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As sales of organic foods continue to climb across the country, organic farmingin Washington has decreased. That surprised some researchers for a state that's one of the country’s top producers of organic produce.
While people in the agriculture industry expect certain crops to go through challenging cycles now and then, an annual study of the state’s organic farms shows "significant" declines in the past year, according to David Granatstein. He's sustainable agriculture specialist at Washington State University. Granatstein co-authored a new study that found decreases in the number of organic producers, acreage and farm gate sales.
