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Save Family Farming Show

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Everson-area fresh-market berry farmer grows fruit for local U-pickers

Everson-area fresh-market berry farmer grows fruit for local U-pickers

Longtime Whatcom County berry grower and retired agricultural educator Ladd Shumway joins Dillon to talk about the varie... Read more

24 Jul 2023

21mins

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Is Olympia ignoring the biggest threat facing Washington’s farmers?

Is Olympia ignoring the biggest threat facing Washington’s farmers?

A deep dive into the state’s data – or lack thereof – on Washington state's farming labor crisis left host Dillon Honcoo... Read more

14 Jul 2023

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Whatcom Farmers Call Out BC Water Pollution Coming Across Border

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Local dairy event welcomes visitors onto several Whatcom farms, creameries

Local dairy event welcomes visitors onto several Whatcom farms, creameries

Dairy farms and creameries around Whatcom County hosted visitors from far and wide Saturday, June 10th for the 2nd Annua... Read more

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Award-winning Ferndale cheese artisan among hosts for special Whatcom dairy event

Award-winning Ferndale cheese artisan among hosts for special Whatcom dairy event

Get an in-person look at Whatcom County dairy farms, creameries and cheesemaking on Saturday, June 10th, 2023 with the "... Read more

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Tractors, Local Farming Focus of New Museum Exhibit

Tractors, Local Farming Focus of New Museum Exhibit

Just in time for Lynden's Farmers' Day Parade, the Lynden Heritage Museum is hosting a free grand opening for a brand-ne... Read more

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Lynden-area Raspberry, Blueberry Farmer Optimistic Despite Late Spring

Lynden-area Raspberry, Blueberry Farmer Optimistic Despite Late Spring

Even though the first several weeks of spring in the Pacific Northwest were exceptionally cool, Mark Van Mersbergen, Lyn... Read more

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Wapato fruit & vegetable farmer hosts controversial lawmaker as labor pressures rise

Wapato fruit & vegetable farmer hosts controversial lawmaker as labor pressures rise

Competing directly with produce imported from Mexico and other countries, Wapato-area farmer Manuel Imperial of Imperial... Read more

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Lynden Farmers Market Gearing Up for 2023 Season

Lynden Farmers Market Gearing Up for 2023 Season

It's the biggest of its kind north of Bellingham, and the Lynden Farmers Market continues to grow, year after year since... Read more

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