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We as orchardists feel that the Lake Chelan region is the premium apple-growing region in the world. However, because of the unique climate, topography, and water also make our area a very desirable place to live.

We have to grow and deliver an outstanding product to receive a premium price to withstand the non-agricultural pressures and to walk away with any profit.

Unfortunately, the areas that are willing to pay the needed premium are too often offshore markets that are currently tariff-restricted countries.

OLYMPIA, Wash.-The Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association's PNWH2 Hub has been selected as one of seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs in the country.

Agroup of fiscally moderate Democrats are looking to the Farm Bill to combat rising food insecurity, endorsing a slate of 44 measures to bolster nutrition programs and strengthen food supply chains.

The endorsements from the New Democrat Coalition, a caucus of nearly 100 fiscally moderate Democrats, details of which were first shared with The Messenger, lays down a mostly bipartisan marker of policy priorities as Washington confronts the renewal of the country’s primary agriculture and food policy legislation.

Republican and Democratic congressional lawmakers in Washington, Montana and Minnesota are joining forces to address the rising number of youth deaths caused by fentanyl overdoses.

During a U-S House Energy and Commerce hearing, 4th District Representative Dan Newhouse of Washington State introduced the Stop Overdose in Schools Act.

Every five years, Congress must vote to reauthorize the farm bill, a piece of legislation that funds a number of important farm, food, and forestry programs that provide critical support for America’s agriculture industry and affect the economic well-being of millions of people.

NCW — The Indian government has agreed to remove a retaliatory tariff that Washington farmers say resulted in drastically reduced apple exports to the country for the past four years.

The news came Thursday afternoon during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, D.C., and comes after frequent grumbles from Washington’s agricultural community and pleas from the state’s congressional delegation.

"A group of lawmakers are calling on the federal government to take immediate action on the landslide risk left behind by the Bolt Creek Fire. The fire has burned more than 14,000 acres, or nearly 22 square miles, near Skykomish. Senator Maria Cantwell and Representatives Suzan Delbene and Kim Schrier are now demanding the U.S. Forest Service to begin post-burn treatments on the fire area immediately. They wrote an open letter saying action needs to be taken now to prevent catastrophic landslides and floods.

"Alongside U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, Buttigieg met with local mayors and other officials for a press event in smoky Walla Walla Point Park. Wenatchee won a $92.4 grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Infrastructure For Rebuilding America grant program, or INFRA, to help finance the multimodal Apple Capital Loop project.