skagit county

The U.S. International Trade Commission is seeking input for a new general fact finding investigation on the U.S. raspberry industry here in Washington.The investigation announced last week will look into the conditions of competition between U ...

Several unions filed a lawsuit in Washington’s Skagit County Thursday, calling for the Washington Department of Health as well as the Department of Labor and Industries to immediately update the health and safety standards impacting farm workers. ...

Northwest Washington landowners are harvesting elk and a much faster pace this year, compared to 2018, in an effort to reduce damage to farmland.  According to Capital Press since July 1st, landowners or their hand-picked hunters have shot 22 elk, that compares with 15 at the same time last year.  Th...

Lawmakers in western Washington have expressed concerns after the Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that a breeding pair had moved into Skagit County.  Sedro Woolley Republican Keith Wagoner is concerned about the threat those wolves pose livestock and pets.  ...

The recovery of Washington's wolf population continued in 2018 as numbers of individual wolves, packs, and successful breeding pairs reached their highest levels since wolves were virtually eliminated from the state in the 1930s.   Last week, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife published its annual year-end report, which shows the state has a minimum of 126 individual wolves, 27 packs,

Last week, the Washington state Department of Agriculture announced the recipients of eight water quality projects funded by fines issued to dairies.  The fines were issued to operations for improper recordkeeping or manure management.  The WSDA said its Dairy Nutrient Management Program works with dairies across the state to make sure they handle manure in ways that minimize the risks of impactin

Derek Sandison, Director of the WSDA said the Ag economy in Washington is very strong and in good shape.  He told the Washington Ag Network many commodities, such as apples, hops and other point to the state’s success.  But, he noted the growth and expansion west of the Cascades to showcase the diversity and overall strength of the Evergreen state's Ag economy.   “North...