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Farm Bankruptcies Climbing in 2025
Farm Bankruptcies Climbing in 2025

Economy and Trade

Farm Bankruptcies Climbing in 2025
From 2023-2024, farm bankruptcies increased 55% and are trending even higher in 2025.  Farmers are continuing to struggle with low prices for their agricultural commodities and the high costs of inputs needed to grow those crops.   Bloomberg said unpredictable tariffs, immigration overhauls, federal programs being cut, and frozen USDA funding are now part of the challenges farmers face as they loo
Focus On Fruit: 04/24/25
Focus On Fruit: 04/24/25

Tree Fruit

Focus On Fruit: 04/24/25
Washington State University is warning pear and apple growers to watch for fire blight.  WSU's Tianna Dupont explains what growers need to watch for, and steps they need to take.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsqu...
Oregon Studying Impact Of Tariffs
Oregon Studying Impact Of Tariffs

Oregon

Oregon Studying Impact Of Tariffs
Business Oregon is asking businesses and other organizations to take part in a survey to determine the impacts of tariffs.  Governor Tina Kotek said the responses cover a broad part of Oregon's economy.   “The top four respondent industries are: manufacturing, retail, agriculture and construction,” Kotek.   The Governor note...
Higham: Potatoes Are Part Of A Healthy Diet
Higham: Potatoes Are Part Of A Healthy Diet

Row Crop

Higham: Potatoes Are Part Of A Healthy Diet
For a variety of reasons, the potato industry struggled last year, with demand for the spud down.  Consumers habits have changed after the pandemic, and the U.S. is not exporting as many potato products as growers and industry leader would like to see.  On top ...
Fischer: Prices For Cattle Remain High
Fischer: Prices For Cattle Remain High

Livestock and Dairy

Fischer: Prices For Cattle Remain High
According to the USDA’s April Cattle on Feed report, the national cattle herd remains smaller year-over-year, despite efforts to increase inventory.  What do the marketing trends in the industry look like?   USDA livestock analyst Anthony Fischer says when it comes to the number of cattle on feed over 150 days, which he pointed out is typically an indicator of how fast cattle are being marketed, t
Department of Ag Proposal Concern Democrats And Republicans
Department of Ag Proposal Concern Democrats And Republicans

Washington DC

Department of Ag Proposal Concern Democrats And Republicans
USDA layoffs and office consolidations are raising bipartisan concern in Congress.  Staffing levels could be pared by nearly 10% starting by early May, with the remaining staff relocated to three hubs around the country.  That’s according to briefed USDA officials, who are cited in a report by Government Executive, a government business news daily.   The layoffs and ...
Important Crop Deadlines Drawing Closer
Important Crop Deadlines Drawing Closer

Economy and Trade

Important Crop Deadlines Drawing Closer
The USDA reminds agricultural producers that the final date to apply for or make changes to their existing crop insurance coverage is quickly approaching for summer planted crops, annual forage, and forage seeding. Sales closing dates vary by crop, but the next major sales closing dates are May 1, July 15, and July 31...
Reclamation: Klamath Water Demands Likely To Be Met
Reclamation: Klamath Water Demands Likely To Be Met

Drought and Water

Reclamation: Klamath Water Demands Likely To Be Met
The Bureau of Reclamation announced Monday afternoon that anticipated water demands for Klamath Project water contractors are "likely to be met" as the Basin pivots from consecutive years of drought.  Described in the 2025 Klamath Project Annual Operations Plan, the initial water supply allocations from Reclamation are based on modeled estimates of water available for irrigation delivery
Japanese Buyers Tour Idaho Beef Facilities
Japanese Buyers Tour Idaho Beef Facilities

Idaho

Japanese Buyers Tour Idaho Beef Facilities
A team of buyers from major Japanese beef importers recently visited Idaho, as well as Kansas and Colorado to learn about the beef supply chain, from ranch to feedlot, processing to retail.   “We had about a dozen buyers that represented four of the major beef importing companies in Japan come to visit us here in Idaho," said Agri Beef’s Jay Theiler, one of the hosts of the tour.  "We ha
Oregon Counties Share Millions From BLM
Oregon Counties Share Millions From BLM

Forest and Timber

Oregon Counties Share Millions From BLM
The Bureau of Land Management has distributed more than $27.7 million in timber revenue payments to 18 western Oregon counties.  BLM said the payments are supported by the timber harvested from public lands and support local services, including emergency response and education.   “...
Legislation Allowing Cannabis Workers To Bargain Signed Into Law
Legislation Allowing Cannabis Workers To Bargain Signed Into Law

Washington

Legislation Allowing Cannabis Workers To Bargain Signed Into Law
On Tuesday, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1141 into law, extending collective bargaining rights to agricultural cannabis workers in the state.  Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self, sponsor for the bill says the legislation “corrects a historical exclusion by granting these workers the right to unionize—an important step toward equity in one of the state’s fastest-growing industr
Conservation Groups Praise The Stoppage Of Idaho Logging Project
Conservation Groups Praise The Stoppage Of Idaho Logging Project

Forest and Timber

Conservation Groups Praise The Stoppage Of Idaho Logging Project
A U.S. District Court has stopped a logging project in northern Idaho that environmental groups claim could harm the Selkirk grizzly population habitat.  Estimates say roughly 50 grizzlies live in that portion of Idaho.  Mike Garrity head of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, a Montana-based conservation organization, which has been in litigation with the Forest Service over this issue for nearly
USDA Delivers Immediate Disaster Assistance
USDA Delivers Immediate Disaster Assistance

Washington DC

USDA Delivers Immediate Disaster Assistance
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced $340.6 million in USDA disaster assistance to deliver relief to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities impacted by natural disasters that have caused devastation across the country.  Secretary Rollins is delivering critical aid through the USDA Disaster Assistance Fund to provide immediate relief to communities that have waited too long for the assistanc

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