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BREAKING: WA Supreme Court upholds capital gains tax

Agriculture is unknowingly paying a carbon price

Agriculture is unknowingly paying a carbon price even though it is exempt from the provisions of the Climate Commitme...

WFB Attends AFBF Conference

Let's Hear It for the President

A great chance to hear from the newly elected WFB President Rosella Mosby. Rosella shares her goals for this next year and her heart for this organization. It's a fun conversati... Posted: Dec 07, 2021

WFB Legislators of the Year

Farm Bureau names Hoff and King as 2021 Legislators of the YearPosted: Sep 15, 2021

National Poll Shows COVID-19 Taking Heavy Toll on Farmers’ Mental Health

A strong majority of farmers/farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, and more than half say they are personally experiencing more mental health c... Posted: Jan 06, 2021

Moving Forward

Yes, there have been harder years than 2020 in the ag community. Years of more extreme drought, heat, rain or pests. I am sure we have seen years with worse markets and more try... Posted: Dec 14, 2020

Washington Supreme Court grants overtime pay to farmworkers

The Washington Supreme Court ruled that farmworkers are entitled to overtime pay, eliminating a decades-old exemption for agriculture from the state’s minimum wage law.Posted: Nov 24, 2020

Disaster Relief Program Application

The Washington State Farm Bureau is now opening up the 2020 Disaster Relief program to provide financial assistance to those farmers and ranchers that suffered losses during the... Posted: Oct 20, 2020