A helpful conversation with Farm Bureau’s Rick Gastelum along with Cristina Rodriguez and Ellen Saline of L&I’s Employment Standards Program. The group discusses how L&I works to develop new administrative policies and how this process is working in regards to SB 5172 (the “Ag Overtime” legislation). It’s a helpful conversation where numerous questions are answered […]
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For producers experiencing hot and dry conditions and/or drought, here is a helpful resource to learn which counties are eligible for FSA’s emergency assistance and livestock forage programs in Washington state. Visit this website to see if your county meets the eligibility requirements.Contact your local FSA office as soon as possible and report your losses for crops […]
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The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) led a letter with the support of 37 affiliate state cattle organizations, urging the leadership of the U.S. Senate and House Agriculture Committees to address critical areas of concern in the cattle and beef industry.Specifically, NCBA pushed Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Rep. David Scott (D-GA-13), […]
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Ranking Member Boozman leads letter requesting evidence to support claim that only two percent of farm estates will be impactedRepublican members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry are calling on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to make public a detailed explanation and any supporting economic analyses that clarifies how the […]
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Service Seeks Comment on Proposal to List the Lesser Prairie-Chicken under the Endangered Species Act After a thorough review of the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list two distinct population segments (DPS) of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service is requesting comments or […]
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Franklin County Cattlemen's Association 