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Harvest is a Hopping Mad Time in the PNW
Fall is a heavy harvest season for many crops, and a heavy top wire is being harvested for hops as well.
EPA Settle With Eight Central Washington Cold Storage Facilities
Late last week, the EPA announced it had reached settlements with several Yakima Valley cold storage facilities. The settlements come from alleged civil chemical accident prevention and preparedness violations with three separate companies operating eight cold storage facilities
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Washington Supreme Court Rules Against Ag Overtime Exemption
In a 5-4 ruling Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court said farmworkers should receive overtime pay. The decision eliminates an exemption from the state’s minimum wage law the farm community has used for decades.
According to the Capital Press, one of the majority opinion judges said he would look favorably on applying the decision retroactively, allowing farmworkers to sue for back pay. Col
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Roundtable Focuses On Legal Battles Between Washington Dairies & EPA
Last week, Central Washington Representative Dan Newhouse hosted the Western Caucus foundation roundtable. The Fall Policy Roundtable: “When Agencies Weaponize Fake Science", highlighted the ongoing struggles Northwest dairies face because of a controversial 2012 EPA report that looked at the role Yakima Valley dairies played in nitrate levels in local groundwater. A h
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Candy Mountain Becomes Washington 16th AVA
For the second time this month, the state of Washington has been awarded another American Viticultural Area. It was made official Friday, as the Final Rule for the Candy Mountain AVA was published, buy the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
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Washington Dairies And EPA Square Off In Court
After last months’ ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, denying an EPA motion to dismiss the case, the Washington state Dairy Federation and EPA are bound for federal court over a 2012-13 study regarding groundwater contamination in the lower Yakima Valley. The
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EWFF: We Want The Truth About the Yakima Valley Nitrate Study
The voices calling for the EPA to pull its 2012 Yakima Valley Nitrate study and conduct a peer review continues to grow. Joining producers, farmers and lawmakers is Eastern Washington Family Farmers.
EWFF Executive Director Gerald Baron says the study, which was launched in response to a local newspaper article, aimed at proving dairies in the Yakima Valley were responsible for elevated nitrate
EWFF: We Want The Truth About the Yakima Valley Nitrate Study
The voices calling for the EPA to pull its 2012 Yakima Valley Nitrate study and conduct a peer review continues to grow. Joining producers, farmers and lawmakers is Eastern Washington Family Farmers.
EWFF Executive Director Gerald Baron says the study, which was launched in response to a local newspaper article, aimed at proving dairies in the Yakima Valley were responsible for elevated nitrate
Zirkle Closing Prosser Facility
According to company officials, Zirkle Fruit Co. will close its apple packing operation in Prosser this fall. The company said they will consolidate Prosser operations with their Selah location. The move means roughly 300 workers in the lower Yakima Valley will lose their job, starting in October.
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