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Idaho Couple Sues Simplot Over 2023 Spill
Idaho Couple Sues Simplot Over 2023 Spill

Idaho

Idaho Couple Sues Simplot Over 2023 Spill
Idaho ranchers Lynn and Glenna Rasmussen are suing Simplot for allegedly causing a major toxic spill from a phosphate slurry pipeline, which they claim devastated their cattle operation.  The lawsuit alleges that agribusiness giant downplayed the volume and toxicity of the September 2023 spill in the Caribou National Forest, which the couple claims contaminated local water sources with hazardous s
Brock Tapped As New FWAA Executive Director
Brock Tapped As New FWAA Executive Director

Economy and Trade

Brock Tapped As New FWAA Executive Director
Far West Agribusiness Association announced last week that Doug Brock has been appointed Executive Director.  FWAA said Brock brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to the agricultural community to the role.   Prior to this role, Brock served as the Business Unit Manager for The McGregor Company in Eltopia, WA, for over 32 years.  FWAA said hi...
Plan Now For The Wildfire Season
Plan Now For The Wildfire Season

Forest and Timber

Plan Now For The Wildfire Season
Fire officials urge everyone across the Northwest to prepare properties now for the wildfire season ahead.  Oregon’s Office of State Fire Marshal has for years encouraged everyone to create defensible space, but Assistant Chief Deputy Chad Hawkins said seemingly minor mistakes could make a big difference this fire season.  He said peopl...
NTCA Applauds Bill to Lower Broadband Costs
NTCA Applauds Bill to Lower Broadband Costs

Washington DC

NTCA Applauds Bill to Lower Broadband Costs
The Rural Broadband Association applaud the introduction of the Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act.  The bipartisan legislation directs the Federal Communications Commission to require broadband service providers to contribute to the Universal Service Fund.   ...
White House Announces Trade Agreement With UK
White House Announces Trade Agreement With UK

Economy and Trade

White House Announces Trade Agreement With UK
“It's just been a deal that was we thought, very complicated. It became very simple," President Donald Trump said Thursday at the White House, announcing the U.S./United Kingdom trade agreement-in-principle.  "It's opening up the country that we really didn't have the kind of access to that I would have thought; I was surprised. I think i...
Maybe 3rd Times A Charm; FWMA Reintroduced Again
Maybe 3rd Times A Charm; FWMA Reintroduced Again

Washington DC

Maybe 3rd Times A Charm; FWMA Reintroduced Again
“This bill is kind of a marker, it starts the discussion and I'm hoping that we can make some needed updates to it before final passage,” said Representative Dan Newhouse, after he and California’s Zoe Lofgren reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on Wednesday.  He said  reintroducing th...
Wine Minute: Talkin Tannins
Wine Minute: Talkin Tannins

Grapes and Wine

Wine Minute: Talkin Tannins
The Washington State Wine Commission will host a WAVEx Wednesday May 14th focused on tannins in wine.  Melissa Hansen has a preview of the upcoming event.       If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquareme... Read More ...
U of I Tops In Soil
U of I Tops In Soil

In The Classroom

U of I Tops In Soil
Congratulations to the University of Idaho, as the kids from Moscow prove they know their dirt.  The U of I placed first overall during the 2025 National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest.  The event which took place April 27th-May 2nd back in Stevens Point, WI, included 27 teams from across the country.  And the U of I wa...
Washington FFA Kicks Off Convention With New Executive Director
Washington FFA Kicks Off Convention With New Executive Director

In The Classroom

Washington FFA Kicks Off Convention With New Executive Director
The Washington FFA has taken over Pullman this weekend for the organization’s 95th Convention and Expo.  And this marks the first convention for Executive Director Tamara Whitcomb, who took the leadership role in November.   Whitcomb is no stranger to the FFA organization, serving as a member in high school.  When it comes to g...
NW Lawmakers Look To Expand Forest Landscape Restoration
NW Lawmakers Look To Expand Forest Landscape Restoration

Forest and Timber

NW Lawmakers Look To Expand Forest Landscape Restoration
On Thursday, Idaho senator Mike Crapo and Oregon’s Jeff Merkley announced the introduction of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) Program Reauthorization Act of 2025.  They say this bipartisan legislation would reauthorize and expand the CFLR program, which helps fund collaborative and community-based forest management.  The lawmakers said...
We’re Not Closing FSA Offices, Rollins Says
We’re Not Closing FSA Offices, Rollins Says

Washington DC

We’re Not Closing FSA Offices, Rollins Says
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee this week and defended downsizing the USDA and potential cuts to international food programs.  The secretary added that the Agriculture Department doesn’t plan to close any of its 4,500 Farm Service Agency offices that serve America’s farmers.   “It is not i...
How Can Biological Tech Help Your Operation?
How Can Biological Tech Help Your Operation?

In The Classroom

How Can Biological Tech Help Your Operation?
RegenAphex is a biological technology platform designed to deliver readily available carbon and a number of microorganisms to improve soil health, increase crop nutrient uptake, and support plant health.   “The RegenAphex platform, what it is, at its core, is a very rich source of organic carbon in a liquid form that's used to feed microbes, both the microbes that we formulate within the solutions

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