Recent Advocacy Work
April 7, 2025: YIFA president Mark Herke testified in support of HB 1912, a bill that improves the Climate Commitment Act fuel exemption program for agriculture. We also reached out to members about the bill, encouraging them to record their support of the bill.
April 9, 2025: The Washington State legislature convened in January 2025. Over 2,000 bills were introduced. Dozens of the bills were potentially harmful to agriculture. The Yakima Klickitat Farm Association hired a lobbyist, John Stuhlmiller, for the legislative session. He has weighed in on over 60 bills on our behalf and collaborated with other agricultural organizations on bills covering a wide range of topics that are important to farmers and ranchers.
April 10, 2025: Washington Farm Bureau Stands Alone on passage of HB 1912 – Ag Fuel Exemption – Climate Commitment Act (CCA). Download and read these FAQ on HB 1912 – Ag Fuel Exemption – Climate Commitment Act compiled by Ag Coalition For WA HB 1912.
Letter to Representative Dent regarding HB-1912 – Thank you for your support
WTA Fact Sheet – Advanced Clean Trucks
Letter to Department of the Interior – regarding Grizzly Introduction into the North Cascades
Letter to Majority Leader Fitzgibbon regarding Crops and Construction HB-1409
Letter to Senate Energy, Environment, and Technology Committee regarding HB 1912
News Coverage
Washington House passes farm fuel bill, rejects Farm Bureau’s proposal – Capital Press – March 14, 2025
Washington Farm Bureau stands alone against farm fuel bill – Capital Press – March 26, 2025
Ag fuel bill receives near unanimous legislative support – Washington Policy Center – April 16, 2025
UC Davis Study: A single wolf can cause $162k in losses – Capital Press – April 23, 2025
How You Can Help
- Talk to us about your regulatory concerns. Your input helps us decide which issues are the most important for us to spend our time and resources – Contact Us.
- Get to know you elected officials: The Washington Secretary of State maintains a voter registration and ballot management portal. If you enter your name and birthdate on this portal you can register to vote, see an election calendar, and find out who your elected officials are, from the United States President to your Precinct Committee Officer.
- To comment on a house or senate bill or look for a bill by number or by topic – Washington Sate Legislature Bills. This page also has a list of legislators and how to contact them.
- Donate to YKFA! Your donations help us move forward with our advocacy work. As a non-profit, we rely on donations to fund our work. We will accept donations of any size, by mail or online. See How to Donate.
