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Save Family Farming speaks out to protect Washington’s family farming community through advocacy, outreach, and public education.

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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 46m
Farmers don’t get a year to ignore state rules. So why does an activist group that received $500,000 in taxpayer money? youtu.be/xJl2dogaGYc Gov. Bob Ferguson WA Dept of Health Office of the Washington State Auditor #HotTake #WALeg #PNW #appropriation #misappropriation #fyp
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 30/09/2026
It all started with a logo. savefamilyfarming.org/public-money-… Gov. Bob Ferguson WA Dept of Health Office of the Washington State Auditor #WALeg #pnw #taxes #misappropriation #ethics
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 29/09/2026
Whatcom County committee refuses to retract false claims against farmers, saying it will "allow those contradictions to co-exist." Councilmember Mark Stremler isn't pleased. 🎧 savefamilyfarming.org/whatcom-count… #WhatcomCounty #PNW
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 18/09/2026
@ecology.wa.gov is seeking input re: the State Waters Alteration Permit. We encourage everyone involved in agriculture to complete the survey by #September 25, and make sure #agriculture 's voice is heard before decisions are made. 👉 ow.ly/euPr50ZPltZ #PNW #Farming #WashingtonState #Washington
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 18/09/2026
Billions of dollars in harm. Negligible to minor downstream fish benefits, according to the state’s own analysis. A court has paused WA’s expanded forest buffer rule while an appeal moves forward. Today it’s forestland. Tomorrow, it could be farmland. youtu.be/DVMrh9kkLKg
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 17/09/2026
We fear ... the widespread loss of jobs the farmworker community could suffer as Washington farms continue to go out of business. #WALeg #PNW savefamilyfarming.org/new-study-aff… Kristine M. Reeves (she/her)
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 15/09/2026
#Olympia must not be empowered to make policy changes that cause vast harm to entire communities without demonstrating any significant #environmentalbenefit. #waleg #forestry #farming #agviability #pnw @wadnr.bsky.social @ecology.wa.gov @governorferguson.bsky.social @chrisreykdal.bsky.social
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WA Farmers Applaud Court’s Pause on Anti-Science Forestry Buffer Rule, Welcome Appeal Against Harmful Precedent
Jason Vander Kooy, Skagit County dairy farmer and Save Family Farming Vice President, issued the following statement regarding the Thurston County court ruling staying the Washington Forest Practices ...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 15/09/2026
Bureaucrats in WA state have forced a new, strict rule for forestry that would have few, if any benefits while costing farm foresters and the communities they support billions of dollars. 🎧: savefamilyfarming.org/new-rule-coul…
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 12/09/2026
A new UCLA report is being used to claim Washington farmers are pushing local farm workers out of jobs in favor of H-2A guest workers. There are serious questions about the report’s methodology, its conclusions, and the background of its author. #waleg #ucla #ucsantacruz #pnw #hottake #h2a #farming
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 11/09/2026
“You cannot credibly argue that farmers are choosing H-2A workers to save money while ignoring the enormous additional costs farmers are legally required to bear when they use the program.” savefamilyfarming.org/falsified-ucl… #pnw #waleg #falsereport
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 09/09/2026
Activist author of a misleading new UCLA-sponsored study claims farmers closely following the strict rules for hiring guest workers through the federal H-2A program are actually exploiting a “loophole.” savefamilyfarming.org/loophole-misl…
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 05/09/2026
We've arrived at the last couple of weeks of summer, and fall is quickly approaching. Find out what is happening here at Save Family Farmers in September's newsletter. Start here: conta.cc/4x94AyC #ICYMI #savefamilyfarming #pnw #washington
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 03/09/2026
Austin Allred, a beef producer and dairy farmer based near Royal City, gives an inside look at the differences between what grocery shoppers and farmers face - what the real solution to high food prices needs to be particularly in WA state. savefamilyfarming.org/food-prices-... #eatlocal #pnw #waleg
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Food Prices: WA Beef Farmer Explains What Actually Needs To Happen
As the public's concern about higher food prices--especially beef--is getting headlines and political attention from President Trump, farmers and ranchers are again pushing back against his move to in...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 03/09/2026
President Trump says he wants to make it easier for farmers to process their own food. That could help some, but here in Washington, farmers say the biggest barriers are state and local regulations. Want more local food? Look to #Olympia. @governorferguson.bsky.social @wsdagov.bsky.social #waleg
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 02/09/2026
"Farmers here in Washington ... know some of the biggest restrictions limiting local food come from Olympia, not Washington, D.C." savefamilyfarming.org/trump-beef-pr… Gov. Bob Ferguson Washington State Department of Agriculture #waleg
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Trump Beef Processing Announcement Won’t Solve Problem For WA Farmers
Markus Rollinger, Yakima-area dairy farmer and Save Family Farming President, issued the following statement reacting to President Donald Trump’s social media pledge to roll back beef processing regulations“Farmers here in Washington state are skeptical about President Trump’s announcement about allowing them to process their own food, not just because of the lack of details, but
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 31/08/2026
Chelcie Cargill, an eastern Oregon rancher, joins Dillon with reaction to Trump’s previously-announced plan to temporarily drop tariffs on imported ground beef that’s angered many American beef producers. 🎧 savefamilyfarming.org/will-trump-f... #thefarmingshow #infrastructure #farming #WALeg #pnw
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Will Trump Food Processing Pledge Help PNW Farmers & Ranchers?
Taking aim at the 'Big 4' meat processors, President Trump pledged in a social media post Friday to reduce red tape for farmers and ranchers and allow them to "PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD." Chelcie Cargil...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 28/08/2026
Jack Fields, Exec Dir of the Washington Cattle Feeders Assoc, joins Dillon to explain why the news has beef producers in the region on edge, and how the high cost of farming in our state contributes to their uncertain future. Listen to the conversation: savefamilyfarming.org/wa-ranchers-... #pnw
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WA Ranchers On Edge As Pasco Beef Packing House Put Up For Sale
The biggest beef packing house in the Pacific Northwest has been put up for sale by its owner, multinational food giant Tyson Foods. Jack Fields, Executive Director of the Washington Cattle Feeders A...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 27/08/2026
High beef prices are getting the headlines, but the bigger issue is our food supply. If we want more food produced here in America, we have to make it possible for American farmers and ranchers to keep producing it. We can’t keep importing our way out of the problem. #pnw #beef #tariffs #waleg
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 26/08/2026
“People cherry-pick the #science to try to back it up, but really it’s a religion of no touch, of let it go back to #nature. Then it ignores the fact that we are dealing with managed systems at some level.” Read: www.aginfo.net/report/66142/Fruit-G… #wawx #pnw
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Wildfire Management - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST
Wildfires are filling our news with stories and our air with smoke this summer, while farmers across the state are worried about their harvests.
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 24/08/2026
Ben Tindall, Exec Director of Save Family Farming, joins Dillon with a roundup of hot topics and issues the organization is working on currently: 🎧 savefamilyfarming.org/labor-water-... #thefarmingshow #podcast #agriculture #familyfarming #farmingonthebrink #waleg #washingtonstate #pnw #olympia
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Labor, Water & Accountability: Save Family Farming’s Focus Right Now
Speaking out to protect Washington’s family farming community through advocacy, outreach, and education is what Save Family Farming is all about--but what specific areas is the advocacy group focused ...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 21/08/2026
"... Every beef producer in the state will be hurt, even down to the very smallest farmers and ranchers. This isn’t just about the “big guys”–it will affect everyone in our region who cares about producing high-quality food close to home." savefamilyfarming.org/regions-bigg... #WALeg #PNW #beef
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Region’s Biggest Beef Packing House Up For Sale: Time for WA to Get Real About Farming
Markus Rollinger, Yakima-area dairy farmer and Save Family Farming President, issued the following statement regarding news of Tyson Foods’ plan to sell its Pasco, WA beef processing facility–the bigg...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 19/08/2026
Farmers, big and small, need somewhere to process what they produce. When #energy, #labor, regulatory and other costs make it increasingly difficult for businesses to operate here, are our state leaders paying attention? #HotTake #FamilyFarming #Agriculture #WALeg #Infrastructure #PNW #Beef
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 18/08/2026
Six years later, Austin Allred’s message still hits home. A #dairy farm with thousands of cows can still be a #familyfarm. In fact, becoming more productive is often what allows a family farm to survive and pass the farm on to the next generation. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/im-a... #PNW #WALeg
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I’m a Washington dairy farmer with a lot of cows — is that bad?
I’m a professional dairy farmer and if you enjoy ice cream, real cream in your imported coffee, cheese on your pizza and yogurt in the morning, you may be glad that I am.
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 18/08/2026
Wildfires in WA are burning bigger than ever. Okanogan rancher and PUD Commissioner Scott Vejraska jexplains how ideology-driven land mgmt helped create today’s disaster. 🎧 savefamilyfarming.org/public-offic... #TheFarmingShow #wawx #wafires #pnw #waleg #landmanagement #Okanogan #Washington #podcast
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Public Official, Rancher: Wildfire Devastation Resulted From Ignoring Longtime Land Stewards
As massive wildfires continue to burn across hundreds of thousands of acres of timber and grazing land in Washington state, the former longtime stewards of those lands are crying foul, pointing out ho...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 15/08/2026
Our final question for this survey: ✳️ In your opinion, which agency, governing organization, leader, etc. do you think is primarily responsible for implementing/engaging the solution for farming viability in #WashingtonState? #SaveFamilyFarming #WALeg #WashingtonState #WashingtonFarmers #PNW
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 14/08/2026
Save Family Farming's film "Farming on the Brink" was selected to be part of the recently held West Sound Film Festival in Bremerton, WA! We are grateful to have this opportunity for our message to be shared about the pressure family farms are experiencing across our state. #FarmingOnTheBrink #film
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 12/08/2026
When taxpayer dollars are used in connection with false attacks against Washington farmers, there should be meaningful accountability. We’ve filed complaints with the appropriate state offices and continue asking a basic question: Who holds state agencies accountable to the people who fund them?
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 12/08/2026
Farmers are expected to follow the rules. Why shouldn’t taxpayer-funded activist groups? Nearly $500K, a state logo and no real accountability. Who’s asking the tough questions? savefamilyfarming.org/washington-ne…
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 10/08/2026
Ben Tindall, SFF’s Exec Director, shares how he’s responding to the Dept of Health, putting it on notice for allowing an extremist group to use tax payer dollars intended to fight climate change to instead fund false accusations against farming. 🎧 savefamilyfarming.org/fuel-surchar... #Replay
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 08/08/2026
In this month’s newsletter, we share why action matters, and how you can use the resources Save Family Farming produces to help protect the future of family farming across Washington state. 👉 conta.cc/4q2Xvxy #familyfarming #advocacy #outreach #education #action #pnw #WashingtonState
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 06/08/2026
A spokesperson for the WA Dept of Fish & Wildife told @komo4.bsky.social that they will be forced to scale back further on prescribed burning and forest health work, due to cuts in funding, after already reducing 2/3 of it's #foresthealth team. komonews.com/news/local/w... #WALeg #wawx #PNW
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Washington wildfires and smoke disrupt harvests and threaten livestock, farmers say
In Skagit County, smoky conditions could delay crop growth and harvest because reduced sunlight slows plant development, according to local farmers.
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 06/08/2026
"#Wildfires burning over 100,000 acres in #Okanogan County have devastated vital rangeland, prompting local cattle ranchers and agricultural advocates to fault state and federal land management policies for compounding the disaster." 📹 FOX 13 Seattle youtu.be/s-N0WhvKB44?si=nEWA1RUlFXT…
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 06/08/2026
Fire is part of nature. Catastrophic wildfire - and fire storms - don't have to be. This week’s Hot Take asks why Washington continues to ignore active land management while communities, farms and forests pay the price. #hottake #PNW #familyfarming #publiclands #wawx #WAfires
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 04/08/2026
Properly managed cattle grazing is one of the best ways to manage forest and rangeland to prevent catastrophic fires. Why do state and federal leaders continue to pursue a dangerous ‘no-touch’ approach, knowing the huge unnecessary risk it creates? savefamilyfarming.org/farmers-stat... #WALeg #wawx
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Farmers: State Land Mismanagement to Blame as Wildfires Devastate Communities, Rangeland
Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming Executive Director, issued the following statement regarding the wildfire disasters devastating forests, ranchland and communities across multiple parts of Eastern Was...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 03/08/2026
While many believe that #climatechange is to blame for this new trend of massive fire storms, state mismanagement of forests and rangeland are a major part of this recipe for disaster that’s rarely talked about. 🎧: savefamilyfarming.org/wildfire-why... #TheFarmingShow #wildfire #wawx #waleg #pnw
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WILDFIRE: Why State Mismanagement is to Blame for Unfolding Disaster
Wildfire is again wreaking havoc across parts of Washington state, devastating farms and ranches as well as homes and entire communities. While many have been led to believe that climate change is to...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 01/08/2026
This week, we want to know who is the person, organization, agency, etc. that you think might have the best solution to Washington farmers' biggest challenges? Who's voice should our state's leaders be listening to in order to fix this? #WALeg #WashingtonState #WashingtonFarmers #PNW
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 30/07/2026
Join us for our #livestream at 10am TODAY for this important conversation about Washington State’s trust lands. 📍Facebook, Instagram & YouTube: @savefamilyfarming #PNW #WashingtonState #familyfarming #farming #ranch #easternwashington #centralwashington #TrustLands #Trustland #agriculture #farmlife
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 30/07/2026
Harvest means more tractors on the road. They’re not trying to slow you down—they’re just trying to get from one field to the next to grow your food. 🐦 Skip the finger. 👍 Give them a thumbs up instead. #hottake #harvest #thumbsup #washingtonstate #pnw
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 29/07/2026
Thank you Kara Rowe and the Washington Grown team for this collaboration, talking about the good work agriculture is doing and the challenges it’s facing. We look forward to it airing early next year! #strongertogether #familyfarmsofwashington #washingtonstateagriculture #pnw #washingtonfarms
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 27/07/2026
#WhatcomCounty water users sued by the State of Washington now have less than a year to file their claim in the state Department of Ecology’s water rights adjudication in the #Nooksack River Basin. 🎧 Listen to this update: savefamilyfarming.org/new-resource... #TheFarmingShow #Podcast #PNW
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New Resource Helps Whatcom Water Users Get Ready for Court Case
Whatcom County water users sued by the State of Washington now have less than a year to file their claim in the state Department of Ecology's water rights adjudication in the Nooksack River Basin. Fr...
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 24/07/2026
This week's ❓: What challenge or issue facing Washington agriculture most needs a solution? Who do we need to be listening to? What is the solution that most needs to be put in place and implemented? We want your suggestions as we pursue solutions! #PNW #WashingtonState #WashingtonFarmers #WALeg
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 22/07/2026
We Are ELLA used taxpayer money to attack farmers, put a state agency’s logo on its videos, and reportedly told the state it was removed when it wasn’t. A complaint to the @wastateauditor.bsky.social got the @doh.wa.gov's attention. Who will hold anyone accountable? www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBEM...
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HOT TAKE: Who is actually going to DO SOMETHING about this?!
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 22/07/2026
"Any recipient of [$500,000] in taxpayer money should never be able to get away with lying to the state like this." 👉 Read the emails: savefamilyfarming.org/state-confirm… Gov. Bob Ferguson WA Dept of Health #WALeg
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 20/07/2026
State officials now confirm the anti-farm activist group We Are ELLA lied about using the @doh.wa.gov logo to make it appear the state endorsed its propaganda film. Ben Tindall joins Dillon on #TheFarmingShow with the latest: 🎧 savefamilyfarming.org/state-confir... @atg.wa.gov #PNW #TruthMatters
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 18/07/2026
We’re proud to stand alongside Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland and the Skagit County Drainage & Irrigation Districts Consortium. When family farming faces challenges, collaboration matters. pnwdaily.com/2026/07/09/skagit-rive…
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 17/07/2026
We want your #ideas as we pursue real solutions for Washington’s family farms. What #conversations should we be having? Who should we be #listening to? What #solutions do you want to see? Share your thoughts: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/cfIy… #WALeg #PNW #Farming #AgViability
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 16/07/2026
#Washington leaders are suddenly concerned about wealthy business owners leaving the state. Meanwhile, family farms have been facing years of financial losses, and many are going bankrupt. If that isn’t a wake-up call for #Olympia, what is? Where's the outrage? #HotTake #FamilyFarming #WALeg #PNW
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 14/07/2026
Enrique Gastelum, Worker and Farmer Labor Association CEO, joins Dillon with a closer look at the false claims and the truth about the federal H-2A guest worker program. 🎧 savefamilyfarming.org/expert-confi... #thefarmingshow #podcast #whatcomcounty #familyfarming #farmlabor #pnw #truthmatters
The Farming Show podcast: Expert Confirms False Claims Against Whatcom Farmers. Available at the link in the post, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 11/07/2026
“We don't take our freedoms and liberties for granted. They have been protected because generations before us were willing to stand up, speak out, and fight for them.” “We believe agriculture deserves that same commitment.” conta.cc/4ps2BDr #FamilyFarming #AgViability #July #PNW
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Save Family Farming @savefamilyfarming.org · 09/07/2026
Save Family Farming is thrilled to be in Yakima today, delivering this practical, hands-on training for real-world moments when farming needs strong, credible voices at the table. #SaveFamilyFarming #Advocacy #Outreach #Education #FamilyFarming #PNW #WashingtonState
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