Idaho

According to NASS, planted Winter Wheat acres increased both across the Northwest and across the nation.  Idaho growers seeded 760,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2025 crop, unchanged from 2024, but 1% above the 2023 crop.  Oregon farmers planted 750,000 acres, up 1% from the 2024 crop and up 1% from 2023.  Washington winter...

Cherries will take center stage, in central Washington Friday, during the 2025 Cherry Institute.  The day long even allows growers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah to talk about the past season, thoughts for the year head, trade and much more.  Preside...

University of Idaho Extension is accepting in-state applications for two USDA grants supporting post-production work by small- and mid-sized food and farm businesses.  Business Builder grants are offered through the Northwest and Rocky Mountain Food Business Center designed for business, market and supply-chain development projects aimed at “increasing business viability, developing regional marke

Last week, the EXPLORE Act was signed into law by President Biden, including provisions of Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez as well as Idaho Representative Russ Fulcher’s bipartisan Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.  The legis...

As the Northwest population continues to grow, many of those relocating to the region may not be familiar with the agriculture history for each state.  Cameron Mulrony, Executive Vice President of the Idaho Cattle Association, says as the population grows, and the politics change.    ...

Demand continues growing for farm labor through the H-2A program.  John Walt Boatright, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said that even though the increase in positions certified was small, it still demonstrates how important the program is.  ...

It may be winter, but some portions of the Northwest continue to deal with drought conditions.  The latest figures from the U.S. Drought Monitor show over 66% of Washington on par with soil moisture numbers for this time of year.  The dry conditions are primarily found in the central portion of the state stretching down to the Palouse and the L/C Valley.     O...

As wheat growers look forward to the 2025 season, Bayer is reminding producers about the performance of their Westbred varieties.  Carrie Roach, Westbred Marketing Manager said they were proud to learn that 12 of the 26 winners of the 2024 National Wheat Yield contests used Westbred.  And sev...

If you take a look back at the top 10 weather stories for 2024, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippy said the wildfire season that blackened so many acres across the Northwest and California would easily make that list.  And while we saw many acres burn here in the west, he pointed out that the southern plains saw a host of wildfires in 2024 as well.  When lo...

Hop production across the U.S. totaled 87.1 million pounds this year, down 16% year over year.  According to NASS, total acres harvested nationwide totaled 44,793 in 2024, which is down 18% from last year.  Harvested acreage decreased in each of the Northwest states; a trend the industry has reported since 2022.   Washington r ... Read More ...