As the number of farms and farmers across the state and the country shrinks, and locally produced food becomes harder and harder to find, action is needed to change direction.
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A new survey for employees in the ag industry will soon take effect that, in theory, addresses concerns about wage suppression in the H-2A guest worker program, but Washington Policy Center's Ag Director Pam Lewison says it's off base.
Whether in Olympia or other urban parts of our state, there seems to be a big misunderstanding or ignorance of what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works.
As the average age of the American farmer gets older, it’s a question many are asking these days with many family farms hanging it up after generations.
As the American farmer ages, many are wondering who will be taking over the family farms, as the Washington Policy Center's Pam Lewison takes a look at the next generation.