Washington

On Wednesday, Idaho Senator Jim Risch, Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher as well as Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez introduced the Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.  The legislation looks to fully extend eligibility of the Good Neighbor Authority program for federal forest restoration and management projects to Tribes and counties as well as increase opportunities for cross-bou

Chris Arnold with Darigold says, for a variety or reasons, now is a good time to be a Northwest dairy producer.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 

According to NASS, the value of trout sales in Idaho in 2022 totaled $43.4 million, up 29% from 2021.  The total value sales received by trout producers across the U.S. totaled $103 million last year, up 4% from 2021 numbers.   Idaho accounted for 42% of trout sold.    ...

Washington’s FFA Vice President George Dress says with a mom and dad connected to the local farming community, FFA was a natural progression.  And one he's happy he made.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsqua...

Idaho potato stocks as of February 1st  totaled 64.5 million cwt.  Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 56.2 million cwt.  Oregon potato stocks totaled 13.1 million cwt.  Disappearance to date was 11.8 million cwt.  In Washington, pot...

According to NASS, the Washington Asparagus crop value came in at $13.5 million, a drop of 8% from 2021.  Washington accounted for 28% of the national crop in 2022.   The value of Oregon Snap beans totaled $15.4 million, down 24% year-over-year.  Oregon accou...

On Monday, the Department of Agriculture announced new investments and strategies to help farmers and ranchers conserve water, address climate change and build drought resilience in the West.  The effort is through the Western Water and Working Lands Framework for Conservation Action to address key water and land management challenges across 17 Western States.  The fra...

Over the past five years, canola acreage across the Northwest has grown at a fairly consistent rate.  One of the few exceptions was reported between 2021 and 2022, but Karen Sowers, Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Canola Association said that flat trend was not due to demand, but rather due to weather the region experienced last spring.  But she...

According to the latest numbers from NASS, all cattle inventory across the PNW slipped slightly year over year.  All cattle inventory in Idaho was estimated at 2.50 million head as of January 1st, down 2% from 2022.  Inventory of all cattle in Oregon was 1.24 million head, of...

Recreational crabbing is now open along the entire Oregon coast, from Washington to California.  That announcement was made Thursday by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and state Department of Fish and Wildlife.  Last month, the state closed crabbing between Bandon and the California border due to elevated levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid.   The cleara...