Washington State Farm Bureau

At last month’s Washington State Farm Bureau annual meeting, members elected the new officer team to lead the organization in the coming year.

The Washington Farm Bureau announced last month that two of its members have been appointed to leadership roles within the American Farm Bureau Federation.   Jonathan Quigley, from the Clark-Cowlitz Farm Bureau, has been selected to serve on the AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Committee.  Jonathan i...

In 2023. farmers and truckers of agricultural goods in Washington started paying a Climate Commitment Act fuel tax that, even through, by law, they are exempt.  Since then, Ag groups have been pushing for a fix to this exemption problem, with little help from the Department of Ecology.   “So, ...

Tuesday afternoon, The Senate Way and Means Committee in Olympia will discuss Senate Bill 5438.  The proposal would given the Employment Security Department the authority to create independent rules when it comes fee increases and uses associated with the H2-A program.  ...

In April, members of Washington’s leading livestock producer organizations held a join meeting in Ellensburg. Leaders from the Cattle Producers of Washington, Washington Cattlemen’s Association and the Washington state Farm Bureau gather to discuss the growing number of interactions with wolves, specifically depredations.  Tom Davis...

The 2018 Washington state Farm Bureau Leadership Conference will descend on North Central Washington this weekend.  Farm Bureau’s Jeff Lutz said in addition to tours of local farms, there will be guest speakers as well as several sessions that should help farmers share their story.  He told ...

Washington Young Farmers and Ranchers is encouraging young producers across the state to attend the Farm Bureau Leadership Conference this weekend in Wenatchee.  The three day event kicks off Friday at the Wenatchee Convention Center downtown.  WY...

Farm Bureaus across the nation are marking this as Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week.  Now through the 10th, growers are reminded the importance of keep themselves and their workers safe on the farm.  Jeff Lutz with the Washington state Farm Bureau said local farmers typically do well when it comes to employee safety, but they don’t always heed their own advice.   “They ...

The Washington State Farm Bureau will be hosting a video bootcamp for producers in Wenatchee March 15th.   Andy Barth will be hosting the workshop and said there’s no one better to tell the story of ag than producers.   “Consumers are further and further removed from the farm. They’re getting to t...

The Washington State Farm Bureau elected a new Vice President of Public Policy at their Annual Meeting this week.     Ellensburg resident Brad Haberman will be the new VP of the Public Policy after having served on the WSFB Board of Directors for the past seven years.   ...