global g.a.p.

Last week, the Washington Farm Bureau filed a friend of the court with the Building Industry Association of Washington over the new rules, and powers, offered to the state Department of Labor and Industries under Governor Jay Inslee’s Proclamation 20-57. The ...

April Clayton with the Chelan Douglas Farm Bureau says the Global G.A.P program has many strengths that benefit producers and consumers alike.  The international program allows products grown in the U.S. to be sold internationally, making the commodities more attractive to suppliers.  Bu...

Global G.A.P. certification is quickly becoming a necessary tool for growers to market their produce to major retailers.   Juli Ogden with Farm Plan works with producers to get their farm certified and said one of the biggest challenges is that the program can seem intimidating and confusing.  ...