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Groups File Complaint with FTC Over Right to Repair – PNW AG Network
WAWG signs letter to governor, legislature on salmon recovery | WAWG
Our farmers have implemented conservation on their lands for decades and generations with help and in partnership with local conservation districtsv...
USDA Announces $35 Million Funding Opportunity to Support Underserved and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers | USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $35 million in available funding to community-based and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribal entities that help historically underserved and veteran farmers and ranchers own and operate successful farms.
New Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture to Meet March 23-24 | NRCS
Spotting Emotional Immaturity in High-Conflict Personalities | Psychology Today
Knowing the signs of emotional immaturity may help you navigate relationships.
Legislators Work Overnight to Push State Budget Related Bills Through – NewsRadio 560 KPQ
Climate experts predict ‘tough times’ ahead as drought conditions continue - OPB
Central and Southern Oregon are bearing the brunt of an extensive drought that could bring early wildfire and more water shortages this summer.
Debris from flooding kills over 3.5 million salmon at Mason County hatchery | South Sound | ifiberone.com
More than 3.5 million hatchery salmon became casualties of recent flooding in Mason County.
USDA invests $1 billion in climate-smart initiative | Agriculture | capitalpress.com
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a $1 billion investment in partnerships to support U.S climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.
Another buffer bill stalls in Washington Senate | Washington | capitalpress.com
https://www.capitalpress.com/state/washington/another-buffer-bill-stalls-in-washington-senate/article_976b5c82-98e7-11ec-beb2-c3dea8865ee2.html
Cover crops play a starring role in climate change mitigation | TheFencePost.com
Cover crops offer agricultural producers a natural and inexpensive climate solution through their ability to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) into soils.
Active listening boils down to this. | Holstee
Give your full attention. Don’t speak (until later). Share back what they’ve said. Ask open-ended questions.
Whatcom innovation can help small farms and reduce pollution | Bellingham Herald
in 2019 he began engineering the TerraTug, a four-wheel-drive contraption that is remote-control operated, can haul more than four times the volume of a wheelbarrow and runs on electricity
Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN | Wildfires | The Guardian
Even previously unaffected countries likely to see uncontrollable blazes, says study, which calls for shift to spending on prevention
Research suggests Forest Service lands not the main source of wildfires affecting communities - Wildfire Today
They found that ignitions on Forest Service lands accounted for fewer than 25% of the most destructive wildfires
Omicron BA.2 variant is spreading in U.S. and may soon pick up speed : Shots - Health News : NPR
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State Senate Democrats Propose $5.8 Billion Supplemental Budget – NewsRadio 560 KPQ
Klicker legislation for equity in alternative energy facilities siting has new life - Mark Klicker
“This is a big win for the policy in my legislation and for the people of rural Washington,” said Klicker, R-Walla Walla. “Although the amendment does not include a short-term moratorium on the siting of alternative energy facilities, it does bring this issue to the local level and allows the primary stakeholders to be involved.”
Washington lawmakers consider another path to buffers | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
Washington lawmakers are considering delegating broad powers to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to write salmon-protection rules, requiring all publicly funded projects to have a "net ecological gain."
New research from OSU's native bee project could benefit farmers | Research Center | capitalpress.com
"Agriculture is often implicated with bee declines," he said. "That's sometimes true, but we're not the Midwest. Here in Oregon, farmers are doing a good job overall, and specialty crops are actually contributing to many diverse types of bees."
2022 Brings Hope for State and Local Broadband Progress
How to Improve Teamwork in the Workplace | Gallup
Study shows struvite good phosphorus source for crops | Morning Ag Clips
Retrieving struvite from wastewater reduces the amount of phosphorus entering the environment, replaces mined phosphorus
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In bringing back wild lynx, Confederated Colville tribes hope to right historical wrongs and restore balance to wildlife on the landscape | Local News | Spokane | The Pacific Northwest Inlander | News, Politics, Music, Calendar, Events in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest
State finds $1.45 billion windfall as legislature looks to pass supplemental budget | The Spokesman-Review
Passing the Private Forest Accord Would Help Oregon Catch Up with Washington and California - Sightline Institute
The resulting Private Forest Accord deal, signed in October 2021, would amend Oregon’s Forest Practices Act to expand riparian buffers, tighten protections against landslides and erosion, support small woodland owners, and improve the rulemaking process going forward
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