Boise area's historically healthy aquifer among concerns.
Mandatory riparian buffers sought by Gov. Jay Inslee could take up more than 11,000 acres of farmland in Skagit County and nearly 5,000 acres in Lewis County, according to the Washington State…
The sheep industry is highly seasonal, making it difficult for farmers to market fresh sheep products such as lamb meat and milk year-round.
Farmers are counting on the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the extent of federal Clean Water Act authority now that the justices have agreed to revisit the controversial subject.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Napa wineries and others hard-hit by massive wildfires in California's wine country and elsewhere will soon be able to tap into the state's insurance plan of last resort, …
The Northeast Oregon Regional Food Bank is set to receive a one-of-a-kind 1,200-pound bonus thanks to the generosity of an Imbler, Ore., High School senior. Tel McBride is raising a steer for …
BAKER CITY, Ore. — The Baker County Wolf Depredation Compensation Committee has approved $87,000 in payments to ranchers whose cattle were killed by wolves last year, who have missing cattle, …
A tariff hike on hazelnuts recently imposed by China is expected to reduce the bonuses Oregon farmers will receive for last year’s crop. Growers have already received 80-90 cents per pound for…
A federal judge has again halted logging on public land recreational trails near Springfield, Ore., and ordered the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to reconsider the plan.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is re-evaluating how it maintains and operates 13 dams in Oregon's Willamette Valley to protect several species of endangered fish, including spring chinook, w…
OLYMPIA — A bill to stop Klickitat County, Wash., Sheriff Bob Songer from deputizing hound handlers to chase and kill cougars has passed the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
MOSCOW, Idaho — Ryanne Pilgeram wants to make sure women farmers have ready access to the resources they need.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of Oregon residents claimed government overreach on Thursday, as officials at the state’s health authority consider indefinitely extending the current indoor mask req…
Wolves from the Keating pack killed a working dog on a cattle ranch in Eastern Oregon, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed. An ODFW biologist said wolves were attracted to the …
(THE CONVERSATION) The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines bioengineered food as food that “contains detectable genetic material that has been modified through certain lab techniques that c…
President Joe Biden has appointed fourth-generation farmer Matt Gellings to direct USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Idaho. His priorities are hiring staff and re-establishing the state FSA committee.
One of the biggest challenges in running a sheep dairy is the industry is highly seasonal, with annual cycles of breeding, lambing and lactation. Processors that need a stable supply of milk y…
Sheep dairy processors say moving from direct-to-customer marketing to working with a distributor can be challenging, but if done right it can open new opportunities.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture is discontinuing the sale of a weed killer marketed as being organic, but that actually contains several unapproved ingredients.
Utah dairy farmer to lead regional dairy promotion organization.
McDonald’s is expanding sales of its meatless McPlant burger to hundreds of locations. The McPlant — which it co-developed with plant-based protein company Beyond Meat — will be sold at 600 st…
PORTLAND — Idaho Power, PacifiCorp and the Bonneville Power Administration have reached a new agreement on the Boardman-to-Hemingway transmission line.
OLYMPIA — A state House committee Wednesday opened hearings on Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's mandatory riparian buffers bill, but farmers and their representatives characterized the buffers as …
Across the U.S. and Canada, innovative sheep farmers are turning to a genetic evaluation tool, GenOvis, to make more educated breeding, selection and culling decisions.
More small-scale farmers in the Northwest are turning to food hubs as a way to work together and get a foot in the door at supermarkets, restaurants and other potential customers.
Ririe, Idaho, farmer Clark Hamilton was elected secretary-treasurer of U.S. Wheat Associates during the organization's board meeting Jan. 14 in Washington, D.C.
Choban is expanding its Scholars Program, adding a pledge of $1 million and a focus on supporting historically underserved students who want to pursue careers related to agriculture, agri-bus…
OLYMPIA — Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer on Tuesday defended deputizing hound handlers to pursue cougars, telling a Senate committee that critics are wrong to accuse him of overreacting t…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Citrus greening disease is putting Florida growers on pace to produce the smallest crop of oranges in more than 75 years, according to a forecast released this month. Californi…
ENTERPRISE, Ore. — Father and daughter Craig and Morgan Anderson are set for another run at the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race, which returns at noon Jan. 20 after a year's hiatus due to COVID-19.
JOHN DAY, Ore. — An eastern Oregon man was honored Jan. 17 for nearly 20 years of service as the Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District’s manager.
PORTLAND — A career spanning more than three decades at the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council has culminated in Anne Goetze leading the organization. The ODNC Board of Directors appointed her…
Monday’s Class III futures settlements portend a December price at $18.66, which would result in a 2021 average of $17.11, down from $18.16 in 2020 and compares to $16.96 in 2019.
The Biden administration plans to significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have torched parts of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around areas c…
ENTERPRISE, Ore. — A new manager has arrived at the ranch where dozens of cattle were stranded in deep snow, and the outgoing manager says he has submitted his resignation.
OLYMPIA — Two Washington state senators Monday introduced a bill to make it clear that livestock are allowed to drink from creeks, seeking to rein in the Department of Ecology's interpretation…
The stage is set for strong milk prices in 2022, but that doesn’t guarantee healthy profit margins for dairy farmers, a top dairy economist says. High input costs will likely make for thin mar…
A federal judge has refused to dismiss the Canadian government’s lawsuit against several Washington farms that it alleges infringed on a cherry tree plant patent.
WSU's College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences has received expedited approval to hire a new agronomist to lead research in a region that includes 3 million dryland acres.
New research from Oregon State University reveals that hemp could offer protection from COVID-19, adding to the list of benefits for the versatile crop.
When it comes to this farmer's plans to start a dairy, bigger is not better. Farmer Wilder Jones will have a bull and five cows.
BAKER CITY, Ore. — Rancher Curtis Martin doesn’t expect a problem that was decades in the making to be solved by a single announcement from the White House, even one that comes with a billion-…
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee’s salmon adviser Friday outlined for the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission a proposal to require riparian buffers, which one commissioner called heavy-handed.
Despite the persistent congestion at U.S. ports, beef exports set a new value record in November and pork exports are approaching the annual record set in 2020.
EAGLE POINT, Ore. — Jackson County Code Enforcement is fining a Southern Oregon cattle and hay ranching couple $150,000 for land use violations committed on their farm by an illegal marijuana …
The EPA’s Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory Committee has submitted its recommendations to administrator Michael Regan on the revision of the definition of Waters of the United States…
After a lackluster October, U.S. dairy exports rebounded in November, climbing 19% in volume and 32% in value year over year.
Specialists at a Jan. 13 Idaho Department of Water Resources supply outlook meeting are expressing cautious optimism about the irrigation supply for this summer.
Pacific Northwest wheat stocks are down about 43% compared to the same time last year, according to the USDA. Regional wheat industry representatives say that's to be expected.
WALLOWA COUNTY — Conservation groups announced Thursday, Jan. 13, that they are offering a $16,500 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in an illegal wolf killing last…
California's Proposition 12, an animal welfare measure approved by voters in 2018, took effect Jan. 1. It banned the sale of eggs, pork and veal products in California unless production facili…
The Washington-Oregon Potato Conference is back and in person.
OLYMPIA — A bill to change how conservation district supervisors are elected won wide support Wednesday at a House hearing, except from the Washington Farm Bureau.
Stripe rust is expected to be moderate this year, with a 20-40% yield loss in susceptible wheat varieties, according to a plant pathologist who tracks the disease.
Port congestion and shipping delays made dairy exports extremely challenging in 2021, and one industry insider anticipates those challenges will continue in 2022. Some of Leprino Foods’ shipme…
