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In September, CropLife America recognized Moses Lake Representative Tom Dent with its State Leadership Award for his “support of farmers, ranchers and the pesticide industry” The Central Washington Republican said the national honor was humbling and completely caught him off guard. “Sh ...

During the 81st annual meeting in early December, the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation voiced support for several proposals looking to make it easier consumers to purchase meat directly from ranchers across the state. Lori Anne Lau President of Caribou County Farm Bureau, said one proposal that received traction encourages the state to develop a meat inspection system, using the federal model ... Rea

Food supply chain disruptions and how to reduce them in future as well as disease outbreaks were front-and-center recently at the House Small Business Committee. One of the farm leaders with suggestions was National Farmers Union chief Rob Larew ...

What’s to be done about the growing wolf population in Washington, and the growing number of depredations attributed to those wolves?   Northeast Washington representative Joel Kretz, says for producers to protect their livelihood and their income, they need to know where the wolves are.  That’s w...

The New Year brings less of a tax burden for farmers and ranchers when it comes to health insurance, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.   In spending bills passed by Congress before the holiday break, lawmakers included a permanent repeal of the Health Insurance Tax, which was enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act. AFB...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said a wolf killed a livestock guard dog in the southern part of the state earlier this week.  Investigators say a livestock owner in Jackson County woke up early Monday morning to the sound of his Tibetan Mastiff being attacked near his home.  Th...

The 2018 wildfire season was an active one across the entire Northwest, burning thousands of acres of timber, grassland and more.  One of the industries that felt the impact of the fires the hardest, Oregon ranchers.  Jerome Rosa, Executive Director of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association says year after year, the western states are dealing with more fire, and more intense fires.  And he added ... R

Washington Ranchers are suing the USDA, seeking a return of labels that clearly identify meat produced in other countries and imported to the United States.   The lawsuit  seeks to overturn a March 2016 decision by the Department of Agriculture to revoke regulations requiring imported meat products to be labeled with their country of origin, better known as COOL. That cha...