Roylene Comes At Night, Washington state conservationist, has been named the State Conservationist of the Year by the National Association of State Conservation Agencies. The association cites her leadership in empowering local working groups, enhancing tribal relationships and setting an example nationwide in deploying Inflation Reduction Act funding.

No Farms No Food: Uniting Farmers and Environmentalist to Transform Agriculture by Don Stuart, published today by Island Press, recounts the history of American Farmland Trust and its success uniting disparate interests

Nicole Berg was elected as the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) president

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."

While legislators attempted to lower expectations for the forthcoming short session, the lengthy list of emerging legislative proposals suggests the 2022 session will once again be fast-paced and filled with robust policy discussions.

The wheat organizations of Idaho, Oregon and Washington want to thank everybody who made the 2021 Tri-State Grain Growers Convention possible

The Washington State Conservation Commission used the wrong law to remove two farmers from the Thurston Conservation District board, though it doesn't matter, according to a court decision Tuesday.

This month [December 2020], the Oregon Conservation and Assistance Network (OCEAN) received a $500,000 grant from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). This award allows OCEAN to aid Conservation Districts in delivering Farm Bill program activities in their communities through coordination and training. NRCS benefits by OCEAN facilitating more efficient partnerships with Conservation Districts in Farm Bill Conservation Program delivery.