Working to protect the future of Washington's family farms
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"...Their actions don’t match their public messaging. If Director Sixkiller is serious about drought resilience and protecting water supply, he should be directing his staff to stop standing in the way of farmers making these kinds of beneficial changes.” savefamilyfarming.org/hypocr…
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Why is a journalist in North Carolina paying attention to Washington farming? Charlie Rankin joins Dillon to discuss concerns over Ecology’s heavy-handed—and potentially illegal—actions against farmers.
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The future of family farming depends on more than just identifying problems. It depends on finding real solutions.
Here’s a look at what we’re working on this month: conta.cc/3PSZCGL
#SaveFamilyFarming #FamilyFarming #AgViability #Newsletter #June
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Save Family Farming's Communication Director, Dillon Honcoop, recent sat down with the host of Origin to Impact, an new podcast show . They talk about how he started in communications and how it led him to advocate for family farming in Washington State.
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If farmers are expected to follow the law, shouldn’t state regulators have to do the same?
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A Moses Lake-area farm’s appeal is now headed to the Washington Supreme Court after more than $500,000 in fines were issued without required technical assistance.
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“Finally, a state agency that’s routinely persecuted farmers and abused the law will have to face a reckoning at Washington’s highest court for its irresponsible and harmful actions."
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Can Washington agencies ignore their own rules when fining citizens? A Moses Lake farm family’s case is now headed to the state’s highest court.
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Are farmers deliberately hiring undocumented immigrants?
Turns out, it’s not what you think it is.
#Farmers #Farmworkers #FarmLabor #Immigration #fyp
⏯️ Watch the full conversation: youtu.be/25MKyz6lOV8
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Farmers don’t have to get political about immigration policy to recognize that uncertainty and fear can disrupt a harvest. Being prepared for when Immigration Enforcement shows up at your farm helps protect both the farmworker and the harvest.
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As harvest season begins, Washington farms face growing uncertainty around immigration enforcement activity. That fear, confusion, and disruption that can ripple through an entire workforce. Preparation matters.
Read more: savefamilyfarming.org/why-wa…
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Farmers & farmworkers depend on each other. When fear and uncertainty keep people from showing up to work, families lose income, crops go unharvested & local food production suffers. We spoke with experts about what’s happening & how farms can prepare:
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#ICYMI Enrique Gastelum of Wafla and Immigration Attorney Eamonn Roach joined The Ag Exchange to discuss how immigration enforcement is impacting Washington farming, farmworkers & their families.
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LIVE NOW: Protecting Farms & Workers: Navigating Immigration Enforcement youtube.com/live/vOCgjjeuFGA… via @YouTube
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In this week’s Hot Take, Dillon Honcoop explains why clarity matters, why people need to know their rights, and why Save Family Farming is hosting an important legal information webinar for farms and farmworkers across Washington state.
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We’ve attempted to resolve these issues privately, but now that @yakima_herald’s leadership expressed its unwillingness to address–or even acknowledge–the substance of our legitimate concerns about bias in their reporting, we are sharing this all publicly.
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🛎️ REMINDER! Join us #LIVE May 28 at 10am on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube as we discuss Protecting Farms & Workers: Navigating Immigration Enforcement with Enrique Gastelum of WAFLA and immigration attorney Eamonn Roach.
#theagexchange #Webinar #FarmLabor #farmworkers
Join us #LIVE May 28 at 10am on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube as we talk with Enrique Gastelum of @waflalabor and immigration attorney Eamonn Roach about immigration enforcement’s impact on #farming. What rights do #farmworkers have, and how can #employers protect their #farms?
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We pause and take this moment to remember all of those who served and died for the freedoms we enjoy today.
#gonebutnotforgotten
#memorialday
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Join us #LIVE May 28 at 10am on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube as we talk with Enrique Gastelum of @waflalabor and immigration attorney Eamonn Roach about immigration enforcement’s impact on #farming. What rights do #farmworkers have, and how can #employers protect their #farms?
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We are encouraging supporters to send an email directly to their lawmakers to keep the crisis facing family farms at the front of their minds and push for meaningful action now — not months from now!
📣 : savefamilyfarming.quorum.us/…
#PNW #FarmingCrisis #WashingtonState #WALeg
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Washington farmers lost nearly $400 MILLION in 2024.
How much longer can this continue before farms disappear for good?
Watch this week's Hot Take. Lawmakers need to hear from all of us NOW.
#HotTake #WALeg #PNW #FarmingCrisis #SaveFamilyFarming
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