Agriculture
photo: Ann Potter © 2020
Toxic tansy ragwort is having a boom year
September 14, 2020
Alex Meacham
Pernicious, invasive and even sometimes deadly for livestock, tansy ragwort has enjoyed a booming bloom this summer in Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties and across the rest of western Washington and Oregon.
photo: Amy Nelson © 2020
Farming is more challenging than ever during the pandemic
August 7, 2020
Kimberly Cauvel
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, farms are facing more challenges than ever during the busy season, with their workers among the most vulnerable to the virus and produce reaching fewer buyers through usual markets, festivals and tourism outlets.