WA Makes Farm Intership Program A Permanent Fixture
A program created in 2010 in WA state to allow people to learn about farming while working as an intern on an ag operation is getting some major changes in 2024.
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Yakima Fruit Grower Fined Over 2 Worker Rollover Deaths
the two deaths involved tractor rollovers, a month apart.
$16-Million Issued To Improve Food System Infrastructure
(Olympia, WA) -- Small Washington farms and businesses will get 16-million dollars to improve food system infrastructure. The Washington Legislature allocated the money from the American Recovery Plan Act. The Washington Department of Agriculture got requests totaling over 148-million dollars...
Sunnyside Farm Sued for Firings, Replacing With 'Cheaper' Workers
Company intentionally fired experienced workers to replace them with temporary H2A employees who have less rights and get usually lower pay, claims AG
Franklin County Farm Fined for Illegal Water Use
(Franklin County, WA) -- The Washington Department of Ecology is fining a Franklin County farm $304,000 for illegally using Snake River water for irrigation. The department says Frank Tiegs tapped into McNary Pool to irrigate 250 acres last summer
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