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Climate

U.S. sets energy production record; natural gas leads way

The U.S. produced a record amount of energy in 2024, with natural gas, crude oil, biofuels, wind and…

Science And Tech

Commerce secretary promises broadband funding by end of year

Service providers protest further federal delays The federal government intends to award funding to all rural broadband expansion…

Oregon

SEDCOR receives grant for Northwest Ag Innovation Hub

SEDCOR, the Strategic Economic Development Corporation based in Salem, has received a $469,150 federal grant to develop a…

Research

Researchers, growers have ‘superweeds’ in their sights

Growers now grapple with so-called “superweeds” present on hundreds of millions of acres across the U.S., according Stratus…

Agriculture

Blockchain technology helps farmers track crops

Blockchain, a shared digital ledger that tracks every transaction in a supply chain, is quickly proving to be…

Dairy

MONEY FROM MANURE

Threemile Canyon Farms in Boardman, Ore., and many other farms are expanding their manure digesters to produce natural…

Idaho

Western Innovator: Farmer invents own pivot controller

Farmer Milo Call has designed and built a system that remotely controls his irrigation pivot by using UHF…

Idaho

Western Innovator: Farmer invents own pivot controller

Farmer Milo Call has designed and built a system that remotely controls his irrigation pivot by using UHF…

Idaho

Conference on drones aims to establish Idaho working group

Scheduled speaker Robert Blair is pioneer in on-farm drone use

Profit

E. Washington straw supply company announces new manager

An Eastern Washington straw plant has hired a general manager with more than 40 years of experience. David…

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