Proposed state emergency housing rules for temporary farmworkers that would have left thousands without a place to stay during this year's fruit harvest were rejected for a more reasonable plan to protect workers from COVID-19. Pam Lewison, Washington Policy Center Initiative on Agriculture Director, fills Dillon in on the changes made to the new rules before they were finalized.

U.S. trade officials are announcing an investigation into concerns about unfair trade practices with imported red raspberries. Henry Bierlink, Washington Red Raspberry Commission Executive Director, talks with Dillon about what this could mean for raspberry farmers here in Washington state.

Potato farmers across Washington state are facing a major crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lynden-area seed potato grower Melissa Bedlington tells Dillon why some farmers are disking new potato plants back into the ground, and why millions of pounds of potatoes are going to waste in Washington state alone.

There's a bizarre new twist in an already-fraught tale of opportunistic labor activist groups trying to leverage the coronavirus pandemic to achieve their longstanding political goals. Pam Lewison, director of Washington Policy Center's Initiative on Agriculture, joins Dillon to explain why the extremist groups that had only weeks ago pushed changes that would leave thousands of temporary farmworkers without housing are now--and we're not joking--demanding ping pong, pool tables, and “the fullest range of television programming available” for those workers.

While labor activist groups claim they're only suing Washington state to protect temporary farmworkers from COVID-19, the fact that the protections they're demanding would actually harm those farmworkers is prompting questions about the real motives behind their lawsuit. Now that they've dropped from their lawsuit the key--and most harmful--demands for temporary farmworker housing, Save Family Farming Executive Director Gerald Baron joins Dillon to expose these extremist groups' troubling track record and real motives for suing the state.

In a court hearing held by phone, a lawyer for labor activists suing Washington state over COVID protections for temporary farm workers did not even mention the housing changes the activist groups had been demanding. Wafla executive director Dan Fazio joins Dillon to explain what this means, and what's next for farms trying to protect workers and bring in the 2020 harvest.

Host Dillon Honcoop exposes the real reasons labor activists are suing the state of Washington over COVID protections for temporary farmworkers, and explains how the activists' efforts will ultimately harm--not help--those workers.

Activists are suing the State of Washington, claiming state government is not doing enough to protect farmworkers from COVID-19. But their action may ultimately harm those same workers they say they're trying to protect, says Dan Fazio, director of Washington-based farm labor organization Wafla. Fazio joins host Dillon Honcoop to explain how the state and farmers are working together to protect workers, and how the groups behind this new lawsuit have some troubling ulterior motives.

A small Whatcom dairy famous for their glass milk bottles had to scramble to adjust as some retailers' caution around COVID-19 called for what may sound like a simple change. Hear the full story from Twin Brook Creamery co-owner Larry Stap as Dillon shares an excerpt from this week's episode of his new Real Food Real People Podcast (https://realfoodrealpeople.org)

Seemingly overnight, Americans are thinking about their food supply again. Gerald Baron, Save Family Farming director, and Fred Likkel, Whatcom Family Farmers director join Dillon to talk about what changes could be happening to the food system here locally, across Washington state, and beyond.