In Western WA Visit, Federal Leader Spotlights Support Available For Farming, Food Infrastructure
From Save Family Farming by Save Family Farming
April 13, 2026 · 22 min
About this episode
Bill Briggs discusses the support available for farmers in Western Washington during a visit to the region.
Farming is struggling in Washington state, and Save Family Farming has joined other leading advocates calling attention to the the region’s troubling loss of food and farming infrastructure contributing to local farmers’ dim outlook. Bill Briggs, U.S. Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator, joins Dillon to talk about his recent visit to Western Washington, where he promoted his agency’s resources available to help farms and farming support businesses wanting to grow or recover from flooding.
People in this episode
Host: Dillon
Guest: Bill Briggs
Topics covered
- farming
- food infrastructure
- flood recovery
- small business support
- advocacy
Keywords
- farming
- Washington state
- food infrastructure
- small business administration
- flooding recovery
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. Small Business Administration
Places: Washington, Western Washington
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