Skagit County Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights

09/30/2026

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It all started with a logo.

We asked four basic questions:

1. Did the DOH sponsor, contribute to, or otherwise support the production of these videos?
2. Did the DOH approve the use of its official logo in this context?
3. Does the DOH endorse the message and claims made in these videos?
4. Did DOH funds go to the production of We Are Ella’s recent anti-farming propaganda film The Price of Plenty: Voices of the Yakima Valley?

We didn’t think these were complicated questions.

The result should concern anyone who believes public money should come with meaningful accountability, regardless of whether they agree with Save Family Farming, ELLA, or anyone else involved in this dispute.

Governor Bob Ferguson
Office of the Washington State Auditor
Washington State Department of Health

09/30/2026

Upthegrove shrinks forest pledge, asks Legislature for help

Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove cut his forest set-aside from 77,000 to 55,000 acres and wants lawmakers to fund the rest as DNR misses targets.

09/27/2026

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09/27/2026

Our final question for this survey: ✳️ In your opinion, which agency, governing organization, leader, etc. do you think is the one primarily responsible for implementing and engaging the solution for farming viability in Washington State?

09/27/2026

As massive wildfires continue to burn across hundreds of thousands of acres of timber and grazing land in Washington state, the former longtime stewards of those lands are crying foul, pointing out how ideology-driven land management decisions have set the stage for the disaster now unfolding.

Scott Vejraska, an Okanogan County Public Utility District Commissioner, rancher and lineman for the Nespelem Valley Electric Cooperative, joins Dillon with an update on the fires and deeper insight into how a shift in land management philosophy by state and federal agencies created a recipe for disaster.

🎧 Head to the comments to listen to their conversation now.

09/27/2026

Six years later, Austin Allred’s message still hits home.

"Some 97% of America’s farms are owned and managed by families, most often families that have run the farm for several generations and whose current owners, like me, want nothing more than to pass our farm to our children."

A dairy farm with thousands of cows can still be a family farm. In fact, becoming more productive is often what allows a family farm to survive and pass the farm on to the next generation.

👉 Op-Ed is available in the comments.

The Seattle Times
Royal Family Farming

09/27/2026

09/27/2026

State leaders need to take this situation seriously, and focus on bringing immediate changes that keep our legacy of farming and ranching going. If even the few bright spots in our deeply struggling farming community can no longer survive here, the viability of farming in Washington is dead.

Access our full press release in the comments.

Governor Bob Ferguson
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Rep. Kristine Reeves
Sen. Mike Chapman
Sen. Perry Dozier
Mark Klicker, State Representative, 16th District
State Representative Skyler Rude

09/27/2026

Speaking out to protect Washington’s family farming community through advocacy, outreach, and education is what Save Family Farming is all about–but what specific areas is the advocacy group focused on right now?

Ben Tindall, Executive Director of Save Family Farming, joins Dillon with a roundup of hot topics and issues the organization is working on currently.

🎧 This episode is available in the comments.

09/27/2026

Retired cattle rancher Rod Haeberle recently counted nine fires within 20 miles of his home in north-central Washington. All summer, he looks outside and sees smoke instead of his neighbor. […]