Author Archives: Syndicated Content

New Players Are Cutting Into Potato Markets
For years, Washington potato growers had more overseas demand than they could handle. That has changed, with exports dropping around 10 percent as China and India become serious competitors in the sam...
Glenn Vaagen Jul 23, 2026

Merkley, Bentz Look To Promote Renewable Fuels, Boost Resiliency
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to expand the federal Renewable Fuel Standard to include woody debris from forest thinning, giving rural timber communities a new economic reason to clear fire-pr...
Glenn Vaagen Jul 23, 2026

Virtual 5K Raises nearly $14K For WSU’s Rabies Control Program
A Colorado vet returned from ten days vaccinating dogs in rural Tanzania and launched a virtual 5K that drew participants from around the world and raised close to $14,000. Continue reading…
Glenn Vaagen Jul 23, 2026

UI-Boise Hire Expected To Help Water Users Statewide
Kendra Kaiser spent years studying watershed hydrology at Boise State before taking the helm of the University of Idaho's statewide water research institute earlier this month. Continue reading&h...
Glenn Vaagen Jul 23, 2026

OPINION: Empowering Women in Agriculture
From Capitol Hill visits to panels on agricultural trade and leadership, nearly 500 farmers and advocates spent three days in Washington D.C. celebrating women's work in agriculture. Continue rea...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Jul 23, 2026

Purdue Vet School to Expand Class Sizes by 50%
Farm communities across the country are short on veterinarians, and Purdue University is responding by planning its largest veterinary school expansion in more than a decade. Continue reading…
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Jul 23, 2026

U.S. Dairy Applauds Tariffs on Canadian Dairy Imports
U.S. dairy farmers say Canada never fully honored its USMCA commitments, and now the White House is responding with a 50% tariff on Canadian dairy imports under a 1930s-era trade law. Continue reading...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Jul 23, 2026

New Resource to Help Farm and Ranch Transition
Farm and ranch succession planning is one of those conversations families keep putting off — and a new NCBA resource is built specifically to help producers start that process on their own term...
Glenn Vaagen Jul 23, 2026

Global Grain Stocks Tighten Despite Large Harvest Expectations
Grain markets are heading into 2026 and 2027 with less cushion than usual — the International Grains Council cut its production forecast by 4 million metric tons, pointing to shrinking corn and...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Jul 23, 2026

Trump will welcome the World Series champion Dodgers to the White House
President Donald Trump is welcoming Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 23, 2026

