Farmers in Whatcom, Skagit fear high costs of Iran war

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 818

Last Updated: 1 day, 10 hours ago

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Jason Vander Kooy has kept his dairy farm afloat through challenging years amid high costs and declining revenues. He’d hoped for a break this year, but a global conflict says otherwise.

Planting season begins next month for Harmony Dairy, the farm near Mount Vernon that Vander Kooy runs with his brother, Eric. Though its product is milk, the farm grows corn, grass, red clover, alfalfa and forage peas to feed the cows.

An escalating …

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