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From Farm Policy News Progressive Farmer’s Chris Clayton reported Monday that “Congress returns this week facing a Dec. 20 deadline to approve a new funding resolution to keep the government operating, as well as potentially pass a disaster package and a farm-bill extension before wrapping up the year.” “Lawmakers will…

By Diana CarlenLobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat Growers The recent election showed that while the country veered red, Washington state turned bluer. Democrats will continue to hold all statewide elected positions and have slightly expanded their majorities in the Legislature.  Governor. Washington’s current attorney general, Bob Ferguson, will be our…

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 3 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 4.6 days the previous week. Western Washington had fields that were too wet for field activities. Some cattle had already been brought in and fed, while livestock still on pasture were being heavily…

The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) released the following statements in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Brooke Rollins to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Congratulations Brooke Rollins on her nomination to serve as our next Secretary of Agriculture….

From the Spokesman-Review General election results show Democrats in Washington are on track to growing their already-strong majorities in the state Legislature. Heading into the election last week, Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 29-20 in the Senate and 58-40 in the House. Read the rest of the article here.

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 5.2 days the previous week. Northwest Washington had another wet week. In Clark County, grass started going dormant, and enough rain was received to stop fieldwork. In central Washington, the week was mostly…

Two high school seniors have been selected to represent Washington wheat farmers and serve as the Washington Wheat Ambassadors for the upcoming year. Zach Klein of Ritzville and Karly Wigen of Colfax were selected after an initial written application process that included submitting a short introductory video. Klein and Wigen…

On Oct, 25, Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) presented the Farmer Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act of 2024 (FARM Act) and was co-sponsored by 48 other representatives from both sides of the isle. This bill would provide economic assistance to offset producer costs with the lack of a farm bill. Producers…

In September, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office (GDO) announced the launch of the Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Project (PREPP), a broad engagement-based planning process that will produce regional analyses of infrastructure investments that will be required to meet the goals and requirements of regional participants, including…

From the National Association of Wheat Growers Following the call of the 2024 presidential election by the Associated Press in favor of Donald Trump as president-elect, National Association of Wheat Growers President Keeff Felty provided the following statement: “Congratulations to President-elect Trump and the incoming members of the 119th Congress….