Washington is second to only California in the number of agricultural products that it produces - over 230. Photo by Danielle Jensen.
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: 1:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Washington Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) program is proud to present its 6th Annual Farm Bureau Fairway Classic on Saturday, July 26, 2008, in Cle Elum. Shotgun start is at 1:30 p.m., and the dinner and awards program is at 7 p.m. Event details and a regstration form are available. | ||
Farmers have higher than average rates of cancer because they apply synthetic pesticides.
Fact: As a whole, farmers do not have higher rates of cancer. Farmers have higher rates of skin cancer, but this is due to sun exposure and not pesticides.
