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Berry growers eye a fight over imports

Commission will decide soon whether to hire a law firm LYNDEN ­— With usual customers not buying their frozen raspberries, growers are ready to pay money to figure out why. They ...

Apples, milk lead state’s ag commodities

Blueberries in Washington lead the nation OLYMPIA ­— While apples are far and away Washington State’s leading agricultural commodity, milk continues to hold the second position ...

4H Reports

BARN BUDDIES Tabitha Revak, reporter Barn Buddies’ last club meeting was called to order at 3:10 p.m. on Oct. 7 at club leader Debbie VanderVeen’s home. As I was not able to attend ...

Honcoop to speak for Save Family Farms

Lynden-raised ‘farm kid’ switching roles from KGMI LYNDEN — Locally raised Dillon Honcoop, after nearly 12 years with KGMI Radio, is taking his journalist skills and “farm kid” ...

Tips to get your lawn and garden ready for winter

By David Vos Although we’re officially only halfway through autumn, the weather we’ve experienced in the last week has felt decidedly like winter. And, if long-range forecasters ...

Deadline to get USDA blueberry insurance for 2018 is Nov. 20

SPOKANE — The USDA Risk Management Agency reports that Monday, Nov. 20, is the closing date to buy 2018 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation blueberry coverage. Current policyholders ...

Kate Hansen ahead in city council race

Eric Grant winning in Fire District 7 commissioner race As of the first election ballot count this evening, Kate Hansen is ahead of Connie Faria 1,112 votes (53.44 percent) to 969 (46.56 ...

Electrical failure solved at Vista Middle School

By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — Electrical issues have been fixed at Vista Middle School after a transformer from 1969 failed on Monday evening. The boiler that ...

Ghosts and ghouls Haunt the Park

This year’s Haunt the Park drew hoards of community members. especially of the younger variety, decked out as wizards, firefighters, animals and more, and even a small banana made ...

Prepare, more Ferndale construction to come

Third Avenue’s pervious surface is finished; sewer project to continue By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — As of last Wednesday, Ferndale’s Third Avenue was ...