Author Archives: Syndicated Content

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. -- The Washington Department of Transportation is temporarily closing eastbound Snoqualmie Pass. WSDOT says the pass has been closed and reopened for multiple crashes and spinouts fi...

Portland-based Morasch Meats is recalling its Northwest Naturals 2lb Turkey Recipe raw & frozen pet food, after samples tested positive for H5N1.  The Oregon Department of Agricultur...

Listen to the national news, and you’ll hear discussions about how inflation is not what it was last year or even a few months ago.  And while that may have a direct impact o...

NASS is preparing to roll out the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties this winter to provide a comprehensive picture of the U.S. horticulture industry.  Survey codes were mailed this mo...

Researchers at Oregon State University have partnered with a seaweed grower to see if adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle, can reduce greenhouse gas emissions; it gives all new meaning to the t...

Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington Tree Fruit Association, discusses how different costs are impacting tree fruit growers across the Northwest.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Net...

What do you know about the UDSA’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, better known as RAPP?   “RAPP specifically is about developing new markets and diversifying away f...

The 2024 Organic Grower Summit in Monterey, CA, again proved to be the premier gathering for the Organic farming community. The event welcomed hundreds of participants from across the U.S. organic ind...

Congress passed a year-end bill that includes a continuing resolution extending current levels of federal funding until March, including an extension of the 2018 Farm Bill.  However, the Nat...

The smallest yearly hike in grocery store food prices in six years.  That, according to the USDA, is what 2024 has given food shoppers with prices up this year by only 1.2%.   “Lo...