farming

If you're not a farmer, you likely have no idea all that goes into the spring planting.

University of Idaho project will allow most exspansive soil research in the world.

A program created in 2010 in WA state to allow people to learn about farming while working as an intern on an ag operation is getting some major changes in 2024.

Ainsley Carpenter says no mater where you come from, FFA is a great organization.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 

The intersection of where farming and politics intersect may have been best displayed in the most recent presidential election.  Bruce Vincent is a farmer, logger, rancher and advocate from Libby, MT.  He said starting in 2008, the national economy has struggled, and while it hurt main street America hard, he adds it was the rural areas that suffered the most, not just now, but over the past coupl

International coffee growers are warning less coffee supplies may be in the future as coffee farmers are earning very little globally.   The International Coffee Organization this week said farmers’ low earnings in many countries were depressing supply even as demand grows around 2% annually, according to Reuters.   Raboba...

Several state lawmakers in Olympia are already looking toward their legislative priorities for 2018.  Vancouver Republican Vicki Kraft said one of her proposal stems from a farmer in Clark County who was no longer actively farming his property.  Th...

Is it worth it to be a farmer in Washington?  That’s a question many in the ag community ask themselves with regularity, whether it’s daily, weekly or once a year.  It’s also the focus on a recent blog published by Madi Clark of the Washington Policy Center.  Clark told the Washington...

There are many ways to tell the story of Northwest agriculture.  One of those ways, was the inspiration of a new Social Media campaign.  Sue Tebow runs agri.CULTURE, which is focused on sharing the lives of local farmers through a photo and simple story.  Tebow s...

According to numbers from the USDA, ethnic and racial diversity is increasing in rural parts of the nation.  Racial and ethnic minorities made up 21% of rural residents in 2014.   USDA said this week Hispanics, and Asians are the fastest growing minority groups in the United States as a whole and in rural areas.   ...