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Overseas markets are a big component of the Northwest cherry industry.  And according to Keith Hu, Director of International Sales for Northwest Cherry Growers, local fruit continues to do w...

A swarm happens when a colony of bees has outgrown their current hive.  A new queen will recruit half the bees in a colony and move out to find a new place.  During swarming, bees are extrem...

H5N1 grows well in dairy cow udders, which may actually be good news for humans.  When traces of H5N1 bird flu showed up in cow’s milk last year, it raised fears that the vir...

According to the latest numbers from USDA, U.S. egg production totaled 8.63 billion in March 2025, a 7% drop from the same month last year.  That figure includes 7.35 billion table eggs and ...

Producers may be familiar with USDA farm loans, a variety of direct and guaranteed load products, but Farm Service Agency administrator Bill Beam said many farmers don’t realize these ...

Chemical giant Bayer, which is facing hundreds of thousands of lawsuits, said it will make a decision on whether to continue producing the herbicide Roundup within months.  Bayer has continued to...

U.S. growers say they will plant 49% more sunflowers this year.  Oilseed crushers and bird food buyers were expecting an acre increase given small carryover seed stocks.  Non-oil s...

Ford and GM applauded Trump's policy change.

STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. -- A driver was killed when he hit a moose in the road north of Chewelah Monday. According to Washington State Patrol, a 41-year-old Nathan Nordblad of Valley was driving north o...

"Using the presidency to go after political enemies is a very dangerous thing," a former White House ethics lawyer told ABC News.