State leaders have said they would provide support for the 30,000-plus water users it has sued in its Whatcom water rights adjudication court case as they navigate the extremely complex issues the sta

State leaders are going back on decades-old agreements with farm foresters with a troubling new plan that would force larger forest buffers on streams without fish. - The proposal has farmers worried

Seattle's hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River are up for relicensing, and Seattle City Light's proposal leaves the door open to Seattle using eminent domain authority to condemn and take farmland i

The Trump Administration's decision to step back from an agreement designed to speed the march toward breaching the Lower Snake River dams has the Pacific Northwest farming community breathing a sigh

Social media influencers and reporters from prominent regional and national publications descended on a few local raspberry farms recently, for a tour set up by the Washington Red Raspberry Commission

Featuring 3-on-3 basketball tournaments, a car show, vendors, displays and of course raspberries & ice cream, the Northwest Raspberry Festival took over downtown Lynden July 18-19. - Gary Vis, Lynden

A key part of the Whatcom County farming communitys fight for survival in the face of immense water resource pressures is on full display in a brand-new documentary film. - Every Last Drop, Whatcom F

The lion's share of America's frozen red raspberries are picked in Whatcom County, and the 2025 harvest of the celebrated red fruit is in full swing. - Mark Van Mersbergen, Lynden-area berry farmer an

As farmers across Washington state and all over the nation age, there's a growing question about who will replace them to continue a farming community. - Judy Feldman, Executive Director of the Whidbe

As predicted, new farm work overtime laws aren't benefitting farmworkers, despite the promises of lawmakers who supported the changes. - Tim Delbridge, assistant professor of applied economics at Oreg