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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,
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.
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.
Urge House Reps to Vote YES on S.764
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Now is definitely the time to ask them to do something for you and we need the House to act this week because the calendar doesn't look too bright for getting much else done later this year so make sure you reach out and let your representative know to vote yes on S.764.
Tax Reforms Hold Promise
Fruit Grower Report
House Republicans' plan to reform the tax code would make significant changes for businesses and lower tax rates.
Farming With Drones..Beyond Just Pictures
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
We are also looking at new technologies like drones for applications beyond just pictures that we can use to analyze the field. I'm working on a project right now with a couple different companies to use data from the drones to count the number of plants within a field.
Meet Today's Millennial Farmer James Alford
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
James Alford, Franklin County Farm Bureau President farms over 6000 acres in the Basin..... off his laptop. 6000 acres!
Why Washington State Benefits the Most From TPP
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The timing couldn't be more important for our agribusiness community to reaffirm this message of trade heading into the lame duck congress.
10 for 10, the recent Fly-in for TPP
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
In less than 48 hours a group made up of ten Washington State business and agribusiness professionals, part of the Washington Council on International Trade, met with ten members of Congress on the importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP in protecting our states pacific rim export markets. 17 meetings on trade policy in two days.
DOL Quits Pursuit of Proposed Child Labor Regulation
Farm of the Future
Last week, the DOL stated it was withdrawing its proposals to update the regulations concerning youth under 16 working on farms or ranches.