Washington Ag News and Views – June 8 – June 16
jgiuntoli June 17th, 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.
- Giant feedlot gets its water (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Mid-Columbia growers report excellent hay harvest (Tri-City Herald)
- Clean-air lawsuit against WA dairy dropped (Seattle PI)
- Agriculture Could Sprout Again in Kitsap, Thanks to Stimulus Funds (Kitsap Sun)
- Mint crop gains steam in Mid-Columbia (Tri-City Herald)
- Western governors dip into growing water demand (Seattle Times)
- State’s cherry crop expected to be hefty (Tri-City Herald)
- Local well drillers wary of DOE’s study (The Daily Record)
- Whatcom County farmers cry foul over out-of-state nuts sold at Washington farmers markets (Seattle Times)
- EDITORIAL: U.S. politicians must resist protectionist temptations (Longview Daily News)
- Whidbey Island inn’s chef makes the most of local food (Seattle Times)
- EDITORIAL: Gregoire, Newhouse take ag issues to D.C. (Tri-City Herald)
- State approves water right transfer for E. Wash. feedlot (Capital Press)
- Dry spring in Western Washington nears record (Capital Press)