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Oregon lawmakers are looking at several bills that could change the way the state fights wildfires, and how it tries to prevent them.  Plans under review include an effort to restore forest health through thinning, removing brush and small trees, and increasing prescribed burns.  ...

Tyson will reopen a Kansas beef processing facility next month, following repairs prompted by an August fire that disrupted operations at the facility. This week, Tyson announced repairs at the Holcomb, KS facility are nearly complete, and efforts to resume beef processing are planned for the first week of December...

Fire destroyed a Whitman County grain elevator Tuesday.  According to Pullman Radio News, the fire at Knott Elevator west of Endicott broke out around 1 p.m.  Area firefighters from LaCrosse, St. John, Colfax and surrounding communities responded but could not snuff out the flames.  The ele...

Fire destroyed a Whitman County grain elevator Tuesday.  According to Pullman Radio News, the fire at Knott Elevator west of Endicott broke out around 1 p.m.  Area firefighters from LaCrosse, St. John, Colfax and surrounding communities responded but could not snuff out the flames.  The ele...

How can grain bin, elevator operators, and farmers that store grain take steps and prepare for a potential grain fire ore even a grain dust explosion?   Penn State University Extension's Dave Hill said on the prevention side, proper maintenance of bin and silo electrical and mechanical equipment is crucial.  “I...

Officials say a fire at a Mount Vernon farm killed about 14,000 chickens that were about two weeks old.  A Draper Valley Farms spokesman said the fire started in one of the farm's chicken houses.  Mount Vernon Fire Chief Bryan Brice said firefighters were called Monday evening to the blaze.  He said...

The fires taking place in the heart of wine country in California is spotlighting how they react to wildfires.   Rhonda Smith, UC Cooperative Extension viticulture farm adviser said fires don’t burn with the same intensity in vineyards because the fuel load inside a vineyard is much less.   “...

WSU Master Gardener Bonnie Orr talks about the importance making your home firewise this time of year.           If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Fires destroyed apple packing plant in Wenatchee over the weekend.   Phillipi Fruit in Wenatchee saw their packing warehouse burn on Fifth Street in Wenatchee Friday night. Chelan County Fire Chief Mike Burnett said the warehouse was a total loss, so they focused their efforts on preventing the fire from spreading to a nearby warehouse that was just five feet away.  ...

Because of the hot, dry and windy weather impacting the Northwest this week, Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark has expanded the statewide burn ban.  Now, all campfires on DNR-protected lands are prohibited through September 30th.  Si...