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WSU recently launched its new Brewing Certificate Program, a non-credit professional certificate providing a comprehensive education in brewing.

On May 21st, Washington’s Beef Community kicked off Beef Counts Summer Grilling at the West Central Community Center in Spokane by distributing 652 pounds of St. Helen’s ground beef, feeding 326 families.   “The folks in Washington’s beef community know how to stretch a dollar, and their donations are critical to us as we work to help feed our friends and neighbors in need,” said Drew Meuer, Presi

On Wednesday, Walla Walla, WA-based Innov8.ag announced the cash and stock acquisition of 2nd Sight Bioscience, an agricultural labor tracking and inventory systems provider.  Innov8.ag officials said integrating Spokane, WA-based 2nd Sight’s all-in-one labor, yield tracking and produce traceability capabilities with their ecosystem of agronomic and yield management technologies will help specialt

Prescribed burns will take place on Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife-managed lands this month, as conditions become favorable.  WDFW is planning to treat nearly 500 acres with prescribed fire in the following areas by the end of the 2025 spring season:    Rustlers Gulch Unit, Sherman Creek Wildlife Area – Approximately 150 acres in Pend Oreille County, 20 miles north of Spokane Sherman

Washington State University will host a free workshop Friday March 14th focused on identifying farm stress and ways to deal with it.  The event will include tips and avenues to deal with stressors that have been proven helpful in the farming community, as well as provide resources and highlight the importance of connections when addressing stress.   ...

Bill Perry, the new President and CEO of AgWest Farm Credit, is a familiar name to the Northwest farming community.  Perry has been with AgWest for over 20 years, starting in rural Montana, and now working in Spokane, WA.  Looking at the Northwest farm economy, he noted that while several commodities are struggling, there are a few bright spots, such as cattle and dairy.  Despite the host ... Read

The farming community will take over the Lilac City next week for the 2025 Spokane Ag Show.  Show Director Melisa Paul said they are planning for roughly 6,000 attendees, 3,000 exhibitors and representatives, along with nearly 50 professional farm forum seminars.   ...

Earlier this month, a federal judge in Spokane ordered a trio of central Washington dairies to provide water filters for nearby residents as well as test area wells for nitrate contamination.  Judge Thomas Rice issued the preliminary injunction December 17th at the request of the EPA against Cow Palace, DeRuyter and Liberty dairies in Yakima County.  Accordi...

The farmland market appears to be slowing as the calendar gets closer to the end of the year.  Tim Cobb, with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers in Spokane, WA said up to this point things have held strong.   “We've seen steady - at least at the beginning of the year - to a bit higher volume of sales opportunities. However, the latter...

Despite recent rain and the end of fire season, much of the Pacific Northwest remains very dry.  Dr. Guillaume Mauger, Washington’s State Climatologist, has been tracking regional conditions.   “The last 30 days gets more extreme, especially in eastern Oregon and across Idaho and western Montana, for temperature as well as precipitation,” he noted.   According to the latest...