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Insight into rising costs of inputs

By Trista Crossley
Editor

Since last fall, the cost of inputs has been steadily rising with no relief in sight, leaving some Eastern Washington wheat farmers wondering if they’ll be able to get what they need when spring rolls around. According to Dave Barta, division manager for Nutrien Ag Solutions, costs on the crop…

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Food and Farm Tour

By Trista Crossley
Editor

More than 60 legislators, legislative staff and industry stakeholders descended on Walla Walla in late September to take part in a two-day food and farm tour that highlighted issues facing agriculture and celebrated the region’s many farms. Stops on the tour included a wheat farm, a grain elevator, a vineyard,…

Farm bill or bust
By Jeff Malone
President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Building a behavioral mindset for uncertain times
By Dr. David Kohl
Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech
Glyphosate in the crosshairs
By Jeff Malone
President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers