EVERSON, Wash. (RFD-TV) — Thousands of acres of farmland across the U.S. are taken out of production each year.
A number of states have tried to address those losses through legislation, but Ben Tindall with Save Family Farming says those efforts are falling short.
“This is where, from Save Family Farming’s perspective, we need to see solutions. That really has been kind of the mantra that we have been shouting for the last, maybe, six months, or really since the legislature left last March or so, that we really didn’t see the results and the actions, the pro-action, that we needed in agriculture. There was a whole lot of talk, a whole lot of feel-good comments, and it just felt in many ways like a lot of pandering. What we need to see is action. We need to see actual, practical solutions when it comes to labor, when it comes to water, when it comes to holding agencies accountable that are going rogue and misusing their authority.”
Tindall says his latest calculations show Washington is losing around two farms each day.
