cattle producers of washington

The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the Wedge Pack is responsible for two more wolf depredations in Stevens County this month. On Tuesday, May 19th, WDFW crews were called to private pasture land to a report of a dead calf ...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture announced this week two Ag groups will receive grant money for non-lethal wolf deterrent efforts.   The Cattle Producers of Washington will receive $144,908 for a project that involves using conflict specialists to address wolf issues in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Okanogan counties.  Me...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture announced this week two Ag groups will receive grant money for non-lethal wolf deterrent efforts.   The Cattle Producers of Washington will receive $144,908 for a project that involves using conflict specialists to address wolf issues in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Okanogan counties.  Me...

In April, members of Washington’s leading livestock producer organizations held a join meeting in Ellensburg. Leaders from the Cattle Producers of Washington, Washington Cattlemen’s Association and the Washington state Farm Bureau gather to discuss the growing number of interactions with wolves, specifically depredations.  Tom Davis...

The Cattle Producers of Washington will be heading to Olympia on January 17th and 18th for their 2018 legislative days where they meet with state legislators to discuss important topics.   One of the major topics that will be surely brought up is the requirement by the state that cattle producers all use radio-frequency identification device, or RFID tags on their livestock.  ...

The ag community is preparing for 2018 and new issues, or new challenges that might come along with the new year.   Scott Nielsen, President of the Cattle Producers of Washington said one of the biggest issues will be the potential forced use of RFID tags to monitor cattle movements.  ...

The Cattle Producers of Washington recently announced that they are partnering with R-Calf to help advocate.   CPoW President Scott Nielsen said they’ve had a great experience in working with R-Calf when they provide speakers or at the national convention.   “...

The Cattle Producers of Washington, in partnership with R-CALF, have filed a lawsuit in federal court asking that the country of origin labeling, or COOL, laws that pertain to foreign meat carrying a label all the way to the consumer be reinstated...

A bill introduced in Washington’s legislature would have raised the beef checkoff from $1 to $2.   President of the Cattle Producers of Washington Scott Nielsen testified against the bill in Olympia says this would be a huge detriment to the cow-calf sector. “T...

Several ranchers, and many in the beef industry filed a lawsuit in Spokane suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and looking for a return of the Country-of-Origin Labeling, or COOL, rules to be reinstated.   President of the Cattle Producers of Washington Scott Nielsen said there are many times where cows are raised outside of the U.S. b...