Author: Don Jenkins | Capital Press

Rural Life

Trump says USA will ‘protect our farmers’

Farmers are on the frontlines of a trade war with China, as they were in his first administration, ... Read more

Washington

Washington lawmakers embrace collective-bargaining for ‘certain’ farmworkers

OLYMPIA — The Washington Senate passed a bill giving collective-bargaining rights to agricultural workers on cannabis farms, setting ... Read more

News

Self-deportation seen as snag in Trump’s plan for farmworkers

President Trump suggested undocumented farmworkers will have to self-deport and apply for re-entry, a process fraught with risks, ... Read more

News

China strikes back with sharp words and 125% tariffs

China retaliated with 125% tariffs on all U.S. goods April 11, as a Chinese official said the government ... Read more

News

Trump: Administration will work with farmers who have illegal workers

President Trump said he wants to help farmers by allowing farmworkers in the country illegally to temporarily leave ... Read more

Rural Life

Industry advocate sees war on natural gas flaming out

WEST LINN, Ore. — Because of fracking, U.S. natural gas production started taking off in 2008. Ironically, that ... Read more

Grains & Row Crops

Trump raises tariffs on China, pauses tariffs on the rest

President Trump escalated tariffs on China by 50%, and paused reciprocal tariff increases on other countries for 90 ... Read more

News

Trump takes aim at states’ climate change laws

President Trump signed an executive order directing his attorney general to scrutinize the constitutionality of state laws that ... Read more

News

Ferguson reshuffles Fish and Wildlife Commission, brings back rancher

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson moved to reform the oft-described “dysfunctional” Fish and Wildlife Commission by making three appointments, ... Read more

Livestock

Washington wolf report: Fewer wolves, more mauled cattle, no westward movement

Washington’s wolf population declined in 2024, even as attacks on livestock reached an all-time high, according to the ... Read more

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