farm bureau

Earlier this week, Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joined the Lewis County Farm Bureau for their Tour of Agriculture to hear from local growers.   The tour kicked off with a visit to the Southwest Washington Food Hub in Chehalis, where they discussed the hub’s work with farmers to strengthen economic development and food security in their community.  After that, th...

It’s been a while, thanks to the pandemic and the slow march out of state mandated restrictions, but the Chelan/Douglas County Farm Bureau will hold their Annual meeting and Dinner Monday October 3rd.  The event will take place at the Wenatchee Convention Center, starting at 5 p.m.   CDCF...

WAFLA announced Monday the hiring of a new CEO Enrique ‘Rick’ Gastelum. Since 2013, Gastelum, served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Washington Farm Bureau where he managed the business operations and finances of the organization. While there, h ...

Washington’s Farm Bureau is under new management. During last month’s annual meeting in Yakima, members selected Rosella Mosby as the new President. The King County farmer said one of her immediate priorities as President, is to reinvigorate the organization at the grassroots level. “Th ...

Farmers interested in sustainable small scale farming and ranching are encouraged to participate in Washington State University’s 12 week Cultivating Success which starts in late September. WSU’s Kate Ryan, said the course is great for anyone unsure how to approach being a farmer or rancher. "Trying to i ...

The Rebuild Rural Coalition calls President Joe Biden's Infrastructure plan a good starting point for discussions with Congress. The group of more than 260 organizations representing rural communities and agriculture says in a statement, "We strongly encourage a bipartisan approach that considers the unique needs of rural infrastructure – and sets aside specific funding for rural communities

The American Farm Bureau Federation said hundreds of dairy farmers across the U.S. were targeted by lawyers representing Dean Foods in its bankruptcy proceedings. “Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Dean Foods Estate sent out hundreds of letters to dairy producers across the country, demanding that they repay three months’ worth of milk payments they would have received in the three months prior to wh

Angi Bailey, a nursery tree grower in Multnomah County is the first Oregonian to graduate from the Farm Bureau’s PAL program, Partners in Advocacy Leadership.  She said the intensive training program helped her improve her leadership skills as well as her ability to communicate what’s taking place on her farm.  She said regar...

This is County Leader Week.  The time is used to celebrate, as well as develop Farm Bureau leaders at the county level.  Elise Stoddard, AFBF managing director of leadership development, says the event connects leaders with others to expand their skills.   “...

The USDA is moving forward on Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation regulations.  The American Farm Bureau submitted comments to the agency asking it to make sure the new Interim Rule balances the benefits for both farmland and wetland, as Congress intended.  As it w...