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After 34 years with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the past four as CEO, Kendal Frazier announced his plans for retirement Tuesday.   Frazier’s career began as a farm broadcaster in Kansas, where he also served as director of communications for the Kansas Livestock Association, before moving to Denver.  While in the m...

The Washington Wine Commission's Melissa Hansen talks about the importance of the Research Review for the industry.             If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

It’s a fairly turbulent time of the American ag industry.  In addition to soft commodity prices, there is the uncertainty in the farm bill and trade discussions.  Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington state Potato Commission, said while many are growing anxious about a new farm bill being passed by the end of September, he says there’s still time.  He told the Washing...

More than 60 farm and commodity groups are calling for lawmakers to double the funding for agriculture research in the next farm bill.  The coalition of 63 organizations sent a letter to House and Senate agriculture leaders, requesting the lawmakers increase the Department of Agriculture’s research, education and extension budget to $6 billion over the life of the 2018 Farm Bill.  The letter sh...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue just completed another listening tour, this time traveling through New England.   The most pressing issue for farmers? Labor.   “American agriculture; dairy, vegetables, fruits, all those, would not be where they are today, will not be where they need to be tomorrow if we don’t have a guest worker program that’s legal that you can depend on.”   Perdue also stres... Read M

A study of 91 university and college research departments showed that maintenance and improvements have been deferred for several years and now sit about $8.5 billion behind.   Dr. Thomas Coon of Oklahoma State University said more than 80 percent of those facilities are more than 25 years old.  ...