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Concern is growing in farm country that while the Snake River dams may not be physically removed, environmental groups may successfully get the dams “functionally disabled” in the name of fish conservation.  Eastern Oregon Representative Cliff Bentz during last week’s Natural Resources Subcommittee on the Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries said the conversation around fish populations is not looking i

In less than a year of full operation, Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline to the Pacific has opened and expanded oil markets into Asia while reducing Canadian crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast.  The biggest buyer, China, is importing record amounts of Canadian crude after slashing its purchases of American oil by nearly 90% recently due to escalating trade and tariff tensions.   C...

President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, implementation, and abrupt pauses are causing markets to gyrate, threatening recession.  In Canada, along with the loss of a reliable North American trading agenda, Donald Trump has now also hijacked a normal election agenda.   C...

Portland-based Morasch Meats is recalling its Northwest Naturals 2lb Turkey Recipe raw & frozen pet food, after samples tested positive for H5N1.  The Oregon Department of Agriculture say it was this pet food that led to the death of an indoor cat in Washington County.    “We...

The  California Department of Public Health is warning that bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw milk sold in the Golden State.  The agency said that no illnesses have been associated with the lot of raw milk and that pasteurized milk remains safe to drink.  Public ...

In the United States more than half of all forested land, roughly 60% of treed lands, are owned privately.  That situation is almost entirely different in Canada, where only about 10% of forested land is privately owned.  In fact, nearly 90% of Canadian forested land is owned by provincial governments and primarily the Canadian federal government, which is referred to as Crown Land.   ... Read Mor

The blueberry season is peaking for Northwest producers.  Brian Bocock, Vice President of Product Management at Naturipe Farms, said the season started slow this year but ramped up as growers began picking the Duke variety.  According to Bocock, the quantity has been good so far but yields have been a challenge. "The ...

Scientists at UC Davis have identified new root traits that help grapevines resist drought, which could be beneficial as the western U.S. continues to face drought year after year. Viticulture and Enology Assistant Professor Megan Bartlett said the industry already has a pretty wide range when it comes to drought tolerant to drought sensitive already in existence in the in commercial root stocks

The Washington State Department of Agriculture didn’t need to search far for their new state veterinarian. WSDA announced Wednesday that interim state veterinarian Dr. Amber Itle has been selected to serve as the new state veterinarian. Itl ...

The Abbotsford area of southern British Columbia is known for its rich farmland and is home to about half of all the dairy farms in British Columbia. Hundreds of farms including dairy, poultry and field crop operations continue to be overwhelmed by the flooding that started two weeks ago ...