Henry Bierlink

A nonprofit group representing the irrigation needs of farmers in Nooksack River Basin in Northwest Washington has come out in opposition of the state’s plan for managing the area.  An example of challenges the county faces is encapsulated in a two-month period in the fall of 2021, when severe drought conditions followed by flooding.  The sequ...

The raspberry harvest for Northwest producers is in the books, and it was a rough year for Washington growers thanks to not only extreme heat, but a long, intense drought. Washington Red Raspberry Commission president Henry Bierlink said growers on the westside of the state are not used to temperatures over 100 degrees ...

Earlier this week, the Washington Red Raspberries Commission issued an alert, asking consumers to buy local.  The request came after a host of growers were informed that their fruit would not be purchased, thanks to a glut of less expensive fruit from overseas, mainly from Mexico.  He...