The Farming Show

The Farming Show


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Irony: State Misrepresents Whatcom Water Lawsuit Facts–In Its Own Fact Check
November 17, 2025

Local farmers are calling out the Washington State Department of Ecology for adding to local confusion about its Whatcom water rights adjudication lawsuit with a recent attempt to correct rumors and

WA Farm Income Plummets, As State Piles On New Costs
November 17, 2025

Recent data shows Washington state's net farm income has plummeted to among nearly the worst in the nation, following years of state measures ratcheting up a long list of farming costs. - Randy Forten

Hope for Whatcom Water? Top WA Expert to Speak at Farmer Rally
November 17, 2025

Despite the crippling uncertainty Whatcom County farmers and other water users are facing in the state's water rights adjudication lawsuit there, a top Washington state expert says there is hope for a

Yakima Nonprofit Charges Dairy Farmers Over $500 To See Film, All Others Get In Free
November 10, 2025

In a bizarre turn of events, a Yakima, WA-based anti-farming activist nonprofit required attendees to a recent screening of their propaganda film to disclose their occupation, subsequently charging an

Water Settlement, Farming Protections Focus of Whatcom Councilman’s Proposal
November 03, 2025

Protecting Whatcom County farming and promoting a settlement to the state's Whatcom water adjudication lawsuit are the goals of a recently unveiled proposal from County Councilman Ben Elenbaas. - Elen

Beloved Ag-Focused PNW Weather Forecast Blogger Calls It Quits After 31 Years
November 03, 2025

Farmers and many others across the Pacific Northwest and beyond have followed a unique, regional weather blog over the last more than three decades. - Its followers, or "patrons" in The Weather Caf p

Why US Cattle Ranchers Have A Beef With President Trump
October 27, 2025

President Donald Trump's move to allow more cheap beef from Argentina into the United States sparked a swift backlash from U.S. cattle ranchers. - Chelsea Hajny, Washington Cattlemen's Association Exe

Expert: DOJ Scientist’s Accusations Against Yakima Dairies Not Credible
October 27, 2025

Accusing dairies in the Lower Yakima Valley of polluting groundwater, the U.S. Department of Justice, working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, hired University of Wisconsin-Madison scien

Former Lynden-Area Dairy Hosts In Vitro Fertilization Service for Cows
October 22, 2025

In vitro fertilization technology is changing the way farmers improve their herd's genetics, allowing them to raise the healthiest, best-producing animals much more quickly than traditional breeding.

Why WA Farmers Oppose New Forest Stream Buffer Plan
October 20, 2025

The Washington state farming community is speaking out against a new state plan to force large forested buffers on non-fish-bearing streams in working forest lands. - Farmers recognize the dangerous p