Pacific Northwest Ag Network

The Purdue-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 13 points in July, snapping a three-month slide. Stronger crop prices drove the rebound, though input costs remain the top concern for nearly half the farmers surveyed.

Cattle ranchers in Oregon, Colorado, and Wisconsin say gray wolf populations have bounced back, but current federal law leaves them with few options when wolves kill livestock.

Washington State potato growers were counting on a trade deal with Japan to open fresh potato access — it didn't happen, but the state's Potato Commission says other markets are still in play.

Smoke from regional wildfires has been a real obstacle for wheat farmers this season, but harvests across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon are moving faster than usual — Oregon jumped from 48% to 73% in just one week.

From the southwest corner of Oregon to the northeast, a wide band of extreme drought is straining water supplies and drying out fire fuels at the same time.

Since 2008, American Farmland Trust has been running an annual campaign to spotlight farmers markets — this year, ten markets will win cash awards based on votes from their own communities.

It's been a mixed wheat harvest across Washington — some fields are delivering record-high yields while others hit hard by late spring freezes are telling a very different story.

A federal agency is looking into whether rising lamb imports have seriously harmed U.S. sheep operations.

By 2017, about 40% of all U.S. cropland was being farmed by operations of at least 2,000 acres. A University of Maryland economist has spent decades tracking that shift using Census of Agriculture data.

Some agricultural input companies have cooperated with federal investigators, others have not. Now the USDA, DOJ, and FTC are signaling that the review phase is nearly over.

Orchardists, ranchers, and crop farmers across the drought- and fire-hit Northwest are being urged to contact their local USDA office now — several assistance programs have deadlines tied to when losses occurred.

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined 20 other senators in opposing a USDA reorganization they say could gut programs that fund rural water systems, broadband, small businesses, and health clinics across Oregon.

After six years of declines, the U.S. cattle herd just ticked upward — and the reasons behind it say a lot about where the beef industry might be headed.

A possible U.S.-Iran peace deal nudged oil prices down slightly, but Northwest drivers are still paying more at the pump. Diesel in Washington now averages $6.16 a gallon, the highest in the region.

The Idaho Water Resource Board is accepting grant applications for aging irrigation infrastructure through August 7th, with individual projects eligible for up to $2 million in state funding.

The Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District has old pipelines that have washed out roads and flooded a cemetery in Tonasket — and a federal planning effort is now underway to fix them.

Governor Kotek stepped in to halt a southeast Salem data center project, saying growth in Oregon has to make sense for the community, infrastructure, and natural resources — not just for investors.

Arkansas Senator John Boozman released a revised Farm Bill just before a scheduled Thursday markup, with provisions covering E15 gasoline, SNAP error rates, and support for rural farming communities.

Specialty crop growers can apply for USDA financial assistance through a login.gov account or at their local FSA office, with a deadline landing this Friday, August 7th.

USDA is hiring veterans and military spouses for ag and food security roles. Here's what the 100 Hires in 100 Days push means.

Even with lower commodity prices squeezing farm profits, cropland values just hit $6,000 per acre nationally — the first time that benchmark has been reached, according to USDA data.