National wool and sheep review
Feeder lambs were mostly steady to 5.00 higher.
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Western hay price report
Demand remains good for higher testing Alfalfa in the Columbia Basin.
Selected Western livestock auctions
Stocker and feeder cattle weak to 3.00 lower at the Toppenish Livestock Auction. Trade active with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak.
California fires cause $1B in damage, burn 7,000 buildings
Crews continue to assess areas scorched by the blazes that killed 42 people.
Oroville Dam repair costs will top $500 million
State officials hope the Federal Emergency Management Agency will foot up to 75 percent of the repair bill.
Funding to trap Minnesota wolves preying on livestock extended
Minnesota cited growing wolf population, which rose to an estimated 2,900 last winter, an increase of 25 percent in one year.
Apples top Washington crop, but varieties in ‘turmoil’
Apples led Washington’s agricultural production for the 12th year in a row in 2016 with $2.39 billion of the state’s total $10.6 billion in farmgate value. But there’s a lot of “turmoil” in value among apple varieties,...
California governor orders speedy recovery from wildfires
Brown issued an order Wednesday that allows disrupted wineries to relocate tasting rooms and suspends state fees for mobile home parks and manufactured homes.
Where’s the buzz? German study finds dramatic insect decline
Researchers recorded a 76 percent decline in bug volume from 1989 to 2016.
Lawsuit: Eastern Idaho sheep grazing threatens bighorns
The lawsuit challenges the Forest Service’s authorization of the grazing allotments in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
Growing local in Central Oregon isn’t easy, but farmers are seeing success
In central Oregon’s high desert climate, farmers have to take extra measures to reap a harvest.