Events

Wheat Harvest

Young leaders

Chopping Mustard

Potato storage

Farming heritage

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 is second to only California in the number of agricultural products that it produces - over 230. Photo by Danielle Jensen.

Washington growers have the highest yield of potatoes per acre of any state in the country. Photo by Danielle Jensen.

Washington boasts three of the nation's top ten wheat-producing counties. Photo by John Conniff.

5

Farm Bureau PAC Candidate Interviews

Start: 9:00 am

End: 5:00 pm

22

WFB Policy Development Committee meeting

Start: 10:00 am

End: 3:00 pm

Okanogan County Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(19 days)
Chelan and Douglas Counties Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(20 days)
Grant and Adams Counties Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(21 days)
Wall Walla/Columbia/Blue Mtn/Whitman Counties Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(22 days)
Yakima West County Farm Bureau Safety Workshop(26 days)

Organic food production does not use pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.

Fact: This is not true. Organic production can use "natural" pesticides, mineral salts, and pesticides from plant materials. Organics can use natural (biological) or synthetic substances.