Sarah Ryan

It was a unique and challenging end to winter for producers across the Northwest.  One of the industries hit the hardest, was livestock, with producers reporting cow and calf losses across the region.  And in early February dairies in the Yakima Valley reported the loss of hundreds of cows.  Despite...

The February storms were very hard on producers across the Northwest, especially livestock producers.  Cattle producers that lost animals during last month’s storm have options to try and offset their losses, but time is running out.   S...

The Washington Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging all member to attend their upcoming county meetings and banquettes.  They call it the Prime Rib Circuit.  Sarah Ryan, Vice President at WCA, said these county meetings are great ways to stay plugged in to issues occurring across the state, or across the nation.   “The e...

For the Washington Cattlemen’s Association, the top legislative issue of the 2019 session is fixing the Livestock ID program.  The Brand Program has been running in the red, to the tune of $500,000 annually, for several years and many in the farming community says it needs a major overhaul.  Sarah Ry...

The 2018 Washington Cattlemen’s Association conference will get underway at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick Wednesday.  The two day event will focus on a variety of pressing issues before the cattle industry.  Sarah Ryan, Vice President of the WCA said the will focus on marketing a singular message from producers, issues on the mid-term ballot, and predators.   “The i...

August is the heart of the wildfire season for the Northwest and Pacific coast.  And while firefighters battle the front lines of several blazes across the region, the fight continues in D.C. and Olympia how to prevent large scale fires before they begin.  ...

Livestock producers across Washington would like the state to do more to manage the growing wolf population and to protect herds.  Earlier this year, the Washington Cattlemen’s Association, the Cattle Producers of Washington and the Washington farm Bureau met in Ellensburg to discuss the growing threat, and what should be done.   W...

While the idea of a carbon tax failed during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia, that doesn’t mean the idea is gone for the entire year.  Several environmental groups have pushed to have a carbon tax go before voters this November.  What suc...

Last week, Department of the Interior announced support of introducing Grizzly Bears in the Washington North Cascades.  Several local organizations have come out against the plan, including the Washington Cattlemen’s Association.  WCA Executive Vice President Sarah Ryan told the Washington Ag Network livestock owners across NCW don’t need the added stress.   “We already ...

It’s been a talking point in Olympia and in D.C., rural broadband.  Many, like Sarah Ryan, Vice President of the Washington Cattlemen’s Association say having high speed internet levels the playing field.   “It allows everyone to compete at the speed of commerce.  I was at a bull sale this...