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SALEM — Legislation intended to streamline the regulation of water from the Columbia river has died in committee but Oregon lawmakers expect to resurrect it…

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SW Idaho group advocates for ag as growth pressure continues

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Supreme Court rules against Trump tariffs

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Price order enforcement against DLF dropped after growers paid

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Oregon State experts: Online tactics help unlock agritourism success

Washington bans untreated firewood from entering state

Seeking land connections at the Oregon Small Farms Conference

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Potato Council CEO: Addition key to creating farm bill allies

U.S. farm exports fall in ’25 as sales to China drop

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Washington AG seeks more power to probe without oversight

Five receive Idaho ag excellence awards

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‘Color of water’ bill dies, but expected to be revived

More than 200 goats seized from Nyssa dairy

Woodburn’s proposed expansion draws ‘super-siting’ complaints

Proposal to criminalize ‘wage theft’ alarms Oregon farmers

Environmental advocates attack Oregon ‘color of water’ proposal

Washington

Skagit Delta tidegate flap goes to 9th Circuit

Washington Fish and Wildlife officers withdraw from probing wolf attacks on cattle

Washington Fish and Wildlife proposes changes to predator compensation program

Dry weather prompts wildfire concerns in much of West

Legislation offers little relief as Washington ag slumps

Idaho

Study: Worker deportations in key sectors would hurt Idaho economy

Idaho growers win first National Barley Yield Contest

Anthrax confirmed in Idaho beef herd

Idaho water supply remains low

Idaho surveys show public cares about water

California

California beekeepers’ Pollination Barbeque set for Feb. 6

Oregon, Washington, California set December heat records

LaMalfa, California congressman, remembered as agricultural advocate

Farmers believe America headed in right direction

Strawberry growers allege harm from Mexican imports

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Shrinking dairy herd pipeline may cause volatility, tight markets

Oregon livestock pregnancy check proposal reprised after veto

Washington nonprofit hiring out farmworkers as consultants

Washington outdoor cat dies after contracting avian influenza

Washington lawmakers mull ban on rodenticides

Grains & Row Crops

Malting barley association releases annual variety list

Far-reaching impacts possible from Supreme Court pesticide case

Regenerative practices gain traction

Wheat ‘stuck’ in low price range until spring, WSU economist says

‘Contraction’ is biggest challenge of barley industry

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Craft beverages move from ‘Field of Dreams’ era to ‘Moneyball’

Mexico denies souring market for U.S. strawberry growers

Northwest wineries start to diversify with non-alcoholic wines

Washington farms see worse times ahead if union bill passes

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