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It should come as no surprise that Agriculture was a major topic during Wednesday’s debate between Dr. Kim Schrier and Dino Rossi.  Washington’s 8th Congressional district covers west of Wenatchee to the Seattle suburbs.  However one of the responses surprised many in the Ag community.  Tree fruit growers ...

The U.S. House faces a Friday deadline to revote on the current farm bill proposal. The farm bill has passed out of committee with Republican support only, was not on the schedule to be considered on the house floor.   However, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who publishes the weekly schedule, did include: “Possible consideration of legislation related to border security and Immigration,” an

Farmers took to DC this week to testify before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy.  They said it was important that law makers look at tax reforms for farm businesses.  Scott VanderWal, a South Dakota farmer, presented the unique challenges farm and ranch businesses face to lawmakers Thursday.  VanderW...

A bill introduced earlier this month into the House of Representatives (H.R. 281) is titled the Family Farm Relief Act, dealing specifically with immigration.  Politico’s Morning Ag Report says the legislation is sponsored by New York Republicans Elise Stefanik and Chris Collins and would move the H2A immigration program from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture.   S... Read Mo

The U.S. House of Representatives passed their version of the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act, or WIN Act, last week.   Dan Newhouse said there the bill contains some new authority for the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation to expedite future surface water storage projects.  ...