Washington Ag News and Views: Week of November 10-17
jgiuntoli November 17th, 2008
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. This week’s articles include offerings from the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, the Yakima Herald-Republic, Capital Press, the Wenatchee World, and many other publications. 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.
- Producers say shoppers are committed to organics (Capital Press)
- Apple harvest done, marketing challenges ahead with record crop (Wenatchee World)
- Record apple crop concerns industry (Wenatchee World)
- Farmers big worry is about regulations (Yakima Herald-Republic - Saturday)
- Guest worker program (Yakima Herald-Republic - Saturday)
- Wash. State asks Assessors to delay ‘Open Space’ Tax actions (Capital Press)
- State looks at property taxes for horse boarders, livestock owners (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Friday)
- Water behind fight over proposed 30,000-head feedlot (AP/Everett Herald)
- OPINION: State declares war on horses (Seattle PI)
- Basin hay acreage may increase next year (Wenatchee World - Monday)
- Washington State wineries seek status for grapes (Seattle Times)
- EDITORIAL: Proposed new appellations show wine industry growth (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- EDITORIAL: Irrigation districts deserve kudos for conservation efforts (Yakima Herald-Republic - Friday)