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California Wildfire Prevention and USDA Emergency Benefits
The Agribusiness Update
Some California wildfire prevention is scaled back due to pandemic, and USDA announces emergency benefit increases reach $2-billion per month for SNAP.
Truck Driver Hours Waived and Alternative to Restaurant Customers
The Agribusiness Update
The hours of service rules for truck drivers delivering food and other necessary supplies have been waived, and food producers looking for alternate customers after restaurants closed by coronavirus.
Bayer Sustainability and USDA Preps For African Swine Fever
The Agribusiness Update
Bayer is focusing on sustainability with three new commitments, and USDA making preparations for African Swine Fever should it come to the U.S.
Do We Have A Drought
Fruit Grower Report
Governor Inslee declares a "Drought Emergency" across nearly half the state, but is it really and emergency?
Do We Have A Drought "Emergency"? Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Governor Inslee declares a "Drought Emergency" across nearly half the state, but is it really and emergency?
Drought Emergency? Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Is Washington state really having a "Drought Emergency" and is climate change responsible for our wildfires?
Drought Emergency? Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Is Washington state really having a "Drought Emergency"?
USDA Trade Assistance and USMCA Overshadowed
The Agribusiness Update
USDA scrambles to put together trade assistance package for producers hit by stalled talks with China, and trade war with China pushes USMCA ratification into the background.
Dairy Cattle Winter Storm Losses
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Dairy farmers huddle in wake of winter storm losses of 1,800 head.
Tariffs Hit U.S. Dairy and Tariffs Offset New NAFTA
The Agribusiness Update
Tariffs make big impact on U.S. Dairy, and study shows trade wars and tariffs more than negate potential gains from reworked NAFTA.
Oregon Snowpack Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Oregon looking at drought conditions in many parts of the state with a low than normal snowpack.
Perdue Gives OK to Emergency Haying and U.S. Dairies Visit Europe
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue gives go-ahead for emergency haying in drought-stricken Dakotas and Montana, and U.S. Dairies visit European counterparts.
Early Water Restrictions
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Several hundred irrigators in the eastern and north central part of the state will be facing water cutoffs much earlier than normal this year due to the drought.
Ag Industry Raises Thousands for Good Cause & Emergency Visa Waivers
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
104 players participated in this year's Ag World Support Systems annual fund raising golf tournament in Kennewick, and State Department accepts WAFLA's petition for emergency visa waivers.
Dairy Ambassador & H2A Visa Glitch
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The young women chosen as Dairy Ambassadors become advocates for the state's dairy industry, and Congressman Newhouse asks why infrastructure that is once again causing delays in issuing temporary and immigrant U.S. visas to legal farmworkers has not been fixed.
Increasing Exports & Drought Relief Program
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag industry leaders discuss the importance of Trade Promotion Authority in making trade agreements, and the ability to efficiently and quickly export product with administration officials, and Yakima Basin farmers learn about emergency water permits at Ecology workshop.
Getting Water to Farmers in the Yakima Basin
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ecology Director says their focus in this snowpack drought is on farms, fish and smaller community water systems.
Bee Bill Bombs & Wildfire Response
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Bill that would test replacing noxious weeds with bee nourishing forage fails to pass the Legislature, and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell calling for improved emergency response and federal coordination for wildfires.
Creating Alternative Water Supplies & Workers Applying For DAPA and DACA
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Drought prompts Ecology to work with available funds to create alternative water supplies, and seasonal employers should take care when an employee asks for assistance with DAPA or DACA.
Disaster Assistance for Honeybee & Livestock Producers & Veterans In the Field
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
FSA to distribute disaster assistance to help honeybee and livestock producers, and the Veterans In the Field program helps veterans get started in sustainable farming and ranching.