Author Archives: Syndicated Content

FOUR LAKES, Wash. -- One person was killed in a semi-truck crash and fire near Four Lakes Thursday morning. According to Washington State Patrol, a tanker rolled and caught fire east of Salnave Road o...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Drivers hit significant traffic heading into downtown Spokane Thursday morning. A crash caused major slowing on eastbound I-90 near the Geiger Boulevard overpass around 7:30 a.m. The...

With cases of bird flu in cattle reported across the western U.S., as well as cases in pigs and humans here in the Northwest, health officials are watching the H5N1 strain very closely.  But...

Washington State University Extension is working with foresters in the western part of the state to tap an emerging market.  Thanks to funding from the state Department of Agriculture, WSU E...

How do those overseas markets look right now?  Jon DeVaney with the Washington State Tree Fruit Association provides an update.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call...

Late last month, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek sent a letter to President Biden asking that he designate the Owyhee Canyonlands as a national monument before he leaves office.   Eastern Oregon Congr...

Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast at $149.7 billion in calendar year 2024, down by $6 billion, or 4.1%, relative to 2023.  Inflation-adjusted farm income is forecast t...

The USDA is projecting another record Ag trade deficit this fiscal year as imports surge and exports lag.  USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer says this is the 3rd year of this current trend. &n...

Oregon State University Extension is out with a free online field guide to help Northwest pear growers address western boxelder bug damage as well as developing management strategies.  School off...

A Texas federal court halted the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership reporting requirements that included America's farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses. The court...