elections

On Wednesday, Central Washington Representative Dan Newhouse, a member of the House Ag Committee, announced he would not seek reelection in 2026.

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...

It’s been nearly a year since Ben Tindall took over as the Executive Director of Save Family Farming.  He said while the past eight months have been a steep learning curve, one of the issues that’s stuck out with him is communication.  He said the farming...

Tuesday is Primary day in Oregon. Voters will decide who will get their party’s nod for big races like Governor and several Congressional seats, as well as local and regional contests. But your vote won’t count if it’s not in on time. While this is t ...

This election season, Oregon’s Department of Transportation is reminding property owners about rules surrounding the placement of political campaign signs. ODOT’s Don Hamilton said those signs are not allowed in the state highway right-of-way, even in rural, isolated segments of the state. “Pe ...

Rod Bain previews this year's Farm Service County Committee election, which are already underway. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

With the November general election behind us, the USDA is reminding all eligible farmers and ranchers to check their mailbox for another important ballot. Voting is now open for the 2020 USDA Farm Service Agency County Committee elections ...

The American Farm Bureau said producers are feeling a bit more confident as they head to the polls this week, a sharp change from a few weeks ago.  A few weeks ago, producers were worried about collapsing markets, the lack of trade deals with Mexico, Canada, South Korea, and the EU, as well as the near complete loss of top market, China.  Bu...

The American Farm Bureau Federation is encouraging rural residents to vote Tuesday.  Randy Dwyer, AFBF advocacy and grassroots development director, said a vote Tuesday means rural voices will be heard.   “It’s extremely important that folks who live in rural America take the time and exercise the right to vote because, if we don’t do that an make our voices heard, concerns and issues that are nea

A new poll out shows that farmers and ranchers still overwhelmingly support President Trump.  However, the poll also shows that farmers would like the White House to focus more on building exports and ending the trade war with China.   ...