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Idaho Looking To Regulate Industrial Hemp
Idaho Looking To Regulate Industrial Hemp
Idaho Looking To Regulate Industrial Hemp
Idaho lawmakers are looking at legislation that would regulate a hemp industry in the Gem State.  Senate Bill 1345 would lay the ground work for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture to develop a state plan for regulating industrial hemp for food fiber and more.  Re...
Focus On Fruit for 02/27/20
Focus On Fruit for 02/27/20
Focus On Fruit for 02/27/20
Toni Lynn Adams with the Washington Apple Commission has the latest crop volume numbers.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com
Research Funding A Priority During NAFA 2020 Fly In
Research Funding A Priority During NAFA 2020 Fly In
Research Funding A Priority During NAFA 2020 Fly In
Alfalfa farmers were in Washington, DC, for the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance’s DC Fly-In to stress to lawmakers the importance of research funding and crop insurance.  As a non-program crop, alfalfa farmers aren’t afforded the opportunity to take advantage of safety net programs provided in the Farm Bill.  Instead, alfalfa f...
Farm Bureau Readying for Ag Safety Awareness Program Week
Farm Bureau Readying for Ag Safety Awareness Program Week
Farm Bureau Readying for Ag Safety Awareness Program Week
The American Farm Bureau says its groups across the nation are getting ready for Agricultural Safety Awareness Week, which is coming up on May 1-7.  U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join the Farm Bureau in promotion of the week with the theme as “20:20 Vision on Ag Safety.”  Ag Safe...
CRP Sign-Up Deadline Fast Approaching
CRP Sign-Up Deadline Fast Approaching
CRP Sign-Up Deadline Fast Approaching
The deadline to sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program, better known as CRP is Friday, February 28th.  Farm Service Agency Administrator, Richard Fordyce, said the deadline was set so that enrollment decisions by producers could be made by early spring before planting.  ...
Inspect Shops Buildings Before Cold Weather Moves In
Inspect Shops Buildings Before Cold Weather Moves In
Inspect Shops Buildings Before Cold Weather Moves In
Even though winter is still a few months away, Dan Nyberg, with Morton Buildings says now is the time to tune up your farm shop, and prepare for the colder weather.   “Examine the weather stripping around your larger overhead and hydraulic doors. Taking eq...
Lamb Weston Announces Joint Venture In South America
Lamb Weston Announces Joint Venture In South America
Lamb Weston Announces Joint Venture In South America
On Tuesday, Lamb Weston announced a joint venture with Sociedad Comercial del Plata in Argentina.  The goal is to serve the nearly 2-billion-pound South American market.  Each partner will own 50% of the new joint venture, Lamb Weston Alimentos Modernos S.A.   ...

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