FB NEWS – The American Farm Bureau Federation teamed up with other agricultural producer organizations this week to sponsor an ad in the Beltway publication, The Washington Examiner, to communicate the importance that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade holds … Continued
Agricultural workers of the future may soon be made of tech and steel. Can a robot pick a strawberry better, faster, and cheaper than a seasonal farmworker? THE WASHINGTON POST – DANIELLE PAQUETTE – DUETTE, Fla. – Both human and … Continued
THE COLUMBIAN – JAKE THOMAS – Since starting Fairwinds, a Vancouver-based cannabis company, in 2014, James and Wendy Hull said they’ve heard from customers who’ve praised their products for helping them with pain, anxiety and other ailments — even cancer. Because … Continued
FB NEWS – With the publication earlier this week of EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed new Clean Water Rule, Farm Bureau is urging farmers and ranchers to tell the administration how much they value clean water … Continued
THE DAILY WORLD – LOUIS KRAUSS – Two bills in the state Legislature, if passed, would allow a controversial pesticide to be used by shellfish growers to kill burrowing shrimp, a pest that growers say threatens their livelihood. The bills … Continued
DAILY RECORD – KARL HOLAPPA – Local growers, exporters and other industry members gathered in Teanaway Hall at the fairgrounds Tuesday for the annual meeting of the Organization of Kittitas County Timothy Hay Growers and Suppliers. The meeting’s agenda included … Continued
FB NEWS – The following may be attributed to Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation: “Today’s release of a new draft Clean Water Rule is a major step toward fair and understandable water regulation on America’s farms and ranches … Continued
FB News: As the Agriculture Department moves forward with Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation regulations, the department must ensure its new Interim Rule balances the benefits for both farmland and wetland, as Congress intended, according to the American Farm … Continued
FB News: The American Farm Bureau Federation reminds all farmers and ranchers that Feb. 14 will be the last day they can sign up for Market Facilitation Program payments in response to tariffs recently levied against American agricultural exports. “The … Continued
FB News: The Los Angeles Times recently ran “America has a farm labor shortage. We need a better guest worker program,” an op-ed by AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “America agriculture relies on hundreds of skilled workers to plant the fields, … Continued