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On Monday, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored a resolution to designate June as National Dairy Month.  House Resolution 257 is sponsored by New York Republican Representative Claudia Tenney.   “With Idaho being the third-largest dairy-producing state, the dairy industry plays a significant role in our economy," Simpson said this week.  "Designating June ...

Love grapes? Maybe you are a traditionalist regarding flavors and taste. Maybe you like to venture into exotic fare like, say, cotton candy flavored grapes (there is such a thing).  No matter what your palate enjoys regarding grapes, know that chances are they are a product of traditional plant cross breeding.  ...

The USDA’s latest effort to get an idea of how far spread Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is in the nation’s dairy herd is about a month old.  That is the second federal order involving milk testing for the H5N1 strain.  Alex Turner of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health inspection Service said the department’s effort includes 28 states enrolled since the start of the month, consisting of nearly 65%

Can you get sticker shock while shopping for eggs?  Many consumers say in this economy, yes.  USDA  livestock analyst s Shayle Shagam said this week, his department saw a big run up in both retail and wholesale prices for eggs.   “Supplies of eg...

Oregon State University’s Ken Johnson, Professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences will participate in a webinar Wednesday, focused on the effective use of non-antibiotic controls and biopesticides for Fire Blight control.  Wednesday’s event is part of a national research project on Fire Blight involving Oregon, Washington, California, Michigan, North Carolina and New York.   This week’s ...

The United States and Taiwan are scheduled to hold an in-person negotiating round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade in Taipei.  The negotiations are under the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.  Th...

Leadership at all levels of the agriculture industry is essential to building a positive future for the next generation.  Like other membership organizations, Holstein Association USA depends on support from dairy producers who serve on its board of directors and other committees to drive its mission forward.  ...

Last week we told you the 2022 Washington apple crop is expected to be over 11% smaller than last year’s harvest.  This year’s crop is anticipated to be the smallest for the Evergreen state since 2015.  But despite that drop, total U.S. apple production is up this ...

Of the six members of the U.S. Apple Association’s emerging leader program, the NextGen Apple Fellowship, two come from the Pacific Northwest. Tim Cote is a projects analyst and Director of Orchard Safety for AgriMACS in Yakima, noted while he was initially nervous about being named to the 2022 NextGen Apple Fellowship class, he’s looking forward to tackling some of the biggest issues impacting t

The state of Idaho has a new Bureau of Land Management director. In her new role, Karen Kelleher will oversee approximately 12 million acres of public lands, representing nearly one-fourth of the state's total land area, for multiple uses including livestock grazing, mining, conservation and recreation ...