Washington Ag News and Views – June 29 – July 7
jgiuntoli July 7th, 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.
- It’s all about research during annual Mount Vernon field day (Capital Press)
- Groups sue over planned 30,000-head feedlot (Capital Press)
- Plan to flood farmland sparks protest (Capital Press)
- Kittitas County officials urge waters shortage (Daily Record)
- Wash., feds to discuss Yakima water (Seattle Times)
- EDITORIAL: Stock watering exemption: Water is not an unlimited resource (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Skagit County bans some wetland banks on ag land (Capital Press)
- Washington state farmers sue to stop feedlot plan (Seattle Times)
- Lawsuit filed over water for feedlot (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Wash. farmers sue to stop feedlot (Columbian)
- A Quilcene Bay oyster for every taste (The News Tribune)
- Downside of Wildlife Programs (Delta Press)
- Rule makes shipping cherries to Japan easier (Tri City Herald)
- EDITORIAL: Time for rules to better protect farms and fields (Bellingham Herald)
- Arlington buys up more water rights (Everett Herald)
- Murray includes $200,000 in ag bill (Tri-City Herald)