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It’s a growing concern for many in the agriculture community, availably of inputs critical for operations in 2022. Kevin Thorsness, technical service manager at Bayer Crop Science said supply chain issues remain top of mind for most, if not all, in the industry. ...

USDA's WIC program has been under the spotlight as of recent. "Which is designed to provide healthy foods for pregnant women, and young moms, and young children. That's a program that has been incredibly effective except that, as I said earlier, we have some challenged in terms of access," noted Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack ...

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...

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...

Can you afford the USDA's recommended daily allowance of fruits and vegetables?  In other words, how easy is it to purchase the needed produce to meet those dietary guidelines?  USDA economic researcher Hayden Stewart said it's surprisingly affordable!   ...

This weekend, the Washington Legislature passed a State transportation budget that includes a little more than $11 million for highway 26 in Whitman County.  Not only is this an extremely busy and important roadway for farmers across the Palouse and Central Washington, it's also important for those associated with Washington State University.  ...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture expressed disappointment this week in the content of President Trump’s budget proposal.  NASDA CEO Barbara Glenn said the budget request would “negatively impact agriculture, particularly at a time when many in agriculture are facing a serious economic downturn.”   NASDA ...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the USDA will make disaster payments of up to $2.36 billion to help farmers and ranchers recover from 2017 hurricanes and wildfires. The funds, authorized by Congress, are a part of the new 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program, or WHIP...

Presidential budget proposals have been dead on arrival before.  However, the Hagstrom Report says no budget outline has been as dead as the one President Trump sent to members of Congress on Monday.   No one in the entire American food chain seems happy with what they’ve seen.  Everyone, from mem...

President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget request to Congress,could have even less impact on lawmakers’ spending decisions than last year’s request, now that a massive two-year budget deal is on the books.  The President proposed $5 billion, or 21%, in discretionary cuts to USDA’s 2018 budget, in everything from food safety and rural development to conservation, research, and foreign food aid.  It was