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Events
Young leaders
Fourteen Young Farmers & Ranchers program leaders from Washington enjoyed the 2008 YF&R Leadership Conference in Baltimore.
Farming heritage
Washington boasts three of the nation's top ten wheat-producing counties. Photo by John Conniff.
Wheat Harvest
Soft white wheat is a leading grain crop in Washington, with much of the crop exported. Photo by John Conniff.
- Okanogan County Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(18 days)
- Chelan and Douglas Counties Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(19 days)
- Grant and Adams Counties Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(20 days)
- Wall Walla/Columbia/Blue Mtn/Whitman Counties Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(21 days)
- Yakima West County Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(25 days)
Homeowners use the greatest concentration of chemical pesticides per acre.
Fact: True. The EPA found that homeowners applied chemical pesticides at a rate eight times higher (per acre), and they applied chemical fertilizers at a rate three times higher (per acre) than did farmers.