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WAEF History
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Apple Education Foundation Executive Director, Jennifer Witherbee says funding and awarding college scholarships is something they’ve been doing now for a long time.
Winegrape Sector Shrinking and USDA's Bird Flu Funding
The Agribusiness Update
California’s winegrape sector continues reeling from a shrinking market that’s left the state with too much vineyard acreage and an oversupply of grapes, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announces $1 billion to curb bird flu, protect U.S. poultry, and lower egg prices.
Pear Markets Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Even though Northwest pear growers saw their smallest crop in over 40-years last season, the efforts continue to sell the fruit in a way that satisfies the different markets.
Pear Markets Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Even though Northwest pear growers saw their smallest crop in over 40-years last season, the efforts continue to sell the fruit in a way that satisfies the different markets.
Farm Loans Highest in Years and Less Water Used for Irrigation
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers are taking out loans at a rate not seen in years as weakened crop prices weigh on the ag sector, and 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results shows 81 million acre-feet applied in the U.S., below 2018 numbers.
Tax Reform for Ag
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Many vital provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are due to end at the close of next year, and American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says Congress must not lose sight of protecting those provisions.
Foreign U.S. Ag Ownership
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Foreign entities bought nearly 3-and-a-half million acres of U.S. farmland and forest in 2022, up more than 8%, but even though China's purchases rose only 1%, Washington Republican Dan Newhouse says that's still too much.
Raspberry Harvest 2023 Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Red Raspberry harvest is underway and, after the past two seasons, Mark Van Mersbegen, owner of Markwell Raspberry Farm and President of the Washington Red Raspberry Commission, so far ... so good!
Raspberry Harvest 2023 Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Red Raspberry harvest is underway and, after the past two seasons, Mark Van Mersbegen, owner of Markwell Raspberry Farm and President of the Washington Red Raspberry Commission, so far ... so good!
Ag Overtime Bill Dead Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Policy Center's Pam Lewison believes there is little will among legislators to change anything about the state's Ag Overtime laws, including a 12-week exemption for farmers during harvest.