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Local food entrepreneurs are about to get a significant boost, thanks to $3.4 million aimed at tackling common hurdles they face.

As bird flu continues to affect countless flocks, hear how simple practices can protect both our backyard birds and commercial operations.

While it may not be the peak of migration season, there’s still waterfowl moving across the Northwest. And that means the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza remains elevated.

Thanks to an atmospheric river from the Pacific, portions of Washington, especially western Washington, have delt with record flooding over the past week.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in three additional domestic flocks: a first-time detection in Island County and second detections in Jefferson and Lewis counties

Last month, state departments of agriculture nationwide were put on alert after an outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus/Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy was connected to a barrel racing and rodeo event down in Texas and Oklahoma.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed this week new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic flocks in Jefferson, San Juan, and Clark counties

Last week, the Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds in Whatcom, Grays Harbor and Snohomish counties.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has wrapped up its annual survey of pests that could threaten farms, gardens, parks and forests across the state.

Whether it’s high input costs, a trade war, labor shortages, drought or the government shutdown, much of the news this year as been negative.