From PNW Ag Network The first 100 days of the 2nd Trump Administration have been a rollercoaster ride for the American Farmer, most notably lead by tariffs and trade wars.  The Administration has placed a variety of tariffs on some of the United States’ closest allies, China and others, leading to retaliatory tariffs.  While it has yet to be seen if this ... Read More »

By Diana Carlen Lobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat Growers The Legislature adjourned on the 105th day of the 2025 Legislative Session on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. In the final week of the legislative session, the Legislature adopted the 2025-2027 operating, capital, and transportation budgets. However, it is unknown if Gov. Ferguson will sign the operating budget, veto it, or ... Read More »

From Farm Policy News Agri-Pulse’s Noah Wicks and Steve Davies reported Wednesday that “the Trump administration’s plan for reorganizing and downsizing USDA should be out by the middle of May, and it will likely call for consolidating some programs with other agencies, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.” Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From World-Grain.com The effects of global tariffs imposed and then placed on hold by US President Donald Trump would be wide-ranging across grain-based foods. If the threatened tariffs materialize and retaliatory actions are taken broadly by trading partners of the United States, the direct impact will be significant for segments of the grain, flour milling and baking sectors. Read the ... Read More »

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service  Washington, there were 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork with good weather for planting progress.  Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 3% very poor 9% poor 19% fair 60% good 9% excellent Winter canola: 0% very poor 18% poor 72% fair 10% good 0% excellent Washington crop progress: Spring wheat planted: 57% this week 28% last ... Read More »

By Dr. Xianming Chen Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS In the last two weeks, we were planting spring cereal nurseries and checking winter wheat fields in various locations. So far, we have found stripe rust in our disease monitoring and germplasm screening fields in various locations except those around Pullman.  On April 9, our crew found stripe rust in our winter ... Read More »

By Diana Carlen WAWG Lobbyst With less than a week remaining in the regularly scheduled session, the Legislature is in a frenzy to finish on time. April 16 marked the Opposite House Floor Cutoff, meaning that it was the last day for the House and Senate to vote on bills from the other chamber. Bills that are considered necessary to ... Read More »

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service In Washington, there were 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork, with temperatures warming up across most of the state. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 3% very poor 8% poor 20% fair 61% good 8% excellent Winter canola: 0% very poor 15% poor 70% fair 15% good 0% excellent Washington crop progress: Spring wheat planted: 28% ... Read More »

By Diana Carlen WAWG Lobbyist With just two weeks remaining in the 2025 Legislative Session, the countdown to the end of the session is in sight. Tuesday, April 8, marked the final fiscal cutoff deadline where bills from the opposite chamber with fiscal impact had to pass out of fiscal committees. This means there are no more committee hearings from ... Read More »

From the Spokesman-Review President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war, raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% last week even as he paused some taxes on imports from other countries. But another part of his administration’s plan to compete with Beijing’s influence could hit Washington state farmers even if they don’t send their crops to China. In February, the ... Read More »