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By Diana Carlen WAWG Lobbyist With just two weeks remaining in the 2025 Legislative Session, the countdown to the end of the session is in sight. Tuesday, April 8, marked the final fiscal cutoff deadline where bills from the opposite chamber with fiscal impact had to pass out of fiscal…

From the Spokesman-Review President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war, raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% last week even as he paused some taxes on imports from other countries. But another part of his administration’s plan to compete with Beijing’s influence could hit Washington state farmers even if…

From Farm Progress Do you grow wheat like your dad or grandfather did? Probably not. What does that mean for the environment? What lessons apply to growing wheat today? Three national wheat organizations decided to find out. The National Association of Wheat Growers, U.S. Wheat Associates and National Wheat Foundation…

From the Capital Press Clark Hamilton wants fellow farmers to know how hard U.S. Wheat Associates is working on their behalf. As chairman of U.S. Wheat, the overseas marketing arm for the industry, Hamilton traveled the globe over the last year. He visited U.S. Wheat offices, attending conferences in Asia…

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service In Washington, there were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork, with temperatures hovering near normal for most areas. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 5% very poor 11% poor 19% fair 57% good 8% excellent Winter canola: 0% very poor 10% poor 68% fair 22% good…

By Diana Carlen WAWG Lobbyist Week 12 brought another key deadline as the opposite house policy committee cutoff arrived Wednesday, April 2. House bills that weren’t voted out of policy committees by adjournment that day can no longer be considered during the 2025 session. The next deadline is April 8…

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service The statewide temperatures for March fluctuated between cooler temperatures with storms during the middle of the month and warmer temperatures toward the end of the month. Producers in central Washington saw little precipitation in the cropping areas of Yakima County. Orchard pruning occurred along…

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service Wheat producers in Washington expect to plant 2.35 million acres of wheat in 2025, up 2% from last year. Winter wheat planted acres are expected to total 1.85 million acres for this year, up 3% from 2024. Spring wheat area planted is estimated at 500,000…

On March 31, Michelle Hennings, executive director of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers, testified in front of the Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee opposing SB 5794, which would eliminate tax preferences for transporting agricultural commodities. Hennings told the committee that the elimination of these provisions threatens the…

By Diana Carlen WAWG Lobbyist Legislators have completed the 11th week of the legislative session, and there is less than a month left until the session is scheduled to end. The next deadline is April 2, which is the deadline for bills from the opposite chamber to be passed out…