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Agriculture Made Billions for Washington in 2013
Agriculture Made Billions for Washington in 2013
Agriculture Made Billions for Washington in 2013
The state's top farm crops, including apples, milk and wheat, were worth $4.5 billion to farmers in 2013. That's according to information recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Tri-City Herald reports that at least six of the state's 10 most valuable crops saw gains in 2013...
Record Crop Might Not Get to Central America Due to Labor Woes
Record Crop Might Not Get to Central America Due to Labor Woes
Record Crop Might Not Get to Central America Due to Labor Woes
Growers say labor woes at major West Coast sea ports have slowed the export of a record crop of Washington apples and endangered big Christmas season shipments of the fruit to Central America. Delays have also hit shipments of autos, smartphones and numerous other products as longshoremen and shippers try to hammer out a new contract involving work at 29 West Coast ports...
EPA Fights Back Over Water Rules, Agricultural Stats for 113th Congress
EPA Fights Back Over Water Rules, Agricultural Stats for 113th Congress
EPA Fights Back Over Water Rules, Agricultural Stats for 113th Congress
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy feels her efforts to meet with farmers and ranchers and policymakers on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule has been worth it. Agriculture owners believe the proposal means the EPA wants to regulate all ditches and the American Farm Bureau Federation has been calling on EPA to ditch the rule ... Read More ...
Dairy Provides Big Boost to Yakima Valley
Dairy Provides Big Boost to Yakima Valley
Dairy Provides Big Boost to Yakima Valley
Dairy is big business in Washington and according to a WSU economic study, Yakima County's 69 dairy farms likely average $10 million per farm, employ 20-30 people and generate approximately $500 million to the valley's local economy.

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