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THE FORWARD THINKER: HighLine CEO Paul Katovich stewards for farmers

WATERVILLE, Wash. — Paul Katovich C-08,C-09 Katovich started out with Columbia Grain Growers as an exporter, in effort ... Read more

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CHANGING THE MESSAGE: Farmers go on the offensive when it comes to Snake River dams

The next big attempt to take out the Snake River dams will come in QQQQ. Druffel and QQQ ... Read more

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Hay farmer builds network of peers, offers financial support

USK, Wash. — When Jon Paul Driver steps on a farm, he usually gets the real story pretty ... Read more

Dairy

Adding value to animal waste focus of Idaho conference

The University of Idaho and the Idaho Sustainable Agriculture Initiative for Dairy (ISAID) will host a national conference ... Read more

Dairy

New administration’s policies have consequences for agriculture

Agriculture and other rural industries are heavily exposed to the policy choices of the federal government, particularly with ... Read more

Oregon

Wildfires raise Oregon insurance costs, prompting collective risk reduction efforts

Damage from wildfires and other disasters has surged in recent years while rebuilding costs have also spiked, raising ... Read more

Livestock

Washington senator takes another crack with wolf bill

OLYMPIA — A Republican senator reintroduced a bill that would let ranchers shoot the first wolf that returned ... Read more

Climate Changed

Board upholds water permit for Goldendale pump-storage project

A state board rejected claims the Goldendale pump-storage energy project in south-central Washington would pollute the Columbia River, ... Read more

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Washington State, Heritage fruit hauling robot wins award

A fruit-hauling robot developed by Washington State University graduate students and Heritage University undergraduates won a $5,000 prize ... Read more

Oregon

New hazelnut breeder takes the reins at Oregon State University

With a resurgent pathogen threatening Oregon orchards, a new hazelnut breeder is facing a remarkably similar problem as ... Read more

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