Author Archives: Syndicated Content

On Thursday, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is funding new projects in nearly every state to lower costs, expand access to clean energy and strengthen American farms and small businesses...

It's Christmas tree harvesting time in Oregon.   "We're deep in the heart of it.  Trucks are rolling this week, especially to the East Coast and the eastern half of the Un...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced last week the confirmation of a 2nd case of Chronic Wasting Disease.  This most recent case was reported in an adult male white-taile...

With discussions around a pending USMCA Review, the premier of Ontario’s most heavily populated and U.S. trade-sensitive province believes the current, basic structure of that three-wa...

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal critic of U.S. food systems and federal nutrition scientists, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and take on ...

Farm Bill frustration was evident at the recent annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation in Phoenix.  “Farming is hard,” NMPF Chair and Missouri f...

What is behind a recent adjustment in minimum crop acreage reporting dimensions? The explanation by USDA Farm Service Agency acting deputy Administrator John Berge starts with why acreage reporting is...

With little sign of a breakthrough on the farm bill in Congress, farm groups are shifting their attention to a proposed $21 billion bailout bill.  Help is needed because high costs and lower...

An update to the Northwest Forest Plan is expected soon, and Washingtonians connected to the outdoor, for work or for pleasure, are being encouraged to follow the process closely.  While the...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash - The Central Valley School District board of directors called a special meeting for Monday night, specifically to address the issue of transgender athletes competing in sports. A...