Washington agriculture in peril, WSDA interim report says
WSDA officials told the Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee that Washington is losing farms and competitiveness: farm counts fell to 32,076 in 2022, farm-gate value is about $12.9 billion, and rising production and labor costs have eroded net farm income since 2021.
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Director Derek Sandison told the Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 12 that Washington agriculture faces a sharp decline in viability and that the Department of Agriculture and Washington State University are preparing an interim report now and a fuller analysis by June.
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