Pacific Northwest Ag Network
EOU Minute: The College and Community Collaborate for Arts Fest in June
Professor of Theatre Arts, Heater Tomlinson delves into details of this year's Arts Fest in La Grande.
EOU Minute: How is the Early College Initiative Preparing High School Students for Success
Kathleen Brown, Associate Director of ECI explains the goal is to have students earn college credits for core courses before their high school graduation.
New Report Links National Security and Global Hunger
Global hunger and malnutrition pose significant threats to U.S. national security, according to a new report commissioned by Farm Journal Foundation. The report, authored by researchers from Texas A&M University, examines how global food insecurity is linked to numerous geopolitical risks. Increasing i...
USDA Research: Increasing Vegetable Consumption May Better Mental Health
New research finds that increasing vegetable consumption has a positive effect on how happy a person feels. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service said that holds true for adults who consume the daily amount of vegetable servings recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Researchers a...
Biggest U.S. Farms Obtaining More Land
USDA’s annual Farms and Land in Farms Report shows the country’s largest farms with sales of $1 million or more operate nearly 26% of all American farmlands. The agency also says there were 2.003 million farms in the nation during 2022, a drop of 0.5 percentage points f...
Consumers Expect to Pay More for Groceries
A new survey finds consumers expect to pay more for groceries this year. Progressive Grocer reports the 2023 KPMG Winter Consumer Pulse Survey shows consumers anticipate increased prices, but are looking for ways to save money. The Survey shows consumers expect a 15% increase in grocery spending this year. Meanwhi...
Meat Plants Employed Nearly 31% of US Food Workers in 2021
The latest federal data shows that in 2021, the U.S. food and beverage manufacturing sector employed 1.7 million people, or more than 1.1% of all U.S. nonfarm employment. Within the U.S. manufacturing sector, food and beverage manufacturing employees accounted for the largest share of employees, 15.4%. Acco...
USDA More Money Is Needed For Ag R&D
On Capitol Hill last week a word of warning from the USDA's chief scientist.
“Once the world leader the United states now trails far behind other major nations and public agriculture research investments," noted USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Dr. Chavonda Jacob...
Agroforestry Offers Producers A Variety of Benefits
Agroforestry as a climate smart practice...yes. But Keefe Keeley Executive Director of the Savannah Institute, says there are multiple opportunities for farmers implementing agroforestry practices beyond climatic benefits.
“It really about integrating multiple enterprises into the same farm into the same landscape so that can be high value fruit and nut crops that can be timber and non-timber f
Plant Closure Raises Antitrust Concerns
Tyson Foods recently announced it will be closing a Virginia processing plant in May. The two-month notice given to its chicken suppliers has raised concerns among farmers and legal experts about Tyson’s compliance with antitrust regulations. Those re...