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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 ...

Like everyone else out there, farmers have questions regarding how the coronavirus has changed and will change day-to-day operations. The Washington Farm Bureau is there to fill in the gap. Bailey Peters with WSFB said over the past couple of weeks, they have greatly expanded their on-line resources specific to COVID-19 and what it means to producers across the state ...

Looking at the 2020 Washington legislative session, scheduled to get underway in a few weeks, what concerns Tom Davis with the Washington Farm Bureau?  The continued push for a Low Carbon Fuel standard in Olympia.   "A lot of the conservation and environmental groups in the state have placed the low carbon fuel standard as their #1 priority.  And whe...

Last week, the Washington Farm Bureau announced state leadership for the upcoming year.  Mike LaPlant was re-elected President of the WSFB.  The Ephrata hay farmer has served as President since 2011; before being elected as president, LaPlant served the organization as Vice President of Policy Development.   ...

The Washington Farm Bureau’s Mike La Plant says one of the best parts of 2019 from an Ag perspective is, the year is almost over.   The WFB President said this has been a challenging year for growers across the state.  He said weather was very challenging with the February blast of winter east of the Cascades, to dry conditions across western Washington throughout much of the year, and a cold wet

The Washington Farm Bureau has honored two state lawmakers for their efforts to protect the farming industry in the state.  The Farm Bureau named Senator Doug Ericksen of Ferndale and Representative David Taylor of Moxee the  2018 legislators of the year.  The Farm Bur...

A recent environmental impact study could slow the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals project in SW Washington.  The project would focus on cleaning up an old smelter along the Columbia River in Longview, allowing for large cargo ships to transport products over seas.  Jo...

As of Tuesday, we have 27 days until the November general election, and the Washington State Farm Bureau is using the time to remind farmers the importance of voting in this election.   “It is so critical that they get out to vote," said WSFB's Tom Davis.  "In year...