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Washington Policy Center warns of farm financial stress and urges regulatory fixes for forests and salmon recovery
Summary
Washington Policy Center researchers told senators that farm take‑home pay has fallen sharply, leaving many operations financially strained, and recommended voluntary programs, tax review, labor‑cost adjustments and targeted forest‑health funding (including broadened Good Neighbor Authority and reduced permitting barriers) to accelerate on‑the‑ground work.
Todd Myers, vice president for research at the Washington Policy Center (WPC), and Pam Lewison, WPC’s agricultural director and a fourth‑generation farmer, briefed the Senate committee on agricultural viability, forest health and salmon recovery.
Lewison urged policies that preserve farm financial viability, citing USDA figures and WPC analysis that Washington farms experienced a steep decline in take‑home pay between 2023 and 2024 and now face…
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