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News 2011

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Dec. 27 WSDA proposes gypsy moth eradication treatment for Puyallup, Eatonville sites
Dec. 20 WSDA announces availability of $3 million in specialty crop grants
Dec. 12 Washington's airport baggage scales calibrate well in WSDA inspection
Oct. 31 DOC responds to Gov. Gregoire's call to help apple growers overcome labor shortage during harvest season (external link)
Oct. 26 Commerce, WSDA assisted export sales jump 20% (external link)
Oct. 19 WSDA issues fines for pesticide-use violations for 3rd Quarter
Oct. 18 WorkSource helping growers find orchard workers (external link)
Oct. 14 Washington's 2010 agricultural value second highest on record (external link)
Oct. 3 $3.1 million in federal grants boost Washington's specialty crops
Sept. 20 Washington apple, pear growers approve $27 million special project assessment to support WSU research, extension (external link)
Sept. 19 Pride & Joy Creamery, LLC. recalls raw milk because of possible health risk
Sept. 9 Foreign agricultural officials to visit Washington and Oregon (external link)
Aug. 15 Gov. Gregoire requests farm disaster assistance for all 39 Washington counties (external link)
Aug. 2 Growers can turn to WSDA in fraud, theft cases
July 28 Gov. Gregoire proclaims Aug. 7-13 Washington Farmers Market Week
July 19 Washington Export Initiative launches export success stories (external link)
July 19 WSDA issues fines for pesticide-use violations for 2nd Quarter
June 30 WSDA offers free waste pesticide removal
June 23 WSDA resumes trapping to detect European grapevine moth
June 14 State Department of Agriculture gypsy moth summer trapping begins
June 9 Culinary agri-tourism tours point the way for locally grown vacations
June 3 State vet recommends easing of horse movement restrictions
June 1 Washington farm exports reach record pace
June 1 USDA to repay veterinarian school loans for work in underserved rural Washington
May 27 State veterinarian: horse owners should vaccinate for West Nile virus
May 17 Samish Bay cleanup gains added push (external link)
May 16 State veterinarian cautions horse owners about EHV-1 outbreak
May 11 State Department of Agriculture begins spartina treatments for 2011 season
April 19 WSDA issues fines for pesticide violations for 1st Quarter
April 12 State gypsy moth treatments at South Hill Mall in Puyallup to begin in late April, early May
April 5 Ongoing EPA monitoring confirms Washington milk is safe
Mar. 30 Gov. Gregoire's statement on ongoing radiological monitoring  (external link)
Mar. 24 Washington organic agriculture sector sees declines in 2010  (external link)
March 8 Jones Natural Chews Co. recalls pig ear dog chews because of possible salmonella health risk  (external link)
March 8 South Hill Mall gypsy moth environmental documents ready for review
Feb. 28 Popularity of local farm produce subscriptions grows
Feb. 17 Workplace deaths rise across the state, agriculture tops the list (external link)
Jan. 19 Agriculture Department issues fines for pesticide violations
Jan. 12 WSDA to hold gypsy moth open house in Puyallup Jan. 27
Jan. 12 Secretarial designation triggers disaster relief (external link)
Jan. 6 WSDA Director Dan Newhouse statement on U.S.-Mexico trucking dispute

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