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The USDA is listening to farmers, reinstating a crucial insurance option to help with planting challenges.

2022 will go into the books as the third-costliest year for weather disasters in U.S. history.  The estimated total economic losses reached $165 billion.  New analysis by American Farm Bureau economists shows extreme weather caused more than $21 billion in crop losses.     A...

The past, present and future, just a few of the topics discussed at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen Beef Association trade show earlier this month in San Antonio, TX.  At the event, NCBA President Jennifer Houston said markets dominated concerns for cattlemen and women last year.  Bu...

Senator Chuck Grassley is warning Democrats not to play politics with the USMCA or farm disaster aid, despite a hyper-partisan mood in Congress.  Grassley is the chair of the Senate Finance committee, and said the House will take up the USMCA first.  ...

Some fields in Washington are too saturated to till, spray or fertilize according to the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service.   With flooding hitting the state late in the winter, low lying fields were flooded and producers were unable to start their spring work.   S...

With Flooding reported across Central Washington, Farmers are remember to prepare now for any insurance claims they may make later in the year.  Judy Olson with the Washington State Farm Service Agency says the first step is contacting your local county office, to determine what programs or assistance is available.  ...