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Wheat Stocks Up 20% Across The Northwest
Wheat Stocks Up 20% Across The Northwest

Dryland

Wheat Stocks Up 20% Across The Northwest
According to NASS, the amount of wheat held in storage increased across the three Northwest states this year.   In Oregon, wheat stored in all positions totaled 49 million bushels, up from 38.3 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were up 26%, while on-farm stocks were up 35% compared to the previous year.  ...
FFA Tops 1M Members
FFA Tops 1M Members

In The Classroom

FFA Tops 1M Members
If it feels like you see more blue-corduroy jackets around these days, you’re right.  The National FFA Organization recently announced that it has set a record with over one million members; 1,027,273 an 8.6% year-over-year increase.  Kristy Meyer ...
Strike Over, But Ag Still Feeling The Impact
Strike Over, But Ag Still Feeling The Impact

Economy and Trade

Strike Over, But Ag Still Feeling The Impact
U.S. dock workers and port operators reported Thursday that they had reached a tentative deal, immediately ending the crippling three-day strike that shut down shipping on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast.  American Farm Bureau Economist Danny Munch said while the strike was only three-days in length, the impact on trade has already been felt. He said ...
Could November’s Election Stall Farm Bill Work?
Could November’s Election Stall Farm Bill Work?

Economy and Trade

Could November’s Election Stall Farm Bill Work?
Partisan gridlock and fallout from the November election could again force Congress to kick key decisions for agriculture into 2025.  It’s not just the Farm Bill, but USDA and other spending bills stuck in months of political gridlock in a narrowly divided Congress that could still be stuck even in a post-election lame duck session.  A $26 billion...
Fire Season Continues In Oregon
Fire Season Continues In Oregon

Drought and Water

Fire Season Continues In Oregon
Firefighters continue to battle more than a dozen large fires across Oregon, as this extended fire season continues.  And it should come as no surprise, much of that fire activity is primarily east of the Cascades.  Kaitlyn Webb, with the Deschutes National Forest, said vegetation is still very dry.   “We really...
DOE Launches Its Own Snake River Dam Study
DOE Launches Its Own Snake River Dam Study

Idaho

DOE Launches Its Own Snake River Dam Study
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a study on replacing the Lower Snake River Dams.  DOE said the Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Project will be an 18-month study, exploring how utilities in Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana can deal with future power needs in the event that the Snake River dams are removed.  The stu...
WDFW Approves Removal Of Onion Creek Wolf
WDFW Approves Removal Of Onion Creek Wolf

Livestock and Dairy

WDFW Approves Removal Of Onion Creek Wolf
Due to ongoing depredation issues in Pend Oreille and Stevens counties, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the lethal removal of one adult wolf from the Onion Creek wolf pack.  Just a few weeks ago, WDFW lethally removed two wolves, a yearling female and an adult male, from the Onion Creek territory.  Since A...
Newhouse Applauds Passage Of Fix Our Forests
Newhouse Applauds Passage Of Fix Our Forests

Forest and Timber

Newhouse Applauds Passage Of Fix Our Forests
In a bipartisan vote last week, the House of Representatives passed the Fix Our Forests Act to restore forest health and increase resiliency to catastrophic wildfires.  Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse applauded the measure and said it’s an important first step in protecting the forest and fighting forest fires.   “Every summe...
Focus On Fruit: 10/03/24
Focus On Fruit: 10/03/24

Tree Fruit

Focus On Fruit: 10/03/24
Tree fruit growers are facing a variety of challenges.  Jon DeVaney with the Washington State Tree Fruit association talks about some of the headwinds local growers are trying to overcome.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@to...
USDA Boosts Farmer Support and Nutrition Assistance
USDA Boosts Farmer Support and Nutrition Assistance

Washington DC

USDA Boosts Farmer Support and Nutrition Assistance
The USDA is investing $1.7 billion for purchasing local and regionally produced foods and domestically produced foods for emergency food assistance.  These investments, made possible by the Commodity Credit Corporation, will help American producers by ensuring they have the certainty of access to local and regional markets as well as the financial benefits that come with selling directly to instit
AFBF: Farmers Already Feeling The Impact Of No Farm Bill
AFBF: Farmers Already Feeling The Impact Of No Farm Bill

Economy and Trade

AFBF: Farmers Already Feeling The Impact Of No Farm Bill
With no new Farm Bill in place after the 2018 Farm Bill deadline passed on September 30th, there are already impacts on U.S. farmers and ranchers.   “Most of the impacts won't be felt until the new crop year, or for dairy producers, the impact will be felt beginning January 1," said Sam Kieffer, vice president of public policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation.  "But imm... Read Mo
Kraft Heinz Brings Procurement Expertise to Rise Against Hunger
Kraft Heinz Brings Procurement Expertise to Rise Against Hunger

Washington DC

Kraft Heinz Brings Procurement Expertise to Rise Against Hunger
Food giant Kraft Heinz is leveraging its logistics partnerships to help the nonprofit bring food to communities in need across Europe. When Kraft Heinz was facing challenges in delivering food for nonprofit Rise Against Hunger, the company set out to leverage its existing procurement network through the Kraft Heinz Rise Together Procurement Program...

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