Washington Ag News and Views – May 18 – 26
jgiuntoli May 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.
- Cattle Ranchers Speak Out Against NAIS (KNDO-Yakima)
- Peeved ranchers lambaste federal effort to ID herd animals (AP/Everett Herald)
- Kittitas County’s hay growers play the waiting game (Kittitas Valley News)
- Dan Newhouse: The New Director of the Department of Agriculture (KUOW Radio)
- Hoquiam biodiesel plant may reopen next year (Capital Press)
- Washington wineries wanna go where nobody likes their name (Tri-City Herald)
- Farmers keep their property tax break (Capital Press)
- Students cross state line to get ag degree (Columbia Basin College)
- Farm-fresh food takes root (The Olympian)
- Local man heading state dairy federation (Daily Sun News)
- OPINION: Protecting livestock: Ranchers should be allowed to kill wolves (Ted Chu, wildlife biologist/Oregonian)
- Security puts fruit cargo at risk (AP/Everett Herald)
- It worked: Drip irrigation, other efforts have led to a cleaner Yakima River (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Okanogan officials balk at government land buys (Spokesman-Review)
- EDITORIAL: Measured Growth (The Columbian)