Alaska

Women across the Northwest are encouraged to learn how to run resilient farms and business while enhancing their own health at Washington State University’s 2020 Women in Agriculture conference.  This year’s event will take place January 25th, at 31 locations across Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and even Alaska and Hawaii.  WSU’s Margaret...

Temperatures dropped significantly for the final week of October across the Inland Northwest.  Some locations reported overnight lows this week in the single digits, and it does not look those bone chilling temperatures will be going anywhere soon.  ...

Temperatures this time of year around the Northwest typically linger in the upper 60s to low 70s.  However the forecast calls for our weather to be much cooler than that through the end of this week.   So, why is it so cold across the Northwest?  Marilyn...

Amanda Carey, winner of the 2018 Future of Farming Scholarship, says during a recnt trip to Alaska she realized how special local Ag is to the local community.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

USDA numbers show organic production acreage is up 20%, but the vast majority of the bump comes from four farms in Alaska.  Politico reports 700,000 acres in Alaska account for 96% of the increase.  In 2014, Alaska had just 376 certified organic acres spread between 17 farms; but the following year, 695,000 some acres were certified at four farms.  The Org...

Researchers in Alaska say the state could be a breeding ground for mutant strains of avian influenza.  According to Politico, scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey recently tested 1,000 wild birds in western Alaska and found genetic mixing of Asian and North American flu strains.  Th...