Farmers May Get More Land In Program

Tue., June 17, 1997

From Staff And Wire Reports

Randy Weber, acting administrator of the Farm Service Agency, will meet today with Washington wheat growers in Ritzville to discuss revising Conservation Reserve Program numbers for the state’s farmers.

Weber was dispatched last week by Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman after meeting with Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat. Murray and other lawmakers are alarmed by the low acceptance rate of Eastern Washington crop land in the 1997 sign up for CRP.

The program pays farmers to idle environmentally sensitive crop land for 10 years. If let stand, the new sign-up could cut $30 million in annual payments to Washington farmers and force them to return about 600,000 acres to production.

The meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 106 W. Broadway. Call 509-659-0940.

, DataTimes

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.

Farmers May Get More Land In Program

Jesse Tinsley

Jim Meehan

Molly Quinn

Rob Curley

Updated: White House rebukes NATO over Iran before Trump meets alliance chief

Updated: ‘Ketamine queen’ headed to prison for selling drug that killed Matthew Perry

Updated: Massachusetts seafood heist: Jamaican national indicted for stealing $325,000 crab order