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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...

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

Last week the USDA allowed raw beef from Brazil to be imported to the U.S.  The agency said the world’s largest beef exporter has taken the right steps to improve its food-safety inspection system, bringing it up to U.S. standards.  Some far...

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...

The National Farmers Union officially saw Roger Johnson off into retirement late last week during a party that took place in the Farmers and Distillers Restaurant in Washington, D.C. Johnson, the NFU President for 11 years, announced back in December that he would be retiring...

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...

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.  ...

On Monday, the Oregon Farm Bureau Women’s Advisory Council hosted a reception for lawmakers to kick off the legislative session.  According to the 2017 Census of Ag, Oregon ranks 4th in the nation for the number of farmers and ranchers who are women.  There ar...

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...

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.   ...