With farms in slump, U.S. tractor sales slow down in 2024
4 days ago · U.S. farm tractor sales were down 13.2% in 2024 from the previous year and combine sales were down 24.3%, indicators of hard times in farm country — and the lack
Washington's fake carbon limits won't help climate | Editorials ...
5 days ago · Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks Nov. 14, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the annual United Nations climate change conference. United Nations
More craft brewery closures than openings in 2024
5 days ago · 2024 was a challenging year for the U.S. craft beer industry. For the first time since 2005, more small and independent breweries across the nation closed than opened, according to
NW Ag Show: A tale of two snowpacks in Oregon and Washington
5 days ago · Matt Warbritton, supervisory hydrologist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, said West Coast weather patterns have once again favored Oregon and …
USDA finalizes changes to FMMO milk pricing
4 days ago · The changes include an update to milk compositions factors, such as protein and butterfat, which have steadily increased and boosted yields for products such as cheese.
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Sizable wind, solar projects proposed in Idaho | Rural Life ...
4 days ago · The Taurus wind project and Snake River Energy solar project proposed in south-central Idaho are to be discussed in a U.S. Bureau of Land Management online forum …
Oregon bill would hold landowners liable for farmworker camp …
4 days ago · A proposal meant to discourage squalid living conditions at illegal cannabis operations in Oregon is raising fears of broader legal impacts for rural landowners.
Back on House Ag Committee, Newhouse outlines priorities
5 days ago · Market development and research are two long-term goals Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., points to when discussing his priorities as he returns to the House Agriculture …
Editorial: OT reform would benefit workers as much as farmers
5 days ago · Do gooders in Salem and Olympia thought they were helping farmworkers when they passed legislation to phase out the decades-old overtime exemption for agriculture.