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On Thursday, the Washington Farm Bureau filed an amicus brief in Thurston County Superior Court in support of Building Industry Association of Washington in the legal fight against Labor & Industries’ new coronavirus employer rules. The new rules, cr ...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee stopped in Yakima Tuesday to talk with local business and government leaders about efforts to fight COVID-19, despite the high coronavirus case count in the county. Inslee said he's happy with efforts made to keep farm worker safe ...

Farmers across Washington are under new coronavirus guidelines, via Governor Jay Inslee’s Proclamation 20-57. Many in the Ag community are not happy with the new guidelines, or the way they were established. Bre Elsey, Director of Government Affairs with the Washington Farm Bureau said one of the biggest challenges will be wash station requirements, especially in the state’s tree fruit industry

On Tuesday, Governor Jay Inslee offered clarification on his farm worker protection requirements via Proclamation 20-57. Those points including clarification on an isolation plan for farm worker housing, which the Governor said may refer in whole or in part to the regional isolation center nearest the housing site ...

Starting June 4th, the Ag industry be required to have new protections in place to help stave off the spread of COVID-19 among farm workers. Those protections were announced in Governor Jay Inslee’s Proclamation 20-57, released last week. ... Read More ...

Earlier this week, House Republicans called on Governor Jay Inslee to reopen Washington. Saying farmers are falling further behind every day, the lawmakers said in a letter that it is time to relax the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order and restart the rural economy. The lette ...

Last week, Washington Labor & Industries proposed a draft of emergency rules for temporary agriculture worker housing when it comes to combating the spread of Coronavirus. A variety of farm groups across the state fear this will be a detrimental hit to the state’s agriculture industry, with cherry harvest starting in just a few weeks. ...

Earlier this month, Governor Jay Inslee vetoed a variety of bills in an effort to save funds because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. One of the pieces of legislation lost in that move was House Bill 2579. The bill, authored by Representative May Dye would have provided funding for a feasibility study to allow inmates at Coyote Ridge Correction Center in Connell to train wild horses ... Read

In line with Governor Jay Inslee’s Stay At Home Proclamation, the Washington state Department of Agriculture will close offices to the public starting Wednesday. However, that does not mean help is not available for the state’s Ag community. Des ...

In late February, the federal government released its draft EIS saying that removing the four lower Snake River dams would be detrimental to the region, and those dams should remain. However, supporters of the dams are quick to point out that the fight is not over ...