Chopping Mustard

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

Farming heritage

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

Young leaders

Fourteen Young Farmers & Ranchers program leaders from Washington enjoyed the 2008 YF&R Leadership Conference in Baltimore.

Wheat Harvest

Soft white wheat is a leading grain crop in Washington, with much of the crop exported. Photo by John Conniff.

Potato storage

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

Events

« Thursday May 22, 2008 »
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WFB Policy Development Committee meeting Start: 10:00 am End: 3:00 pm The first of the year's two meetings of the WFB Policy Development Committee is on Thursday, May 22, in Yakima, from 10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. in the Cascades Room of the Hilton Garden Inn (401 E. Yakima Ave, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 454-1111). Directions: From I-82 East: Take Exit 33B for Yakima Avenue and get into the right lane marked Yakima Avenue. At the stop light, turn right onto Yakima Avenue and the hotel will be located 6 blocks ahead on the right hand side. From I-82 West: Take Exit 33 to Yakima Avenue. After the overpass, merge into the center lane of Yakima Avenue. The hotel will be located 6 blocks ahead on your right.

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July 10 -- Postmark Deadline for County Farm Bureaus to Submit Scholarship Applications(4 days)
WSU Puyallup Field Day(15 days)
6th Annual Farm Bureau Fairway Classic(20 days)
2008 AFBF Promotion & Education Conference(79 days)
89th Annual Meeting of the Washington Farm Bureau(134 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.