Berry breeder George Waldo set the standard for juicy fruit and sweet flavor by developing the Marionberry and Hood strawberry, which continue to maintain popularity several decades after being ...

A federal court ruling requiring the U.S. Labor Department to recalculate H-2A wages for the season means farmers who hired seasonal foreign workers can’t be sure how much harvesting their crops will ...

Washington Association of Wheat Growers led congressional staff members on a tour of the Northwest wheat industry during its fourth annual dam tour last week. “We try to invite those staffers on ...

Northeast Washington ranchers are reporting wolf attacks to their local sheriff rather than state wildlife managers, reflecting discontent with the state’s response to dead and mauled cattle. Fish and ...

Milk and cream production are mixed in the West, and output is being affected by hot weather, fires, and smoke. California milk production is showing small increases week-over-week, with some ...

U.S. cattlemen’s groups have urged President Trump to drop plans to import more beef and instead limit imports, restore country-of-origin labels and require packers to negotiate fixed cattle prices. R ...

Washington State University Extension has reprinted its national aerial pesticide applicator manual. The author is Patrick J. O’Connor-Marer, retired University of California agricultural safety ...

Agricultural exporters in Oregon have been thrown for a loop by the shutdown of key facilities through which they move containers to Puget Sound ports. The Northwest Container Services transportation ...

The Trump administration has proposed repealing the U.S. Forest Service’s roadless rule, arguing the 25-year-old regulation has turned national forests in the West into fire hazards. The rule ...

U.S. imports of potatoes from Prince Edward Island are subject to new restrictions. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Aug. 21 announced rule amendments that aim to decrease the ...

As Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared Aug. 24 “Oregon Hydropower Day,” regional dam stakeholders are asking her to withdraw from litigation they say threatens the hydropower system. “If Oregon believes ...

Anderson Hay has delayed the potential confirmation of its bankruptcy reorganization plan to give creditors more time to review the sale of its business. A hearing on the company’s Chapter 11 ...