Author Archives: Syndicated Content

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has wrapped up seasonal trapping of invasive pests including Japanese beetles and spongy moths.   According to WSDA, after seeing a drop in trapped ...

State officials say they are not changing their approach to bird flu, despite the recent report of Oregon’s first human case of the virus.  Monitoring continues at a Clackama...

Last week, Oregon senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced $5,416,405 in Inflation Reduction Act funding, for hazardous fuels transportation projects across the state. The goal of the federal fun...

A new report says banks could be more hesitant to lend to the farm sector just as the agricultural industry is expected to enter a major credit crunch.  And Rabobank said that could dispropo...

The number of salmon returning to the Klamath River after the removal of four dams this year is surprising biologists.  The first salmon was spotted above the former J.C. Boyle Dam on Octobe...

Front and Center for the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday, disaster assistance and what a federal package should include.  A variety of federal officials testified before senators W...

Since 2022, the U.S. poultry industry has been battling a particularly persistent strain of H5N1, or avian influenza, and more than 100 million birds have been affected over the past 2.5 years.  ...

To say 2024 has been challenging for farmers and the agricultural sector may be an understatement.   “It has been interesting, lots of unexpected turns and uncertainty, and it's going ...

Representatives from 50 U.S. agribusinesses and trade groups and 14 state departments of agriculture will travel to Casablanca, Morocco, on December 2nd-5th. "This mission offers a crucial opportunity...

Bovine Respiratory Disease and Swine Respiratory Disease continue to be year-round production challenges for the livestock industry.  When looking for the right antibiotic, producers and veterina...