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1 Chris Nowinski - Protecting Athletes from Head Injuries & Preventing CTE 27:28
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Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
Seattle Attorney: Nooksack Adjudication Officially Underway
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Seattle water rights attorney Rachel Roberts estimates as many as 37,500 water users may be implicated in the water adjudication lawsuit the Washington Department of Ecology just filed in the Whatcom County courts. She joins Dillon with her perspective as someone who was involved in the state's last big water rights adjudication, which was in Yakima.
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Seattle water rights attorney Rachel Roberts estimates as many as 37,500 water users may be implicated in the water adjudication lawsuit the Washington Department of Ecology just filed in the Whatcom County courts. She joins Dillon with her perspective as someone who was involved in the state's last big water rights adjudication, which was in Yakima.
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1 Local Water Talks Collapse, Underscoring Need For Negotiations 39:21
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A major breakdown in behind-the-scenes talks is plunging the future of Whatcom farmers and other water users into even deeper turmoil and uncertainty, underscoring the need for a collaborative process as the only way to save salmon and local farming. Fred Likkel, Whatcom Family Farmers Executive Director, joins Dillon with the behind-the-scenes details, and what they mean for Whatcom County's future.…

1 Whatcom Conservation District Hosts 9th Annual Whatcom Farm Expo 20:18
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Community members gathered Saturday, March 1st at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds for the 9th annual Whatcom Farm Expo, put on by the Whatcom Conservation District. Aneka Sweeney, the conservation district's Outreach & Education Manager, joins Dillon early Saturday morning ahead of the event with details on what attendees can expect.…

1 Lynden Christian FFA Students Help Ugandan Village While Learning Ag Skills 18:36
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Three Lynden Christian High School students are putting their FFA projects to use beyond just the agricultural skills they'll gain. Students Brooke Van Loo, Jaedyn Polinder and Case DeJong, along with their teacher and advisor Kelly DeJong, join Dillon with details on their involvement in the charity effort "Growing Hope Globally," and how their FFA projects are part of a fundraiser to support sustainable food production in Rubanda, Uganda.…

1 New Immigration Crackdown Silences Farmworkers, Highlights Broken System 19:25
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Save Family Farming is speaking out against the new federal immigration crackdown, releasing a statement critical of the brash approach that's created a wave of fear among the farmworker community. Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming Executive Director, joins Dillon with details on the organization's controversial new statement, saying the crackdown is having a negative impact on farms and isn't helping solve the nation's broken immigration system.…

1 Eastern Washington Dairy Works Toward 'Carbon Negative' 18:47
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While some critics claim animal agriculture's methane emissions contribute to climate change, when the totality of farming's carbon impacts--positive and negative--are tallied, a much different story emerges. Ellie Steensma Corbin, Whatcom Family Farmers' Education Coordinator, joins Dillon with details on the release of a new video project showing what Royal Dairy in Royal City, WA, is doing not only to reduce methane emissions but also to store carbon in the soil.…

1 WA Farm Bureau: Overtime Relief, Illegal Fuel Surcharge Fix Among Bills to Watch in Olympia 19:52
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As the 2025 legislative session continues in Olympia, the farming community has a list of proposals it's watching closely. Bridget Coon, Washington Farm Bureau First Vice President for Legislative Affairs joins Dillon with details on a few of the issues topping their list, including a fix to illegal fuel surcharges on farmers, as well as relief for farmers and farmworkers from the harm of new state ag overtime rules.…

1 'Cow Burp Bill' Unfairly Targets WA Cattle Farming 19:34
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A misguided new proposal to force Washington state farms to report methane emissions skips half of the equation, and could potentially harm the fight against climate change. Dan Wood, Washington State Dairy Federation Executive Director, joins Dillon with details on measure proposed in the state legislature in Olympia.…

1 What Farmers Should Watch In Olympia This Year 20:41
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Washington state's legislature is back in session in Olympia through at least April, and legislators are considering a variety of proposals that could affect agriculture. Pam Lewison, the Research Director for the Center for Agriculture at the Washington Policy Center, joins Dillon with a rundown of issues both positive and negative that she's tracking right now.…

1 Farmworkers Again Set To Rally At WA State Capitol 19:57
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Farmworkers are again set to gather on the steps of the Washington State Capitol to speak out against the state's new overtime rules for farming, as well as other regulations and issues impacting their community. Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming's Executive Director, joins Dillon with details on this year's event set for Feb. 4th, after last year's rally brought over 300 farmworkers to Olympia.…

1 Trojan Horse: Cannabis Worker Collective Bargaining Bill Has Much Bigger Goal 19:36
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The title of a Washington proposal to allow predatory unions to force themselves on farmworkers without a vote belies its true motives. Scott Dilley, spokesman for the Olympia-based Worker and Farmer Labor Association, joins Dillon to explain that even the bill's main sponsor, Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, D-Mukilteo, admits there's a bigger plan than just unionizing cannabis workers.…

1 Businesses, Students Invited To 2nd Annual Whatcom Agriculture Career Fair 19:41
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Agriculture careers in Whatcom County are both diverse and plentiful, and a growing local event intends to connect young people with those opportunities. Ellie Steensma Corbin, Education Coordinator at Whatcom Family Farmers, joins Dillon with details on how both local students and businesses can get involved in the 2nd annual event coming up on Feb. 7 in the Farm Pavilion at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden.…

1 Brinksmanship: Activists' Wage Court Gambit Threatens Thousands of Farmworker Jobs 19:29
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As part of a legal ploy--ostensibly to allow certain farmworkers to make more money during fruit harvests--a group of labor activists is pushing a federal judge to block guest farmworkers in Washington state. The activists' legal game essentially amounts to a scorched-earth approach to wage negotiations that ultimately threatens tens of thousands of farmworkers' jobs and the survival of a wide swath of the state's fruit production. Enrique Gastelum, Worker and Farmer Labor Association CEO, tells Dillon the same activist group that's now claiming workers will be harmed if they don't get piece rates years ago actually argued against piece-rate wages for farmworkers.…

1 Feds "MIA" in Yakima Groundwater Efforts, Despite EPA Claims of Collaboration 19:56
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In a recent statement, a top EPA official in Seattle falsely claimed the federal agency is collaborating with other agencies and community groups to address groundwater nitrate issues in the lower Yakima Valley. David Taylor with the Washington State Dairy Federation and a former state representative joins Dillon to explain the reality that EPA has been far from collaborative or helpful with the ongoing Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) effort in Yakima County.…
As much as locally- and regionally-grown food is celebrated in the Pacific Northwest, the reality is that fewer and fewer kinds of crops are being grown here. Jay Gordon, a sixth-generation Southwest Washington farmer, joins Dillon to explain the ugly truth about why so many crops are no longer grown in the PNW, and why even more are leaving.…

1 Commissioner: EPA 'Emergency' Demands On Dairies Already Handled By County 20:51
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The US Environmental Protection Agency is using a court order to demand two Lower Yakima Valley dairies test area residents' water for nitrates, and provide bottled water and treatment systems. But Yakima County has already been doing that exact work for years, and has virtually blanketed the area with its efforts. LaDon Linde, Yakima County Commissioner and former dairy farmer, joins Dillon to explain why a federal judge's approval of the EPA's request for an emergency order against the dairies doesn't make sense.…
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1 'Redundant': Coalition Decries New Dam Breaching Study Plan 18:50
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A coalition of regional leaders including farmers is calling on the federal government to withdraw its plan for new environmental reviews of the Columbia and Snake River dams. Clark Mather, Executive Director of NW RiverPartners, joins Dillon to explain why such a study would be misleading and unlawful, risking huge harm to farming, hydropower and the future of the entire Pacific Northwest.…
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1 Bad Science, Huge Price Tag Continue to Plague State Stream Buffer Plans 19:31
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A governor-appointed Washington state task force continues to forge ahead with recommendations for forcing wide, forested stream buffers on farmland, despite fundamental flaws in the process. Kara Rowe, Policy Director at the Western Washington Agricultural Association, joins Dillon with the latest on the Washington Riparian Task Force's recommendations.…
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1 You Won't Believe The Latest Whatcom Water Rights Court Squabble 19:04
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The latest hearing on the state's massive Whatcom water rights lawsuit spent court time debating whether to use single- or double-sided printing for court forms mailed to local water users. Fred Likkel, Executive Director of Whatcom Family Farmers, joins Dillon with an update, and explains how the ridiculous point of conflict between state and county officials is emblematic of the fundamental flaws in the water rights adjudication process.…
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1 Judge Blocks New US DOL Rules for Farms Employing Guest Workers 19:23
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A federal judge has blocked the US Department of Labor's rollout of new rules for farms employing guest workers, including a change that could have given foreign guest workers union rights. Enrique Gastelum, CEO of the nonprofit Worker and Farmer Labor Association (WAFLA) joins Dillon with details on the preliminary injunction and the unreasonable proposed DOL rules it blocks.…
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1 Why This Ag Leader is Saying "Growers Are Not OK" 19:49
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Many sectors of the Washington farming community are struggling with soaring costs, flatlining returns, and suffocating regulations -- including tree fruit growers. Jon Devaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association joins Dillon with more on his recent column that raised some eyebrows, and what he's saying farmers can do to help their own cause.…
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1 Farmers' Share of Thanksgiving Meal Price is Shockingly Small 20:11
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The portion of the money spent on the average American Thanksgiving dinner that actually makes it back to the farmers who grew the food is shockingly small. Pam Lewison, Director of the Center for Agriculture at the Washington Policy Center, joins Dillon with the 2024 numbers, and why those numbers show a need for changes in government policy.…
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1 How You Can Help Save Family Farming on Giving Tuesday 19:51
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Family Farming in Washington state is in crisis, and at Save Family Farming, we're trying to sound the alarm to help protect a future for family farming here. Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming Executive Director, joins Dillon with details on some of the work the organization has been up to, and shares how you can support "Farming On The Brink," our latest documentary project to highlight the family farming crisis.…
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With much talk about endangered salmon and fish recovery, many people assume salmon are becoming more and more scarce in the Pacific Northwest. Paul Burrill, fishing industry veteran, tells Dillon that assumption couldn't be further from the truth for many salmon runs this year.
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1 Next EPA Administrator Must Clean House in Region 10 19:43
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After Donald Trump announced former US Rep. Lee Zeldin as his pick to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Save Family Farming issued him a challenge: fix EPA's Region 10 leadership. Ben Tindall, Save Family Farming's Executive Director, joins Dillon to discuss why they're calling on Zeldin to clean house in EPA Region 10.…
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1 New Study: Saving Salmon May Not Save Endangered Killer Whales 19:45
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Puget Sound's Southern Resident Killer Whales for years have been struggling to survive, and it's long been assumed that a lack of the Chinook salmon the whales eat is to blame. That's added even more pressure to recovery efforts for endangered Chinook salmon, which often result in costs and restrictions for farming, ostensibly to restore fish habitat. But a new study is upending that assumption, and Dr. Andrew Trites, one of the researchers behind the report, joins Dillon with details on why a lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for the endangered orcas.…
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1 What WA Farmers, Workers Should Know About Labor Group Coming From CA 18:52
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Longtime farmworker union and activist labor organization United Farm Workers wants to change Washington state laws to expand here, but the farming community in its home territory is sounding the alarm. Dan Gerawan, former major California fruit farmer, joins Dillon to share the truth about UFW and how it has been treating farmworkers and farms in the Golden State.…
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1 Why Farmers Need to Speak Out to Protect Dams: WA Wheat Grower 19:56
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As the debate continues over whether to remove dams on the Lower Snake River, the stakes are high for the future of farming in Washington state. Michelle Hennings, a WA wheat farmer and the Executive Director of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers, joins Dillon with more detail on the devastation that breaching the dams would cause, and why it's so important for farmers to speak out against their removal.…
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1 Why This Labor Organization Has WA In Its Sights 39:28
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Farmworker rights activist Jesse Rojas is exposing the ugly truth about United Farm Workers in California that’s forcing the dwindling union to look to Washington state. He joins Dillon to share the famous labor organization's true track record with workers, and explain why UFW isn't the average labor union.…
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1 Millions of WA Fuel Tax Refund Dollars Still Unclaimed: DOL 20:08
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Millions of dollars are still available to refund Washington state farmers who have been overcharged for fuel thanks to the state's new carbon pricing scheme. The so-called Climate Commitment Act was supposed to exempt agriculture, and when the state Department of Ecology failed to do that, the legislature earmarked $30M to refund farmers and farming truckers. But, as state Department of Licensing official Jennifer Clawson tells Dillon, much of that money has so far gone unclaimed, and she's encouraging farmers to still register for their refunds.…
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1 Are You Prepared For Upcoming Estate Tax Law Changes? 19:49
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In just over a year, the federal laws governing estate taxes will change, putting some families at risk of much higher tax bills when family property or businesses change hands (more info here https://insights.larsongross.com/project/important-update-upcoming-changes-to-estate-and-gift-tax/) Todd Burgers, an accountant and partner in Larson Gross CPAs & Consultants, joins Dillon to explain more about what this could mean particularly for farmers and their families. Larson Gross is holding two upcoming events to help people start the process of getting prepared for the change: https://insights.larsongross.com/project/important-update-upcoming-changes-to-estate-and-gift-tax/…
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