Health

Dairy's making a push to stay on your family's dinner table this fall through two focused campaigns hitting stores where you actually shop.

Washington State is reminding outdoor and farm workers that wildfire smoke carries fine particles that can reach the bloodstream — and cloth masks won't stop them. N95 respirators are the minimum protection recommended.

A new study from Washington State University finds the Sin Nombre virus, a hantavirus that can cause a deadly respiratory illness in humans, may be far more common in Northwest rodent populations than previously thought.

Recent beef checkoff-funded research adds to a growing body of evidence reinforcing the important role fresh beef plays in a healthy, sustainable diet.

It’s an important time for the future of U.S. ag policy.  Joe Maxwell, Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of Farm Action, said they put together policy statements because it’s a “historic time” for U.S. agriculture.   "While members of t...

H5N1 grows well in dairy cow udders, which may actually be good news for humans.  When traces of H5N1 bird flu showed up in cow’s milk last year, it raised fears that the virus could become more infectious to humans.  So far, that hasn’t happened.   According to ScienceNe...

Between the start of Spring, and Easter, it’s common to get baby chicks, ducks are other little animals this time of year.  But the Oregon Department of Agriculture is reminding you that, while cute, those tiny birds can harbor a host of germs.   ODA sa...

The Oregon Health Authority wants you to check your home for a potentially cancer-causing gas.  Radon can build up in your home and you'd never know it.  The OHA’s Brett Sherry says it's invisible and doesn't smell.   "Radon is a natu...

Billions of dollars in the economy and the health of millions of people in Washington depend on safe-to-eat foods in grocery stores, farmers markets and restaurants.  Three Washington State University Extension professions are working to ensure that meals and snacks are safe to consume, locally, nationally and even internationally.  Claire ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is giving an estimated 3,000 more school districts in high-need areas the option to serve breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost, by expanding the availability of the Community Eligibility Provision, commonly known as CEP.