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One Day Left To Respoind To EPA Banning Herbicide Atrazine
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Wednesday is the last day for farmers to make their voice heard regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's draft ecological risk assessment on the herbicide atrazine used on corn.
Harvest Update With Christopher Mertz
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
If you are noticing a lot of pumpkins heading down the highway, it's harvest time in Washington State, and I was able to catch up with Christopher Mertz the Regional Director of the USDA and the NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE known as NASS to ask him to be kind enough to give us a harvest update,
New Ag Washington Policy Center
Fruit Grower Report
The Washington Policy Center much like the Oregon Center for Public Policy has a host of Divisions, including small business, and environment and Washington just added an Agricultural Center in Tri-cities to help create awareness for issues facing the state's farmers, Madi Clark is the Agriculture Research Director
Reckless and Unlawful Actions In Enforcing the Clean Water Act
The Agribusiness Update
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works released the report this week that Farm Bureau says exposes "reckless and unlawful actions in enforcing the Clean Water Act."
Farmers Reconsider GMO Revolution
The Agribusiness Update
WSJ reports that farmers reconsider the GMO revolution and that behind the wave of multibillion0dollar mergers is a moment of change for the American farmer.
Farmers Lose Fighting Pipeline
The Agribusiness Update
Unlike The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's protest against the Dakota Access pipeline that resulted in a halt, agri-pulse reports that about a dozen farmers in Iowa , challenged the construction of the 1,200-mile pipeline through portions of their fields and lost their bid for an injunction
Chinese Government
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
a host of commodity groups in our state from Hay, Tree Fruit to hard wood are celebrating that the Chinese government has "regionalized" the Zika disinfection requirement to vessels that originate or load in Florida only and that will keep our Northwest ports operating efficiently.
Millennium Bulk Terminals in Longview Important To AG
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
It's actually a very important issue to agriculture as a whole because we need a world class farm- to -market network, which includes rail, truck, barge. It also includes exports facilities that can handle the product to ship it around the world and this particular facility would provide one more means to ship bulk commodities, regardless of what they are, it can handle other bulk commodities not just coal.
John Block On TPP's Chances
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
President Obama is telling Asian partners that despite the political noise back home, deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership "eventually get done."
Germany's Vice Chancellor Calls Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership DEAD
Fruit Grower Report
Sigmar Gabriel, said that "talk about a major trade deal between the European Union and the U.S. failed, though "nobody is really admitting it." And that the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership appears to be doomed, at least until after elections in the U.S.
The American Farm Bureau Partners With Farmer's Almanac For Farmer Of The Year
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
I'm Susan Allen. The American Farm Bureau federation is partnering with The Farmers' Almanac to find three farmers or ranchers to be recognized as "Farmers' Almanac Farmer of the Year." The award seeks to recognize and share the hard work and contributions farmers make to society. Farm Bureau external relations director Sarah Brown Dirkes explains who the ideal candidates are for the recognition...
The American Farm Bureau Partners With Farmer's Almanac For Farmer Of The Year
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
I'm Susan Allen. The American Farm Bureau federation is partnering with The Farmers' Almanac to find three farmers or ranchers to be recognized as "Farmers' Almanac Farmer of the Year." The award seeks to recognize and share the hard work and contributions farmers make to society. Farm Bureau external relations director Sarah Brown Dirkes explains who the ideal candidates are for the recognition...
Comment ON CAFO BY August 31th
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Department of Ecology has extended the comment period for the concentrated animal feeding operation permits also known as CAFO general permit and comments will be accepted through 5:00 pm on August 31th. So it's extremely important that people take time to submit comments. This is the permit that if you have animals confined for 45 days or more non-continuous throughout the year
Farm Bureau and The Farmers' Almanac Farmer OF The Year
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The American Farm Bureau federation is partnering with The Farmers' Almanac to find three farmers or ranchers to be recognized as "Farmers' Almanac Farmer of the Year.
Clinton Goes Against Obama Opposing TPP
The Agribusiness Update
The White House took an important procedural step toward putting the Trans-Pacific Partnership before Congress, one day after Hillary Clinton made clear that she would oppose congressional approval of the trade pact during a lame duck session.
Tax Plans That Favor Ag
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are now out with their tax plans and it should come as no surprise there are significant differences in key areas that affect agriculture.
Travel Washington's Spirit and Hops Trail
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Kentucky has their Bourbon Trail, never one to be outdone, and we in Washington State have our Spirit and Hops Trail. And is it any surprise that it's in a region that was birthplace to our state's wine industry.
Tax Plan Benefits Farmers
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
This proposal is an encompassing, long-term permanent change to the tax code; farmers would know for sure how certain business decisions would impact their bottom
WAVE Resounding Success
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The inaugural wine research seminar called WAVE held July 14th was a huge success according to Melissa Hansen Research Program Manager at The Washington Wine Commission.
AFBF President Zibby Duvall Crusader For Farm Labor Reform
Fruit Grower Report
A new video produced by the American Farm Bureau Federation shines a spotlight on the frustrations of the nation's farmers in finding workers to harvest their crops.