Livestock
Border closed again as New World screwworm advances north
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has again closed the Southern border to live cattle, bison and horse imports after ...
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Idaho
Innovator overhauls supply chain to connect farmers, buyers
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Joni Kindwall-Moore likes to bring people together. “You literally can’t do business well without ...
Water
Kotek vows to revive stricter scrutiny of water transfers
SALEM — The failure of a bill imposing environmental reviews on certain Oregon water rights transfers has not ...
Rural Life
Ag export worries weaken farmer sentiment in June
Farmer sentiment weakened in June, and a major reason appeared to be a cloudy outlook on exports, according ...
Rural Life
USDA targets Chinese-owned farmland
The USDA rolled out a plan July 8 to block Chinese investors from buying farmland, calling it a ...
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Grains & Row Crops
Idaho Wheat Commission approves $3.3 million budget
The Idaho Wheat Commission board has approved a budget of $3.3 million, down from its $3.5 million budget ...
Water
Yakima irrigation outlook steady, but steadily poor
Yakima River basin farmers with junior water rights can expect 45% of their full water allotments, as the ...
Rural Life
Oregon Supreme Court: Bed-and-breakfast permit requires farm operator
Farm dwellings in agricultural zones can’t serve as “bed-and-breakfasts” under home business permits unless inhabited by farm operators, ...
Washington
Washington court sets hearing on cap-and-trade suit
The Washington Supreme Court this fall will hear the Farm Bureau argue that the Department of Ecology has ...
Washington
Walla Walla sweet onion farmers power through uncertainty
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Washington’s handful of Walla Walla sweet onion farmers are right in the thick of ...
Oregon
Judge confirms Oregon hop merchant’s bankruptcy plan
A bankruptcy judge has confirmed the reorganization plan of an Oregon hop merchant, which features the sale of ...
Grains & Row Crops
Pulse harvest approaches: ‘What’s a normal year any more?’
Pulse harvest in the Pacific Northwest will get underway after July 4, said Tim McGreevy, chief executive officer ...
Idaho
Idaho potato equipment company sells assets as part of bankruptcy
An Idaho company that manufactures potato planting and harvesting equipment has sold substantially all of its assets for ...
Orchard, Nuts & Vines
Trump: Vietnam agrees to eliminate tariffs on U.S. farm goods
President Trump said Vietnam has agreed to eliminate tariffs on U.S. goods, potentially creating trade opportunities for Pacific ...
Research
Field day set at OSU Malheur Experiment Station
The annual Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station crop-research field day is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 ...
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Idaho
Planted potato acres this season are mostly flat
Potato acreage is down by about 9% in Washington and unchanged from year-earlier totals in Idaho, Oregon and ...
Rural Life
Idaho Food Bank Fund accepts grant applications
The Idaho Food Bank Fund will accept grant applications July 1-31. The fund issues grants to qualifying Idaho ...
Water
Stricter Oregon water transfer rules die with end of legislative session
Oregon’s legislative session ended with lawmakers not taking action on bills that would impose new environmental review regulations ...
Rural Life
Bill will cut Oregon wildfire protection rates
A bill that is headed to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk will reduce wildfire protection rates that landowners across ...
Business
Statewide minimum wage increases 35 cents, the lowest rise in ten years
The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum wage will rise to ...
Water
NOAA Fisheries weighing ESA protection for Chinook salmon
The National Marine Fisheries Service, or NOAA Fisheries, will determine whether spring-run Chinook salmon in the Pacific Northwest ...
Nation
Supreme Court stops universal injunctions, strengthens Trump’s orders
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that district courts can’t issue universal injunctions, ending an increasingly common way for ...
Livestock
USDA proposes to try mites to control tumbleweeds
The USDA proposes to turn loose tiny mites from Eurasia to gnaw on that symbol and scourge of ...
Livestock
Emergency relief opposed in Idaho ranch’s phosphate spill lawsuit
Idaho regulators claim they lack jurisdiction over cattle owned by an Idaho ranch that were allegedly contaminated by ...
Grains & Row Crops
USDA ordered to re-evaluate grasshopper spray program
A federal judge has ordered USDA to re-evaluate the environmental impacts of its grasshopper and Mormon cricket suppression ...