Immigration reform — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 31, 2013

President Barack Obama missed an opportunity to lead on immigration reform while eight senators showed more courage with their bipartisan bill, says Dan Fazio, the director of the Washington Farm Labor Association.

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Seeking workers — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 30, 2013

The Washington Farm Labor Association will escort several employers from Washington state to a job fair in Nogales, Mexico, to recruit H-2A guestworkers.

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Little cherry disease — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 29, 2013

It's by no means epidemic, but incidences of little cherry disease have increased the last three years in the Wenatchee vicinity, a Washington State University research scientist says.

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Stinkbug watch — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 28, 2013

Scientists want growers to watch for the brown marmorated stink bug this summer which they say could devastate biological pest management in Central Washington tree fruit.

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Vilsack rejects biotech labels — AgMinute for Jan. 18, 2013

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he knows of no health reasons for foods containing genetically modified ingredients to carry special labels.

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Westward wolves! — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 16, 2013

A lawmaker from Eastern Washington says if wolves are so welcome on the west side of the state, they should be moved there. Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, plans to propose legislation this week to move wolves into Western Washington near their supporters.

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Pickers wanted — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 14, 2013

A record number of people worked in Washington's record apple harvest this past fall, but still some apples were left on trees because more pickers were needed, sources say.

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World dairy thirst — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 11, 2013

Increasing overseas demand for dairy products has helped stabilize Washington state's processors and producers, industry representatives say.

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Wolf science dispute — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 10, 2013

The Stevens County Cattlemen's Association is accusing state wildlife officials of creating wolf policy based on social pressure, not science. The association submitted public records requests to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife seeking specific data related to wolves.

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Boon and profit — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 9, 2013

High prices and huge volume continue to mark this year's Washington apple crop.

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Stone fruit ballot — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 8, 2013

Cherry and stone fruit growers in Washington have until Jan. 16 to vote and postmark ballots to decide whether to assess themselves $5 million for Washington State University research.

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Hay export fight — AgMinute for Jan. 2, 2012

U.S. hay exporters, most of whom are on the West Coast, are continuing to slowly lose market share in the major markets of the Middle East, China, Japan and South Korea because of high U.S. prices, two top exporters say.

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