Washington Ag News and Views – January 20 – 26
apoire January 26th, 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.
- State water bills undergo scrutiny (Daily Record)
- Bills would limit local stock watering (Daily Record)
- Indigenous spur change in fed's farm worker survey (AP/Bellingham Herald)
- Expanding local agriculture for health, healthy economy (Winston-Salem Journal)
- The Important Role of Animals In The Life of A Whole Farm (buylocalfoodinkitsap.org)
- Organic food producers, growers may be eligible for reimbursement (Tri-City Herald)
- Bill aims to resolve taxing question (Capital Press)
- Defining sustainability standards no simple task (Capital Press)