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Help us keep the H-2A visa program 0
- Latest News
- November 15, 2019
It’s vital to farmers and our food system that the H-2A visa program remain a viable option for guestworkers. Guestworkers make up about one-third of seasonal farm workers in Washington State. Giving farmers the opportunity to employ them allows our farmers to continue to produce top-quality fruits and vegetables, and also allows the workers to
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Leading National Dairy Publication Reports on Growing Pressure on EPA From Farmers 0
- EPA Nitrate Study, Latest News, Press Reports
- September 11, 2019
Hoard’s Dairyman, a leading national publication serving the dairy community, published the story announcing the support of the American Dairy Coalition for Pacific Northwest dairy farmers in their fight with the EPA. The long standing battle concerns a science report from 2012 that purports to show current dairy operations are responsible for the nitrate levels
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National dairy group calls on EPA to review the flawed nitrate report 0
- EPA Nitrate Study, Latest News
- August 29, 2019
As the story becomes more widely known, farmers and farm groups from across the nation are calling on EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to take action. News outlets are bringing this story to farmers and citizens concerned about the lack of accountability being shown by EPA staff and leaders. On August 28, the American Dairy Council
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KING5 News Highlights Serious Risks Posed by Too Many Elk in Skagit Farm Area 0
- A Future for Farming, Latest News, Media Fact Check, Press Reports, Sustainable Farms, What's Cooking
- August 29, 2019
We appreciate Alison Morrow and KING5 News bringing much needed attention to the serious problem posed by imported elk in an area of farms, homes and schools in Skagit County. This brings important attention to safety concerns expressed by two school superintendents and bus drivers in the area, as highlighted in this video. The headline
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Want to help farm workers? Here’s how 0
- Latest News, Protecting Farmworker Jobs, Uncategorized
- August 26, 2019
Farm workers work hard and deserve great pay, benefits and protections. You might be surprised at what most farm workers would tell you about the best way to help them. The information in the document below (download and share it) will provide the facts about farm workers, their jobs, guest workers, how much they are
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EPA Leaders Continue to Misrepresent the Nitrate Study Peer Review 0
- EPA Nitrate Study, Latest News
- August 9, 2019
Should federal agency leaders be held accountable for blatant misrepresentation of the facts? (Some call this lying.) Below you will see three documents related to the 2012-2013 Yakima Nitrate Report. These are about the peer review and they conclusively settle the current argument with the Region 10 Administrator Chris Hladick. Save Family Farming, Rep. Dan
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Help Us Send a Message to EPA: We Want the Truth!0
- A Future for Farming, EPA Nitrate Study, Latest News
- July 29, 2019
President Trump’s EPA leadership promised that this administration would bring a new era of transparency in environmental science. But Trump appointees are ignoring that commitment – including EPA Director Andrew Wheeler.
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Dairy farm employees get the straight facts about United Farm Workers—and the union leaders don’t like it 0
- Farmworker Protection, Farmworkers' Voice, Latest News
- July 18, 2019
Educational meetings with Eastern Washington farm employees were attacked by UFW with more false accusations Farmers and farm employees met in Granger and Yakima in early July to hear from an attorney, a farm worker and a former UFW union employee. They presented information to the farmers and farm employees about the United Farm Workers
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