Locally Grown Food Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
As the number of farms and farmers across the state and the country shrinks, and locally produced food becomes harder and harder to find, action is needed to change direction.

Locally Grown Food Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
As the number of farms and farmers across the state and the country shrinks, and locally produced food becomes harder and harder to find, action is needed to change direction.

Lost Farm-Lost Quality Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Recent numbers show a drastic loss of farms and farmland in Washington state over the past five years, and Pam Lewison, Ag Director at the Washington Policy Center, says if we continue to lose food producers, we will regret it.

California Water Allocations Up and House & Senate Farm Bureau Overviews

The Agribusiness Update
California and federal water agencies announce additional allocations for farmers, citing improving reservoir levels from spring snowmelt, and just hours after House Ag Chair GT Thompson released his farm bill overview, Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow releases hers.

California Water Allocations Up and House & Senate Farm Bureau Overviews

The Agribusiness Update
California and federal water agencies announce additional allocations for farmers, citing improving reservoir levels from spring snowmelt, and just hours after House Ag Chair GT Thompson released his farm bill overview, Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow releases hers.

Lost Farm-Lost Quality Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Recent numbers show a drastic loss of farms and farmland in Washington state over the past five years, and Pam Lewison, Ag Director at the Washington Policy Center, says if we continue to lose food producers, we will regret it.

Klamath Water Allocations and US Ag Under 10% Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Agribusiness Update
Klamath irrigators are frustrated over water allocation for farms, and U.S. agriculture represents just under 10% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Organic Impact on Conventional Pesticides and Injunction Over Disaster Relief

The Agribusiness Update
California researchers found organic agriculture can increase pesticide use on nearby conventionally farmed fields, and the USDA’s Forest Service is issuing more than $232 million to the Secure Rural Schools Program.

Injunction Over Disaster Payments and Injunction Over Disaster Relief

The Agribusiness Update
The Southeastern Legal Foundation and the Mountain States Legal Foundation filed a preliminary injunction over disaster payments, and the USDA’s Forest Service is issuing more than $232 million to the Secure Rural Schools Program.

California Livestock & Wolves and Drone Swarm Exemption

The Agribusiness Update
Farmers and ranchers gathered in Sacramento recently to advocate on policies impacting agriculture, including financial support for livestock impacted by wolves, and the FAA issued an exemption for “drone-swarm” agriculture for seeding and spraying crops at a fraction of the cost.

California Livestock & Wolves and Drone Swarm Exemption

The Agribusiness Update
Farmers and ranchers gathered in Sacramento recently to advocate on policies impacting agriculture, including financial support for livestock impacted by wolves, and the FAA issued an exemption for “drone-swarm” agriculture for seeding and spraying crops at a fraction of the cost.

Colorado River Water Cuts and Right to Repair Facilitation

The Agribusiness Update
California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses from the Colorado River, and the Justice Department and FTC submitted favorable comments advocating for regulations that would facilitate the right to repair.

Florida Farmworkers Dehydrated and Right to Repair Facilitation

The Agribusiness Update
Nearly all farm workers in a recent Florida study were dehydrated at the end of their shifts, and the Justice Department and FTC submitted favorable comments advocating for regulations that would facilitate the right to repair.

H-2A Myths Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Whether in Olympia or other urban parts of our state, there seems to be a big misunderstanding or ignorance of what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works.

H-2A Myths Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Whether in Olympia or other urban parts of our state, there seems to be a big misunderstanding or ignorance of what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works.

Buy Local Raspberries Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
It seems BUY LOCAL, or at least American, gets a lot of lip service these days, but Washington Raspberry Commission director Henry Bierlink tells us why it's a good idea.

Buy Local Raspberries Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
It seems BUY LOCAL, or at least American, gets a lot of lip service these days, but Washington Raspberry Commission director Henry Bierlink tells us why it's a good idea.

Washington Farm Bureau Policy Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
If you’re in agriculture or are just a fan of agriculture, the

Washington State Farm Bureau is looking out for you.

Washington Farm Bureau Policy Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
If you’re in agriculture or are just a fan of agriculture, the

Washington State Farm Bureau is looking out for you.

California Water Management and American Farm Bureau's Role

The Agribusiness Update
A research report sheds light on an innovative solution that could reshape California’s water management, and American Farm Bureau members play an important role in their communities by serving at the local, state, and national levels.