WA farm groups send letter to state leaders over dramatic drop in ag profitability

Several farming groups, including Whatcom County-based Save Family Farming, have sent a letter to Washington state leaders ...
OPB

These farmworkers in Washington thought a new overtime law would help them. Now, they want it gone

For Patricia Mendoza, working overtime was just a way of life. During harvest season, she could put in 70 hours a week preparing the fields, planting seeds, and harvesting produce at Schreiber Farms ...
Agri-Pulse

Washington Week Ahead: Farm bill debate kicks off after week's delay

The House Agriculture Committee this week launches what is likely to be a highly partisan battle over a GOP farm bill, even ...
AgWeb

Washington Grower Shares How To Scale Regenerative Farming

Austin Allred’s family has been farming the Royal Slope region of Washington state between Seattle and Spokane for three generations. He and his two brothers, Derek and Tyson, farm a combined 6,000 ...
Capital Press

Washington farm groups cry ‘foul’ as health officials rewrite water policy

Washington farm groups Tuesday asked the state Health Department to drop its plans to more closely regulate drinking water systems that serve up to four residences and 25 people on one farm. At the ...
Capital Press

Washington Farm Bureau, county chapter split hardens

The Washington Farm Bureau and the ex-Yakima County Farm Bureau are in an unfolding dispute over whether the state board had grounds to kick the county chapter out of the state organization. The ...
KGW8

Washington small family farms face shuttering amid tightening regulations and labor squeeze

PORTLAND, Ore. — Small family-owned farms in Washington increasingly face challenges coming from seemingly every angle, from local water regulations to rising labor costs and new concerns about the ...
The Spokesman-Review

WA farm labor firm fined whopping $1.25M for violations involving 5,000 workers

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has levied its largest-ever fine against a farm labor contractor, saying a Richland business employed 5,000 in 2024 when it did not have a license.
Yakima Herald-Republic

Four farm workers in Washington appear to test positive for bird flu

Four agricultural workers in southeast Washington have preliminarily tested positive for bird flu after working around an infected poultry flock at a commercial egg farm. The cases, if confirmed, ...
Yahoo

WA farm labor firm fined whopping $1.25M for violations involving 5,000 workers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has levied its largest-ever fine against a farm labor contractor, saying a ...
The Bellingham Herald

WA farm labor firm fined whopping $1.25M for violations involving 5,000 workers

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries fined a Richland company $1.25 million for violations involving nearly 5,000 workers. Tri-City Herald file Richland, WA The Washington Department of ...