Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Rachel Wandell, a University of Idaho senior, toured Spanish farms and markets where a government mandate requires one market to run every Wednesday — a policy designed to give both vendors and...

Is the non-farming community in Olympia starting to understand the struggles and difficulties tree fruit growers, and the overall agriculture community, are facing? The Washington State Tree Fruit Ass...

More than three dozen dairy farmers walked the halls of Capitol Hill this week, pushing lawmakers to fix a visa program that leaves dairy operations short-staffed because it was built for seasonal wor...

Farmers are struggling given current economic conditions; a recent USDA report pulling 2024 data ranks Washington state 50th in farm profitability. A primary driver of that last-place ranking is the h...

After John Rich helped kill a $2 billion TVA project threatening Tennessee farms, homes, and a county water supply, President Trump called him personally and offered him a seat at the USDA table. Cont...

Fuel costs, higher interest rates, and years of rising food prices are reshaping how people shop for groceries — and big retailers are already adjusting their shelves and pricing to keep up. Co...

The Senate's new Farm Bill framework gives small, state-inspected meat plants a path to sell online across state lines — something the cattle industry has been chasing for a long time. Con...

Veterans are being targeted by scammers promising secret government payouts or charging fees for documents the VA provides for free — a pattern AARP says is showing up more frequently. Continue...

The USDA just rolled out changes to several farm disaster programs, raising payment rates, lowering drought thresholds, and expanding who qualifies for livestock and forage assistance. Continue readin...

Rep. Joaquin Castro and other congressional Democrats have sent a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin urging the shutdown of the Dilley immigration detention center.