Last Gasp? Why WA Farm Income Jump Could Actually Be Bad News

The latest federal data show income for all Washington state farmers in 2025 jumping from the previous year’s abysmal quarter-billion-dollar loss up to nearly $1.3B in the black.

But don’t be fooled–that could actually be a really bad sign.

Pam Lewison, Director of Agriculture Policy at the Washington Policy Center, joins Dillon to dig into the numbers and explain how the “rebound” may actually be a deeply troubling signal about the future of the state’s farmers.