Specialty crops and the yet-to-be-updated farm bill pose“math problems” related to funding share and a shrinking percentage ...

Legislation to give Washington farmworkers collective-bargaining rights stalled, failing to meet a deadline to pass the ...

The best thing U.S. farmers have right now in politics is that “people love farmers.” “People very much respect farming,” said Anthony Peña, vice president of policy and communications for […] ...

More than $200 million will expand export possibilities for ag products Northwest tree fruit, California nuts, beef, dairy, ...

Legislation intended to streamline the regulation of water from the Columbia river has died in committee but Oregon lawmakers expect to resurrect it next year after further negotiations. […] ...

Washington farm groups are lobbying against legislation that threatens to imprison people for environmental violations such ...

A proposed new farm bill contains multiple wins for wheat farmers, including doubling of funding for foreign market development, codification of Food for Peace under USDA and ag labeling uniformity, ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Feb. 19 announced USDA’s intent to purchase up to $263 million in dairy and agricultural products from American farmers and producers to distribute to food […] ...

A bill meant to reward Oregon landowners for wildfire risk mitigation with more affordable insurance rates will survive until the end of the 2026 legislative session. However, supporters […] ...

Idaho’s gross state product would drop by about 4.6% if workers at risk of deportation — an estimated 28,725 in agriculture, construction, and hospitality and dining sectors — exited the […] ...

Little opportunity for meaningful expansion until 2028 The U.S. beef cattle market should continue flying high but also faces turbulence in 2026 thanks to the lowest inventory in 75 years, […] ...

Kay Riley, an onion industry leader regionally and nationally, received the Pat Takasugi Leadership Award at the Idaho Ag Summit Feb. 17 in Boise. Takasugi was a grower-shipper […] ...