Venue change for stockwater lawsuit; free pestidice disposal
Washington Ag Today September 7, 2009 Thurston County Judge Richard Hicks decided Friday to change the venue in the lawsuit against Easterday Ranches and the Department of Ecology involving the interpretation of Washington’s stockwatering exemption law. The case will be moved to Franklin County where the Easterday feedlot is located. There was no decision on motions to intervene in the case by the Washington Cattlemen’s Association or the Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association. The Washington State Department of Agriculture says free pesticide disposal events are scheduled for Prosser and Orondo October 15th but to participate you must sign up by the end of the day tomorrow, September 8th. WSDA encourages farmers, businesses, residents and property owners to To register call 877-301-4555 toll free or email
inspect their storage sheds, barns, shops and garages and look for
agricultural and commercial-grade pesticide products that are no longer
needed or wanted.
? The state Ecology Department has adopted a new rule that ? I’m Bob Hoff and that’s Washington Ag Today on the Northwest Ag Information Network.
establishes criteria and a certification process for wetland mitigation
banks across the state. The rule helps ensure mitigation bank sites are compatible with working farms and support local shoreline regulations, salmon recovery, surface water recovery, and watershed management plans.
State and federal laws prohibit the loss of wetlands due to development.
