 million in stimulus funds will expedite SVID projects (Daily Sun News)
- Federal money for Omak Creek could stimulate fish returns (Wenatchee World)
- Port of Seattle nets two shipping lines (Capital Press)
- New law calls for better dairy records (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Major shift on tap for water management (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
- Stemilt has all organic peaches, nectarines (Seattle Times)
- New 15th District Rep. David Taylor scores a bull’s-eye (Yakima-Herald)
- Oregon water demand opens door to special interests (The Oregonian)