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Orchard, Nuts & Vines

Some consumers open to drinking smoke-impacted wine

A new study from Oregon State University and researchers in New Zealand found that consumers who like smokey ...

News

NW onion production value increased in 2024

Northwest onions posted gains in production value and other measures in 2024, according to a vegetable summary that ...

Nursery

Oregon may exempt H-2A employers from unemployment tax

Supporters of House Bill 3142 argue that Oregon should exempt H-2A employers from the unemployment tax, as Washington, ...

News

Lawmakers propose moving Food for Peace from USAID to USDA

Lawmakers have proposed a bill that would move the Food For Peace program, currently overseen by the U.S. ...

News

BLM Twin Falls District welcomes new manager

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management named Birk Roseman as its Twin Falls district manager. Roseman  succeeds longtime ...

Grains and row crops

Economist: Farm profit increases buoyed by government aid

The USDA projects farm sector profits to increase sharply in 2025 after declining the previous year, but an ...

News

Raw pet food leads to death of two more Oregon cats from HPAI

ODA confirmed both cats ate the same brand of raw pet food before becoming ill. 

Idaho

Kiss of French: IPC rolls out potato-flavored lip balm

The lip balm is crafted with real Idaho potatoes mashed into the formula. People snapped up all inventory ...

News

Proposal aims to overhaul citizen involvement in Oregon land use system

Proponents argue that House Bill 2950 is needed to overhaul “stale” and “outdated” citizen involvement rules that haven’t ...

Water

Irrigator group wants more ‘teeth’ for aquifer recharge proposal

Under House Bill 2988, state agencies would be directed to “reduce barriers” and expand the practice of recharging ...

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Livestock

Carcass removal program aims to deter wolves, ravens to protect livestock, sage grouse

BAKER CITY, Ore. — Mud proved a formidable obstacle at times, but an experiment designed to reduce the ...

Grains and row crops

Researchers, farmers stay busy with Palmer amaranth

New research into Palmer amaranth and farmers’ increased familiarity with the yield-slashing pigweed are positives heading into the ...

News

WDA director: ‘Pretty challenging time’ for farmers

Washington farmers face a “pretty challenging time,” Derek Sandison, director of the Washington Department of Agriculture, said.

Washington

Exempting Washington farmers from cap-and-trade taxes popular, bewildering

OLYMPIA — A House Republican said he was committed to finding a way to exempt all farm fuels ...

News

Trump predicts farmers will fare well under trade overhaul

President Trump ordered his administration to study all barriers to U.S. exports and said he will match whatever ...

Nursery

Economists: Oregon overtime laws reduce profitability, worker earnings

An economic analysis confirms what farmers already believed — Oregon’s new agricultural overtime rules will negatively affect farm ...

Livestock

Idaho mulls livestock depredation fund change

The bill would help more ranchers and make best use of available money, supporters said. The Idaho House ...

Orchard, Nuts & Vines

WSU: Climate change poses big apple challenges, particularly for Yakima orchards

A new study from Washington State University analyzed more than 40 years of climate conditions that impact the ...

News

Lawmakers look at small-scale solar to spare Washington farmland

House Bill 1847 would require utilities to acquire 10% of their renewable energy from small, customer-owned projects, known ...

News

Oregon’s top vet lab looks to protect against new threats

CORVALLIS, Ore. — For decades, the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has served veterinarians, livestock producers and pet owners ...