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According to NASS, we can expect to have less tart cherries this season. "The tart cherry crop 197 million pounds expected to be produced this year and that's down 24.8% from what was produced last year," said NASS' Lance Hoenig. He added the reduced tart cherry production nationwide, stems from the decrease in the crop in Michigan, the largest tart cherry producing state ... Read Mor

Animal agriculture has answered the call for reducing antibiotic use on the nation’s farms in recent years. By partnering with herd veterinarians and improving management techniques, producers are making progress toward strategic use of antibiotics within their herds. ...

A group of lawmakers wants the Trump administration to create a Rural COVID-19 Task Force. Led by Representative Antonio Delgado, a New York Democrat, and Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, the group penned a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue ...

A program intended to allow SNAP recipients to purchase food on-line is coming to Oregon. On Monday, Senator Jeff Merkley announced the expansion of a pilot program allowing recipients in Oregon to use their benefits to purchase food online from Amazon and Walmart ...

Thanks to the county’s rapid pace of economic growth, India could become an even more important trade partners for the Washington economy, and Washington farmer could benefit.  But ongoing global trade conflicts may put those potential benefits at risk, according to a new report released by the Washington Council on International Trade.  Lori Ott...

With the struggles facing the dairy community today, it’s more important than ever to take a moment and celebrate the family legacies built on the dairy farming way of life.  Miles Ramsay recently sat down with a dairy farmer in New York, where the family have been farming along the banks of the Hudson River for more than a century.    ...

According to NASS, sweet cherry production is forecast at 362,000 tons this season, a 13% year over year increase.  Weather this spring across Washington and Oregon have been optimal for the crop.  Meanwhile, in California, growers reported sufficient chill and precipitation leading to a good crop.  NASS is...

On Wednesday, California announced a ban of chlorpyrifos use within the state.  The state Environmental Protection Agency chose to ban chlorpyrifos following what it calls mounting evidence that the pesticide “causes serious health effects in children and other sensitive populations at lower levels of exposure than previously understood.”   ...

A bill announced last week would ease the process of reorganizing debt through Chapter 12 bankruptcy rules, making more farms eligible.  The move comes amid a continued downturn in the farm economy.   Led by Representative Antonio Delgado, the legislation is the companion bill to a measure already filed in the Senate.  The New...

Although U.S. production won’t approach record volume, American apple suppliers have plenty to sell in 2018.  The USDA has projected a national apple volume of 248.7 million bushels.  That’s well short of a record harvest of 281.3 million bushels in 2014.  Des...