farming

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.   ...