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Last week, Washington representatives Kim Schrier and Dan Newhouse introduced the Eliminating Needless Administrative Barriers Lessening Efficiency for Conservation Act, better known as the ENABLE Conservation Act.

Earlier this month, central Washington Representative Dan Newhouse, wrote a letter to the new head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, asking that grizzly bears not be reintroduced in the north Cascades ecosystem.

Dozens of farmers, state leaders and others were at Washington State University’s Prosser Research Station Wednesday for a listening session, featuring GT Thompson.

Since the Trump Administration established tariffs against some of our closest trading partners, the farming community has felt the financial squeeze.

The past couple of months have proven to those not familiar with the ag industry the growing need for farm labor reform.

Over the last four years, the Biden administration led a constant tirade of attacks on the four Lower Snake River dams.

Earlier this month, the Trump Administration issued a memo, pulling out of the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement.  Supporters of the Snake River dams applauded the move, saying this will keep the vital infrastructure in place for the foreseeable future.  Central...

Whether in the state capital or in D.C., lawmakers are often talking about issues that will directly or indirectly impact the farming community.  And with more and more people disconnected from agriculture, it’s becoming even more important for farmers to speak up and tell their stories.  Central Washi...

R-CALF USA is calling on Congress to pass the Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025.  The Legislation, introduced in late January by Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert and Wisconsin’s Tom Tiffany, seeks to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List and return management authority to individual states.  R-CALF CEO Bi...

Efforts to investigate the Northwest EPA office are now coming from D.C.  On Monday, central Washington’s Dan Newhouse sent a Letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin requesting an investigation into communications between anti-agriculture activist organizations and federal civil service employees.   "I am writing to...