Oregon and Washington regulators are taking steps to address lethally high water temperatures in the Columbia and Snake rivers for migrating salmon and steelhead.
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EUGENE, Ore. — At Mohawk Valley Meats, a small USDA slaughterhouse here, workers in blood-splattered white smocks raced to package meats last Friday.
HARRISBURG, Ore. — Customers flocked to Detering Orchards' U-pick strawberry patch Saturday for the season's opening.
Economic analysis to follow quickly.
Dairy prices ended May in far better shape than at the beginning of the month, and block cheese prices entered June Dairy Month at record highs.
The students will each receive a $20,000 scholarship to attend the University of Idaho.
A Washington apple packer wants the industry to return to collective domestic promotions, but industry leaders say some companies are opposed.
The Wheat Marketing Center is scheduled to reopen in mid-June in order to conduct essential testing on the quality of the 2020 crop.
The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case involving a missing 2-year-old steer named "Dexter."
The research team is asking dairy producers, workers and allied industry to complete the surveys as soon as possible.
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Tractors and trucks from across the region rumbled through Klamath Falls Friday on their way to the "Shut Down and Fed Up" rally where speakers called for a revamping of the way water is allocated.
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Oregon officials disclosed Friday that a Hood River County pear-packing company is the site of the latest COVID-19 outbreak connected to the agriculture industry.
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A grizzly bear has mauled a mountain biker on a trail near the Spanish Peaks Mountain Club in southern Montana, causing severe injuries to his face and neck.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has released the final environmental impact statement for the Blackrock Land Exchange between the agency and J.R. Simplot Co. near Pocatello, Idaho.
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Tractors and trucks from across the region rumbled through Klamath Falls Friday on their way to the "Shut Down and Fed Up" rally where speakers called for a revamping of the way water is allocated.
Some Idaho milk checks dropped to the $8 a hundredweight range, and cost of production is about $16.
The prospect of negotiating against his neighbors didn’t appeal to Larry George as he began scaling up his hazelnut packing operation.
The Oregon Department of Forestry will enter wildfire season beginning June 1 in Central Oregon, 10 days earlier than last year.
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A record number of captive-born wolf pups has been placed into the wild as part of an effort by federal and state wildlife managers to boost the genetic diversity among Mexican gray wolves in …
New guidelines allow larger gatherings, more travel freedom.
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With the Trump administration pushing to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced two proposals Thursday that would expedite timber sales…
Dairy prices have bounced back, but they aren't likely sustainable.
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden will be among a long list of attendees at the "Shut Down and Fed Up" tractor rally in Midland on Friday, according spokesperson Molly Jenkins.
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Oregon has to prepare for a possible second spike of COVID-19 in the fall, fight wildfires while not spreading the infection to crews, and do it with budgets slashed by the state’s dire financ…
The second International Quinoa Research Symposium, offered online for free, could reach up to 1,000 participants. Washington State University specialty crop breeder Kevin Murphy says quinoa h…
Idaho noxious-weed officials are warning residents to be on the lookout for poison hemlock, present at above-average levels this year due to a mild winter and spring, an adequate water supply …
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Without low-intensity fires periodically consuming the brush and small trees of the dry inland forests, they’re now more densely packed with vegetation that can fuel large wildfires
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers claims environmentalists cannot compel a federal judge to “censor” the agency’s recommendations to Congress for allocating Willamette reservoir water.
The U.S. Forest Service is considering whether to amend a 25-year-old rule that prohibits logging older, larger trees across six national forests in Central and Eastern Oregon.
Meatpacking plant closures and slowdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic have market-ready cattle overstaying their welcome in feedlots and crowding out newcomers.
Declines in sales and logistical issues due to the coronavirus pandemic have dropped Washington apple exports by 18% compared to two years ago.
China has opened its market to U.S. barley, a move that is “big news” for Pacific Northwest barley growers, an industry leader says.
The Agriculture Department’s preliminary data in its latest Milk Production report pegged April output at 18.70 billion pounds, up a somewhat bullish 1.4% from April 2019. Output in the top 24…
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — After two months of closures because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns, many of Washington state’s coastal waters are set to reopen for fishing on Tuesday, officials said.
Willamette Valley Vineyards, one of Oregon's most popular wine destinations, reopened its Marion County winery Friday after Gov. Kate Brown eased her shutdown order.
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Washington Fish and Wildlife said Friday it won't shoot wolves in a pack that has attacked three calves in approximately one week in Stevens County.
Dairy farmers can begin applying for direct payments for losses they incurred due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 26 through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
A slow economic recovery is going to continue to have a big impact on dairy sales.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Two dozen employees at a Vancouver, Wash., food processing company have been sickened with the coronavirus, officials said.
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GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (AP) — Even though scores of rodeos across the country are canceling or postponing this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the White Bird Rodeo and Grangev…
The Farwest Show, the biggest nursery and green industry wholesale show in the West, is canceled because of COVID-19.
The Washington Cattlemen’s Association is accepting applications for a new executive vice president.
In-house hire succeeds Rick Keller, who is retiring after long tenure
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential" and called on governors across the country to allow them to reopen this…
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington State Department of Health has confirmed two new cases of a new inflammatory ailment in children that is associated with COVID-19.
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BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Farmers across the nation leaned more heavily upon the federal government last year to finance their agricultural operations amid low commodity prices and trade dispu…
USDA Wildlife Services during the first 10 months of Idaho’s fiscal year confirmed 46% fewer wolf-caused depredations of livestock and domestic animals and handled 21% fewer investigations com…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's unemployment rate nearly tripled to 15.5% in April as the nation's most populous state lost more jobs in one month than it did during the Great Recession…
The annual combine demolition derby in Lind, Wash., has been canceled due to the COVID-19 quarantine. Organizers hope to bring it back "bigger and better than ever" next year.
The Idaho Water Resource Board recharged roughly 447,950 acre-feet of water into the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer last winter, according to a staff report.
A labor group has filed a federal complaint against a Central Washington fruit packer, claiming the company has interfered with attempts to organize workers.
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Many industry leaders have expressed excitement about how the relief package will help agribusinesses. But some say CFAP's structure is flawed and excludes thousands of farmers and ranchers in crisis.
More than 13,000 dairy farms signed up for the program.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Radioactive and chemical contamination in a giant aquifer below an Eastern Idaho federal nuclear facility has decreased or remained constant in recent years, scientists say.
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Klamath farmers are planning a rally and tractor convoy May 29 to raise awareness of the ongoing water crisis. The planned two-hour convoy will start at 10 a.m., winding through the extensive …