Washington Ag News and Views – June 17 – June 29
jgiuntoli June 29th, 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.
- Skagit County bans some wetland banks on ag land (Capital Press)
- Franklin County farmworker housing facility gets state funding (Tri-City Herald)
- Wheat growers concerned about Iranian market (Spokesman-Review)
- Asparagus harvesting machine shows effectiveness (The Olympian)
- Dry land farming in dry weather puts crops to test (Peninsula Daily News)
- Rain comes out of the blue to benefit Palouse farmers (AP/Spokesman-Review)
- EDITORIAL: Wise decisions for farms more important than ever (Bellingham Herald)
- Critics say state’s new Quilcene-area water rules a washout (Peninsula Daily News)
- EDITORIAL: Criticism of water retention proposal premature (The Chronicle)
- Critical areas ordinance: clash of wildlife protection, property rights (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Washington farmers expect to harvest record cherry (Seattle Times)
- Legislative tour dives deep into world of wheat (Walla Walla Union Bulletin)
- Hastings pushes change in screening produce (Tri-City Herald)
- New water management program near launch (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
- Ecology to discuss integrated water, fish plan (Tri-City Herald)
- Visiting importers get early look at potential record cherry crop (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Clark County may curb livestock ownership (Capital Press)
- Producers see progress at Lind (Capital Press)
- Students get taste for ag (Capital Press)