Olympia

Are you interested in helping determine the future of gray wolves in Washington?  If so, the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for you.   WDFW is looking to fill four vacancies on the Wolf Advisory Group.  Opening...

The Washington state Tree Fruit Commission President Jon DeVaney recaps their recent legislative field tour, and how events like this can help the Ag community in Olympia.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

If she had one word to describe the 2019 Washington legislative session, the Washington Policy Center’s Pam Lewison would use the word: brutal.   She said lawmakers this go around appeared to have a very negative attitude towards farmers and the Ag industry in Washington.  Lewison ...

Thanks to the capital budget approved last week, over $21 million will be available to a variety of agencies looking to make high-speed internet available in rural portions of Washington.  Over the next two years, the state’s Public Works department plans to loan $14.44 million...

The Washington Capital Budget approved late Sunday evening, includes $15 million for the EL 22.1 System, better known as the north I-90 Odessa Aquifer Ground Water Replacement Project.   With irrigation wells in the Odessa Subarea declining for several years now, this funding has become a top priority for many in the Washington Ag Community.  Th...

This weekend, the Washington Legislature passed a State transportation budget that includes a little more than $11 million for highway 26 in Whitman County.  Not only is this an extremely busy and important roadway for farmers across the Palouse and Central Washington, it's also important for those associated with Washington State University.  ...

We still have time to go on the 2019 Washington legislative session, and since lawmakers have yet to pass a budget, an extension is not out of the question.  But, Moses Lake Representative Tom Dent is already looking ahead to time after this year's session.  He...

The proposal of charging a state fee for the H2-A program in Washington continues to receive hearings and lead discussions.  Senate Bill 5438 would charge producers in Washington that use the H2-A program, in addition to the federal fee those growers currently pay.  Ap...

How could the H2-A legislation proposed in Olympia? Jon DeVaney with the Washington State Tree Fruit Industry takes a look at the possible ramifications.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Legislation in Olympia would launch a low carbon fuel standard beginning in 2021.  Applauded by the National Biodiesel Board, the legislation passed the state House earlier this week.  The Clean Fuels Standard is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels 10% below 2017 levels by 2028 and 20% below those same levels by 2035.  Support...