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Washington’s farming community set a record two years ago.  Ag production in 2022 totaled $12.8 billion, shattering the previous record high of $10.4 billion in 2015 and up 27% from the revised previous year value of $10.1 billion.  The value of ...

Starting Thursday, the Washington State Department of Agriculture will accept applications for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant.  Grant awards will range from $25,000 to $250,000 per project and projects may last for up to three years.  WSDA’s ...

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council recently unveiled what it calls an innovative shopper marketing and consumer campaign.

The US Highbush Blueberry Council is now taking applications for the third class of its leadership program.

Alyssa Halpy with the North American Blueberry Council, says a new farm bill is needed for the industry to grow.

We celebrate lots of "National Days" across the U.S. but one that should be important to all of us is National Farmer's Day.

The Specialty Crop Security Act is bipartisan legislation seeking to expand and enhance the current Specialty Crop Block Grant Program which provides dedicated federal assistance grants to specialty crop growers

July is blueberry month and blueberries just happen to grow across the Pacific Northwest, with great success in Oregon!

Native to the Northwest, huckleberries are mostly harvested from wild plants growing within Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana public lands.

Ask anyone in the tree fruit, berry or vegetable industries, they’ll tell you all about the high labor costs associated with their labor-intensive commodities.  A recent USDA study looked at those costs and what can be done to help producers with their bottom line.   “There...