A Central Washington dairy waited too long to challenge a study linking it to high levels of nitrates in drinking water in the Yakima Valley, a federal court has ruled.
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OLYMPIA — Two farm groups petitioned Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday to immediately lift emergency COVID restrictions on housing seasonal farmworkers, arguing the rules are out of step with new fede…
Artificial intelligence promises to make identifying insects faster and easier, the University of Idaho’s Marek Borowiec and his research teammates believe.
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SALEM — A proposal to create a commodity commission for hemp is making headway in Oregon after three earlier attempts failed to pass muster during previous legislative sessions.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Gov. Jay Inslee say Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson's plan to remove four Snake River dams cannot be included in federal infrastructure package.
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The Oregon Health Authority in coming days will provide updated guidance for businesses, employers and others to allow the option of lifting mask requirements and physical distancing after ver…
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Washington will lift COVID restrictions and allow all businesses to fully reopen June 30 or sooner if at least 70% of residents 16 and older have at least one shot, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday.
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NOAA's Climate Prediction Center reported that Pacific Ocean temperatures have warmed to normal and likely will stay that way through the summer.
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Washington hay exporters and farmers are hampered by continuing container and truck driver shortages.
Jeff Colton has heard the question many times over the past couple weeks: Why is the Powder River running so high, so early in spring?
The Jefferson County Commission approved a resolution Wednesday to make the county a Second Amendment sanctuary, a symbolic gesture to support the gun rights of residents.
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House Bill 1355 clarifies that state agencies must pay weed-control assessments. The transportation department had declined, an example that farm groups worried would spread to other public la…
U.S. industry hard-pressed to meet demand.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — USDA and the Department of the Interior are gearing up for what's expected to be one of the most intense fire years in recent history.
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The Hood River Fruit Loop is named after the cluster of farms growing fruit trees and winegrapes between the Columbia River and majestic Mount Hood. About 30 farms selling fresh produce, flowe…
The Morgan Horse Association of Oregon is offering a $500 scholarship to members of the organization who are enrolled full-time in a professional trade school or college.
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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Wednesday it is shutting down the Project's A Canal for the entire season, meaning farmers and ranchers will receive zero water supplies amid a crippli…
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Up to five cases of wine per customer can be shipped a month under Senate Bill 406, which was approved 39-13 by the House on May 12 after unanimously passing the Senate in March.
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The project aims to uncover electric tractors' pros and cons. The team will study battery life, emissions reductions, operational costs, safety and what type of farms and crops e-tractors are …
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YAKIMA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday granting overtime pay for all farmworkers, saying the state was "leading the country in the moral arc of the universe."
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Agricultural workers in Washington state would become eligible for overtime pay under a bill signed Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, drawing praise from President Joe Biden.
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The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western states to protect a struggling bird species, the greater sage grouse.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said she “would fully expect” for the Pendleton Round-Up to go forward as planned this year, with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention like mas…
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Gov Kate Brown laid out some basic math on Tuesday for Oregon residents hoping for as near a "normal" as possible. Vaccination equals vacation.
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State fairs are making a comeback in 2021 across the Pacific Northwest, though they may look a bit different than years past.
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Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Monday hiking fees on pesticide companies, dealers and applicators to raise about $2.3 million a year for keeping records and preventing drift incidents.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency to a large swath of the state while seeking more than $6 billion in multiyear water spending as one of the warmest, driest s…
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An Oregon grass seed dealer accused of misrepresenting more than 8 million pounds of seed has reached a settlement with state agriculture officials.
Common buckwheat is the variety most often grown. Products are made from the groats, which are the de-hulled seeds.
Washington State University will resume most of its field tour schedule in-person this year after canceling them last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anticipating a shortage of water this summer, Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Gary Spackman said he will administer Portneuf River Basin surface-water rights in conjunction with S…
More growers are comfortable with online seminars and programs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The session allows the commission to provide resources to all farmers in the state at the s…
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U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., has determined his court lacks jurisdiction in the hemp industry’s lawsuit against DEA restrictions that allegedly overstep the agency’s…
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will receive $1.1 billion in the latest round of coronavirus relief money in two separate payments, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday, with state official…
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a measure that will lead to fewer wolves in the state.
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OAKLAND, Ore. — A poison oak and blackberry infested forest has been transformed into a timbered park of Douglas fir, oak and madrone trees through the efforts of Richard and Donna Rawson.
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Scientists say dung beetles are effective at suppressing human and livestock pathogens, promoting food safety, reducing fly populations and improving soil health.
Idaho water-supply specialists say irrigators in many locations will have less to work with as the season continues.
The rules retain a 15-worker limit on shelters with bunk beds. However, fully vaccinated workers in one group will be able to share kitchens and restrooms with workers from other fully vaccina…
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Angela "Angi" Bailey, a nursery owner in Gresham, Ore., has taken over as president of the Oregon Farm Bureau.
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Farm groups in Oregon are pushing back against an initiative petition that would remove protections for livestock producers under the state's animal cruelty laws.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle-King County officials have launched an investigation after seven children under the age of 14 became sick from E. coli over a two-week period last month.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment paid survivors just $7 millio…
PENDLETON — Mental health issues and protections for family farms were some of the starter topics during a virtual town hall Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden held Sunday, May 2, for residents of Umatilla…
Hoping to pick up the pace of vaccinations, state and federal health officials are ditching their population-based distribution game plans to get more doses where they are wanted and needed.
Nutritious foods including fruits and vegetables, proteins, dairy and whole grains account for more than 85% of the supply, and half the fruits and vegetables distributed are fresh.
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday on whether it's too late for a Central Washington dairy to void a 2013 deal aimed at reducing groundwater pollution in the Yakima Valley.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Incoming cargo volume remains above normal but the time ships spend waiting at the Port of Los Angeles is leveling off, a port official told harbor commissioners this week.
Skagit Valley potato grower Tim Wallace asked his sons to fix a problem. David and Connor did and started a company to fix the same problem for other farmers.
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The tribes claim the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is prioritizing flows in the Klamath river to benefit threatened coho salmon at the expense of Lost River and shortnose suckers, which suffer fr…
Some groundwater users could see curtailments.
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Two environment groups want a federal appeals court to rule that Idaho’s Clean Water Act permit regulations for dairies and feedlots unlawfully fail to monitor for pollutants.
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Some Northwest and California cities bucked the warming trend and became cooler in the past decade, according to new climate normals from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson and representatives of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown spoke for months about removing dams on the Snake River, sparking criticism from other members of Congress from the…
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers strenuously objected, saying they…
