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Farms to Get Larger-Fewer and Ag Day Push for Trade
The Agribusiness Update
Study shows farms to get larger and fewer in next 20 years, and Capital Hill push for trade answers on National Ag Day.
More H-2A Fees Pt 3
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Tree Fruit Association President Jon Devaney talks about the Senate Bill that would boost the fees for hiring H-2A foreign guest workers.
More H-2A Fees Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Tree Fruit Association President Jon Devaney talks about the Senate Bill that would boost the fees for hiring H-2A foreign guest workers.
USTR Talks China Trade and Hemp Regulations
The Agribusiness Update
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer updates trade talks with China, and while the new Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp it will be a year or more before regulations are realized.
More H-2A Fees Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
A Senate bill looks to raise additional fees for ag employers who hire H-2A foreign guestworkers.
Tariffs Gebbers Pt 3
Fruit Grower Report
Cass Gebbers talks with House Ways and Means subcommittee on trade about the tariffs that are making it hard for growers to compete.
Tariffs Gebbers Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Cass Gebbers talks with House Ways and Means subcommittee on trade about the pain tariffs are putting on farmers.
Paris Accord Withdrawal and Ross Eager to Redo NAFTA
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Pulls Out of Paris Climate Accord, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross eager to renegotiate NAFTA.
Reaction to EPA Delays Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Reaction to further delays from What's Upstream
Reaction to EPA Delays
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The New Year begins with New Delays from What's Upstream Complaints
Reports that EPA Staff Was Bullied Regarding the " What's Upstream" Campaign?
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Information uncovered in a public records request brings the actions of What's Upstream officials and the EPA into question.
What's Upstream-Update
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
What's Upstream organizers and the EPA now have more questions to answer after a Freedom of Information Act request turns up letters and emails that paint a different picture of how the campaign happened.
Snake River Lock Closures Announced for End of 2016
Farm and Ranch Report
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a 14-week extended lock closure on the Snake River System. The planned outage will take place from mid-December 2016 through March of 2017.
Snake River Dredging Happening Now
Farm and Ranch Report
It was a long time coming but earlier this week, the U.S. Corp of Engineers began dredging on the Snake River following the January 5th federal court ruling in favor of the federal government.
Deadly Stormwater Runoff
Food Forethought
Each time it rains gallons upon gallons of toxic runoff finds its way into our lakes and rivers - threatening the environment, wildlife, and ultimately us.
Water Resources Reform and Development Act Signed into Law
Farm and Ranch Report
Last week the Water Resources Reform and Development Act was signed into law. Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Kristin Meira explains why this should matter to PNW farmers.
The Rescinding of DOI's National Blueways Program
Land & Livestock Report
Not very often are there regulations being revoked, today's story focuses on a little known
Department of Interior's Secretarial Order 3312 or National Blueways Initiative created in 2012 -- which allowed the federal government to designate watersheds from hilltop to hilltop and then regulate those waterways the land and water throughout those areas.
Read More Taking The Pledge
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
There's a new piece to Washington Organic Week this year, the "Eat Organic For WOW" pledge.
Benefits of Snake River Barging Continue to Grow
Farm and Ranch Report
For the first time in eight years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the process of filing for routine maintenance dredging near the Snake River dams.