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Maureen Harkcom commentary: Food Hub is a great way for farmers, consumers to work together

We can find so much on the internet today, but it is getting harder and harder to know what to believe. I have seen some things that were totally fake — created by artificial intelligence …

Local farmers band together to sell fresher produce

This fall and winter, dozens of residents are opting to pick up weekly boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables at local businesses and workplaces rather than buying similar produce from supermarkets. …

Local farmers have banded together to sell you fresher produce. Here's why

The farmers formed a cooperative that’s starting to grow after a challenging start.

Washington state port nears construction start for grain storage, transload facility - RailPrime | ProgressiveRailroading

New grain storage facility and food hub now open on Port of Chehalis land

Regional grain farmers now have a new storage facility and food hub in Chehalis after the Southwest Washington Growers Cooperative entered into a lease with the Port of Chehalis to use one of its …

Overtime for farmworkers could be a painful adjustment, Wash. growers say

Overtime for farmworkers could be a painful adjustment, Wash. growers say Angela Kerndl | KIMA-TV News © Provided by KOMO-TV Seattle YAKIMA, Wash. - Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Wednesday in Yakima that will soon guarantee overtime pay for farmworkers - and local growers say it will be a painful adjustment. Growers are not yet required to pay time and a half, but they'll have to start in January when farmworkers put in over 55 hours a week. By January 2024, overtime will be due after 40 hours. In most cases, employers are not going to be able to afford overtime as they've already been facing increasing labor costs, says Mike Gempler with the Washington Growers League. He says many workers will likely get their hours cut off at that threshold, which he says may even deter some workers.

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