Soft white wheat is a leading grain crop in Washington, with much of the crop exported. Photo by John Conniff.
Fourteen Young Farmers & Ranchers program leaders from Washington enjoyed the 2008 YF&R Leadership Conference in Baltimore.
Washington growers have the highest yield of potatoes per acre of any state in the country. Photo by Danielle Jensen.
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Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm
6:30 p.m. Palouse Empire Fairgrounds Community Building, Colfax Speaker: Kristen Hinton, WFB Western Field Manager, on "Addressing Misconceptions About Agriculture" Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
7 p.m. Tri-Mountain Golf Course (1701 NW 299th St, Ridgefield) Speaker: Dan Fazio, WFB Director of Employer Servces, as part of a panel on immigration problems | ||
Organic farming has less impact on the environment than traditional farming.
Fact:This is not always true. Many natural pesticides are persistent in the environment, and many need to be applied several times or at higher rates to protect the targeted crops.
