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Washington Farmers Asked To Participate In Ag Viability Survey
Washington Farmers Asked To Participate In Ag Viability Survey
Washington Farmers Asked To Participate In Ag Viability Survey
The Washington farming community is being asked to participate in a survey in an effort to help lawmakers better understand the challenges of the Ag industry.  The survey, hosted by the Washington state Department of Agriculture, is open tree fruit, dairy, wheat, potatoes, grapes or hops producers.  The goa...
WSFB Celebrates Ag Day In Olympia
WSFB Celebrates Ag Day In Olympia
WSFB Celebrates Ag Day In Olympia
Ag organizations across the Northwest held events in each of the state capitals celebrating National Ag Day Tuesday.  Megan Anderson the Washington Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Chair was celebrating in Olympia.   “All our legislators and offices have been invited out to shop our commodity market," Anderson said.  "Our Members have donate...
Washington Farming Community Must Advocate In Olympia
Washington Farming Community Must Advocate In Olympia
Washington Farming Community Must Advocate In Olympia
It’s a common story every legislative session in Washington; Olympia just doesn’t understand what farmers go through these days.  And that’s an easy narrative to believe, especially with fewer and fewer Americans having a connection to rural life, let alone agriculture.  But that means the Washin...
Dent Disappointed OT Flexibility Won’t Get A Hearing
Dent Disappointed OT Flexibility Won’t Get A Hearing
Dent Disappointed OT Flexibility Won’t Get A Hearing
Washington state Representative Tom Dent said he’s disappointed that the chair of the House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee will not hold a public hearing on House Bill 1597.  The Moses Lake Republican said his proposal would have allowed Ag employers to select 12 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50-hours per week before overtime applies.  Dent said des...
Schoesler: Ag Needs A Sales Tax Exemption
Schoesler: Ag Needs A Sales Tax Exemption
Schoesler: Ag Needs A Sales Tax Exemption
Currently, Washington is one of two states charging sales tax on farm equipment.  But several lawmakers in Olympia are trying to change that.  Senate Bill 5092 would provide a sales and use tax exemption for farm machinery and equipment with a price tag of over $10,000.   “It's not ...
Dent Proposal Looks To Help Farmers Address OT
Dent Proposal Looks To Help Farmers Address OT
Dent Proposal Looks To Help Farmers Address OT
Since Ag Overtime was implemented in Washington a few years ago, it has been a challenge for producers to adjust.  Many farmers have struggled from a budget standpoint, finding enough workers or both.  In an effort to help Washington’s farm community, state Representative Tom Dent introduced HB 1597 last week, which would allow ag employers to select 12 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50

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