Value Of Washington Ag Increased Slightly In 2021
Eight Northwest FFA advisors to receive national honor | FFA/4-H | capitalpress.com
University of Idaho envisions largest research dairy in US | AP News
American farmers are killing their own crops and selling cows because of extreme drought - CNN
Cold spring means lighter cherry and peach crop | AP News
The same factors that produced a later and lighter cherry crop are affecting many Yakima Valley peach growers as well.
Farm Bureau chapters seek to limit Ecology's reach on CAFO permits | Livestock | capitalpress.com
Stuhlmiller said that small farms should have a chance to work with conservation districts or the Voluntary Stewardship Program before being required to get a CAFO permit.
USDA Offers CLEAR30 Option for Producers to Enroll Land with Expiring Conservation Contracts
Oregon researchers propose innovative path forward for farming’s water woes - OPB
The Evolution of Agriculture - Water Education Colorado
Degraded soil is one of growers' most threatening disasters | AGDAILY
WSDA Meat & Poultry Assistance Program
works to strengthen regional meat supply chains connecting small farms & ranches, local meat processors, and Washington consumers
Grazing accused of worsening climate change impacts on Oregon spotted frogs | Livestock | capitalpress.com
EUGENE, Ore. — A grazing plan is under attack for allegedly failing to adequately examine climate change effects on Oregon spotted frogs
State asks live poultry sales to end because of bird flu | AP News
State agriculture officials taking steps to stem the spread of bird flu in Washington | KOMO
'That's farming': After facing drought last year, Washington farmers contend with cold delaying crops in the new season | The Spokesman-Review
WA state advises poultry markets to close due to bird flu | The Olympian
Oregon ranchers turn to bigger dogs to protect livestock from wolves - OPB
The larger breeds don’t necessarily fight wolves, but they do help alert ranchers to predators lurking nearby
News Releases | Washington State Department of Agriculture
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) have confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) – also known as bird flu – in a non-commercial backyard flock in Pacific County.
Wet April gives Yakima irrigators full water supply | Orchards, Nuts & Vines | capitalpress.com
Climate change, big agriculture combine to threaten insects | AP News
Forage seeds sold out, cattle sales up amid impending second year of West-wide drought - OPB
WA seaweed farming could boom but permitting remains difficult | Crosscut
Like much of the West Coast, the state needs a regulatory overhaul if it wants to take advantage of emerging ocean aquaculture.
USDA Announces More Resources to Increase and Expand Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity | USDA
Dent: 2022 Legislative Session Wasn’t Very Kind To Washington Ag – PNW AG Network
sometimes we measure our success not in what everybody sees, but in what they don’t see
Seaweed Farming Has Vast Potential (But Good Luck Getting a Permit) | The Pew Charitable Trusts
Joth Davis shows off his crop of sugar kelp at Blue Dot Sea Farms in Washington’s Hood Canal.
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
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
Western states face a bleak future amid the worst drought in more than 1,000 years | PBS NewsHour
The so-called megadrought that is afflicting the American West is the worst in 1,200 years, according to a study published this week.