Author: Matthew Weaver | Capital Press

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 ... Read more

Washington

Washington grain commission approves $8.4 million budget

The Washington Grain Commission board has approved a nearly $8.4 million budget for the next year, up 15% ... Read more

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 ... Read more

Rural Life

National Grange president advocates for ‘stronger tomorrow’

SPOKANE —  Christine “Chris” Hamp recently visited three North Carolina farms as part of her duties as National ... Read more

Oregon

Mississippi, PNW river stakeholders: ‘Power of collaboration’

Mississippi River stakeholders took a week-long tour of the Columbia-Snake river system the week of June 23. They ... Read more

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 ... Read more

Washington

Agencies cancel re-do of Columbia River system environmental impact statement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are withdrawing from their plan to prepare ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

Washington

Washington teen develops world’s first hydrogen tractor

CENTRALIA, Wash. — Pedro Picazo has liked to take stuff apart to see how it worked and put ... Read more

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