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Washington bill would create a Heritage Orchard Registry at WSU to preserve rare apple varieties
Summary
Representative Gloria Mendoza told the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee that House Bill 2525 would partner with Washington State University to create a statewide registry of heritage orchards and a list of rare and lost apple varieties; staff said a fiscal note is in the bill file and the committee waived five-day notice to hear the bill today.
Representative Gloria Mendoza, sponsor of House Bill 2525, told the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee that the bill would create a Heritage Orchard Program at Washington State University to identify and preserve rare apple varieties growing on small farms across the state.
"Washington is the leading apple producing state in the nation, accounting for more than 60% of U.S. apple production," Representative Gloria Mendoza said, arguing that the measure would protect varieties that once numbered in the tens of thousands but…
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