FB NEWS – The American Farm Bureau Federation today released its top public policy goals for the year. The AFBF board approved its 2019 Strategic Action Plan following delegate action during the organization’s 100th annual convention in New Orleans AFBF … Continued
YAKIMA HERALD – PHIL FEROLITO – Yakima Mayor Kathy Coffey said Wednesday that H-2A farmworker housing should be supported in the city. She made her statement after a public meeting that drew more than 80 local and state officials and … Continued
WASHINGTON AG NETWORK – GLENN VAAGEN – With the end of the government shutdown, many in the Ag community expressed excitement that the 2018 Farm Bill would finally start to be implemented. However, for area potato growers, the Farm Bill … Continued
THE SEATTLE TIMES – LYNDA V. MAPES – Dams and climate change are the leading cause of high temperatures in the Columbia and Snake rivers that are killing salmon, according to an EPA draft analysis. Now the state wants to … Continued
FB NEWS – Two recently introduced, Farm Bureau-supported bills would provide farmers and ranchers with relief from the Health Insurance Tax. The Jobs and Premium Protection Act (S. 80) would repeal the HIT, while the Health Insurance Tax Relief Act … Continued
FB NEWS – The following statement can be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “Farmers need the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and the sooner the better. U.S. agriculture needs strong trade agreements to access customers around the world … Continued
WASHINGTON AG NETWORK – GLENN VAAGEN – Sales are once again underway for the Dairy Revenue Protection policy, offered through the federal crop insurance program. The policy, which is managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency, had been … Continued
FB NEWS – Recently introduced in the Senate, the Farm Bureau-backed Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 (S. 215) would give farmers, ranchers and others permanent relief from the estate tax. The current temporary increase in the estate tax exemption … Continued
CAPITAL PRESS – DON JENKINS – OLYMPIA — Washington farmers are pushing back against a proposal by the state Employment Security Department to collect new fees from growers and hire 14 new employees to beef up state oversight of the … Continued
OMAK CHRONICLE – KATIE TEACHOUT – KELLER — The Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) planted 120 irrigated acres of industrial hemp last June, and had a successful harvest in October of an average yield of 2.5 tons per acre on fiber … Continued