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Lamb Weston Holdings and Atlas Agro announced Thursday a partnership for the procurement of locally produced, green fertilizers.  Lamb Weston officials said this strategic partnership is part of the company's continued focus on sustainable farming practices and environmental stewardship and is expected to deliver an estimated 99% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions when compared to traditional f

Once again, efforts are underway to remove the Snake River dams.  Officials in the state of Washington as well as the Federal level say the dams must be removed to help salmon migration numbers as well as the overall environment.  Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse said over the past four years of the Biden Administration, the dams have been in the crosshairs, despite the many benefits they bring t

Earlier this week, the Washington Grain Commission announced the appointments of Nicole Berg as the WGC commissioner for Wheat District 5 (representing Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties) and Art Schultheis as the WGC commissioner for Barley District 6 (representing Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima Counties)... Read M

Last week, the EXPLORE Act was signed into law by President Biden, including provisions of Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez as well as Idaho Representative Russ Fulcher’s bipartisan Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.  The legis...

Washington Department of Ecology Director Laura Watson has named Larry Mattson as director of the agency’s Office of Columbia River.  Mattson currently oversees renewable energy grants at the Washington State Department of Commerce.  He has also worked...

A group of 10 Northwest bases students were recently honored for their contribution to the future of agriculture.  Washington State University graduate students as well as undergraduates at Toppenish-based Heritage University were recently honored for the autonomous fruit bin hauling robot they developed.  The tea...

  On Wednesday, California Representative Doug LaMalfa, Chairman on the Congressional Western Caucus, announced Executive Committee Members for the 119th Congress, which included Oregon’s Cliff Bentz.    "As a Congressman from the state of Oregon, I am committed to addressing the challenges and advancing the opportunities we face every day in the West," Bentz noted.  "As Vice Chairs

For a variety of reasons, whether it was the size of the herd, or beef prices, 2024 was a good year for many cattle producers not only regionally but across the U.S.   “I think that 2024 has been a generally very strong year for beef producers across the board," said Jackie Madill, Executive Director of the Washington state Beef Commission.  "We're seeing...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife has increased its reward for information after three wolves were found dead in central Washington.     Fish and Wildlife raised its reward to $10,000 for information leading to arrests and convictions after dead wolves were found in Klickitat and Okanogan counties.  Investigator...

Demand continues growing for farm labor through the H-2A program.  John Walt Boatright, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said that even though the increase in positions certified was small, it still demonstrates how important the program is.  ...