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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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Bill bolstering Oregon seed law passes Legislature unanimously

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Oregon wine industry’s economic impact keeps growing, but at slower pace

Idaho expert: Judge’s order will have little effect on fish survival

Oregon regulators issue payment demands to Bailey Seed

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Closed border means more Mexican beef production in 2026

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Conservation groups sue BLM over sage grouse plans

Southern Oregon goat dairy owners indicted on neglect charges

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Washington Democrats tighten clean-energy law; Republicans warn of power shortage

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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

Prescribed fires to begin in Salmon-Challis forest

Idaho Bean Commission helps guide sizable industry

Idaho Fish and Game kills three wolves in far north

Sklarczyk new National Potato Council president

Idaho committee endorses resolution supporting wildlife crossings

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

Dairy

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

Orchard, Nuts & Vines

‘It’s time to rethink things’: Oregon wine experts discuss disrupting industry

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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