Dryland

Thanks to high input costs, high labor costs and low commodity prices, the farm economy has been struggling for several years; when that struggle comes to an end is anyone’s guess.

"Commodity prices are down, input prices are up, labor costs are high, and movement is pretty slow with foreign markets.”

U.S. Wheat Associates has tapped a Washington native to maintain and improve trade and relationships in south and southeast Asia.

Based on the weather data from November and December, stripe rust in the coming growing season is predicted to be in the top range of severe epidemic level

Oregon’s senators are pushing legislation they say would protect the state’s hemp industry, after a provision was approved in November’s government funding bill outlawing all CBD products nationwide.

A new CoBank Report on the forces shaping the economy in 2026 says ample grain supplies will likely continue burdening the markets in the New Year.

USDA raised its outlook for global wheat production by 1.1% in its December WASDE report. The increase was thanks in part to gains in several major growing countries like Canada, Australia, and Russia

The new office building, being constructed on the site of the old Commission office at 9th and State streets, is going vertical.

Canola continues to perform very well for Northwest growers.

A world-record wheat harvest took place this summer down in Texas.