legislation

For 40 years Washington Friends of Farms and Forest have worked to tell the story of agriculture and educate the public and lawmakers.   Executive Director Heather Hansen said they cover a wide range of issues, “Everything from noxious weed control to worker safety to water quality and now biotechnology.”   Hanse...

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee held a hearing recently on the challenges facing direct marketing and farmers markets.   Representative Dan Newhouse said these markets are one way of showing the creativity of producers who are, “Being really quite resourceful in bringing their products to the consumer in a much more personal way than has been the custom.”   Newho...