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The deal, awaiting Gov. Ferguson’s signature, includes $4.3B in new taxes on businesses, financial assets and technology, and boosts K-12 funding.

A federal judge has ordered ordered leaders of USDA to resume processing grants already awarded under the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and to refrain from further “freezing, halting or pausing” already appropriated funds.

Drought impacts in the Yakima Basin have far-reaching effects for the rest of the state. The region’s agricultural economy generates $4.5 billion each year, producing 71% of the nation’s hops, 63% of apples, 62% of cherries, and significant portions of other crops like pears, raspberries, blueberries, and asparagus, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Monarch population doubled after weather improvements, habitat restoration, land management improvements, Texas Commissioner Sid Miller, Texas DA said

For two decades, farmer John Burk has been working to improve the soil on his farm in Michigan, taking a few extra steps to make it more resilient and productive. His efforts have paid off. “When we have the dry, hot summers or lack of rainfall, our crops can sustain the dry spells better. We […]

Mass layoffs at the Agriculture Department coming within weeks, with Washington facing significant cuts but regional employees also seeing reductions.

Trump administration cuts of more than $1 billion in local food programs has hurt some of the nation’s smallest farmers along with schools and food banks relying on their products.

The fish will face growing pressure from invasive fish species fleeing their own warming and dwindling waters.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is asking for public input on management strategies for salmon and steelhead in Lower Columbia River tributary fisheries, the WDFW stated in a …

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation forecasts Yakima Basin irrigators with junior water-rights will receive 48% of their full allotments and could receive far less if the spring turns warm and […]

The Matrix Map: a strategic tool for nonprofits to evaluate programs based on mission impact and financial sustainability.

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2025 CONTACT: Candice Abinanti candice-abinanti[at]nacdnet.org NACD Applauds USDA for Release of First Tranche of IRA Funding to Producers   Washington, D.C. – The National […]

How a new framework built around fairness, access, inclusion, and representation can succeed where DEI has failed.

Conservation easements have checked development from gobbling up agricultural tracts for decades, but growers increasingly chafe against the policies’ size restrictions.

A meander through Cheney High School’s halls means passing by dozens of classrooms to entertain the senses: like the dissonance of band class or the squeaking of sneakers on the gym floor. But only one amuses the olfactory system with an enticing aroma of eucalyptus, flowering stock and roses.

A wider variety of projects can be completed during the winter maintenance season under the district’s stream alteration permit, recently reworked with help from the Idaho Department of Water Resources

The Federal Trade Commission and two states accuse Deere of costing farmers time and money by unfairly limiting software access and forcing the use of only authorized dealers.

The newly signed legislation follows reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that underscored the risks and costs associated with a plan to migrate salmon past hydroelectric dams using a giant fish collector and tanker trucks.

A toolkit from the Department of Justice called on governments to understand the rule, work out when they need to comply, train staff and identify content that needs to be changed.

As technology evolves at breakneck speed, what are the leadership qualities that will be most critical in 2025?

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “several orders of magnitude” above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers acceptable, federal

The next generation of farmers from across the region will be in the Tri-Cities next month to learn how to better communicate.

State delisting petitions denied. Agency also proposes revising regulations to increase management flexibility.

As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic.

There is a new mouth to feed in the coastal waters of the Northwest where juvenile salmon first enter the ocean, and it's a hungry one.