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The Washington Ag Network’s Pacific Northwest Ag Industry Expo, is November 7th and 8th at TRAC in Pasco.  The PNW Agie has become a fall-time staple for the Inland Northwest farming community.  In addition to the typical large equipment, drone demonstration and pesticide classes, this year, the PNW Agie will host Johnny Georges.   George...

When you think about courts impacting your day to day life, you most likely think of the U.S. Supreme Court.  However, as Madi Clark with the Washington Policy Center pointed out, the Washington state Supreme Court has with in the last couple of years had two very big rulings that negatively impacted farmers statewide.  Sh...

Crop insurance and farm subsidies may sound like simple topics to discuss in the agriculture community, but you'll quickly learn it's anything but simple.  The Washington Policy Center recently held their Solutions Summit in Spokane, where they focused on those two  issues which are key during a Farm Bill year.   ...

Agriculture producers across Washington are scrambling, trying to determine what their future looks like after the state Supreme Court recently struck down the piece rate system.  Earlier this month, justices ruled workers must be paid for both productive work, such as picking fruit, and non-productive work, such as move ladders, boxes, etc.  Th...

The Washington Policy Center recently looked at the variety of pressures facing farmers and growers, outside of feeding a growing world population.  WPC’s Madi Clark says one of the top struggles is meeting consumer demand that food remain affordable.  Currentl...

The Washington Policy Center says it’s Farm to Free Market Dinner in Pasco in early February was a huge success.  The WPC’s Madi Clark says over 250 people filed in to the Red Lion to hear from Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, as well as Maurice McTeague, former member of the New Zealand parliament.  She said the m...

All eyes of the Inland Northwest Ag community to focus on Pasco Thursday evening, for the Washington Policy Center’s “Farm To Free Market” dinner.   “We want to talk about how do we make it easier for farmers to farm, we at Washington Policy Center support a free market policy, so trying to let market work best because we think they do a much better job than government does, a  lot of time,"s

The Washington Policy Center will hold their third and final Farm Hall Wednesday, November 29th at the Far West Agribusiness Association beginning at noon.   The discussion will feature Senator Mark Schoesler, Chris Voight of the Washington State Potato Commission, Dan Wood of the Washington State Dairy Federation and many more legislators and experts.  ...

We are less than two weeks away from the 2nd Annual PNW Agie at TRAC in Pasco.  One of the most notable additions this year, the Washington State Farm Hall, taking place Thursday November 9th.  Chis Cargill with the Washington Policy Center said the Farm Hall, originally started by state Senators Sharon Brown and Judy Warnick, serves as a great venue to discuss all aspects of ag in one location.  

Thursday, the Washington state Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the piece-rate pay system.  The plaintiffs in the case worked for the Dovex Fruit Company as piece-rate employees picking fruit.  The two argue that the piece rate weekly average violates Washington Minimum Wage Act, since they were not pair directly for non-picking activities, such as carrying ladders, waiting for equipment