From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 7 days the previous week. Northwest Washington received substantial rainfall last week. In Clark and Cowlitz counties, conditions were still dry, although grasses began to green up. In central Washington, the weather started to cool down, and cattle continued coming home from the ... Read More »

From Pacific Northwest Ag Network In late September, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a study looking at meeting electrical needs in the event that the four lower Snake River dams were removed.  This news comes of the heals of a variety of studies and proposal looking at removing the dams that are so important to the farming community across the ... Read More »

From the Capital Press Washington farmers and truckers have barely touched a $28.5 million pot of money the state set aside to partially refund them for the cap-and-trade taxes they paid on fuel in 2023. They have claimed $1.86 million, or just 6.5% of the money, the Department of Licensing reported Tuesday. The department started taking applications Aug. 26. It ... Read More »

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, up from 6.9 days the previous week. In southwest Washington, little precipitation was received. Yakima County continued to experience dry weather. In northeast Washington, producers brought their cattle home, and fall planting was underway. East central Washington had dry weather. Winter wheat seeding was mostly ... Read More »

In September, Washington Association of Wheat Growers (WAWG) leaders took a break from fieldwork to travel to Washington, D.C., to take part in a farm bill fly-in. WAWG President Anthony Smith was joined by WAWG past presidents, Andy Juris and Nicole Berg, on the trip, which was organized by the National Association of Wheat Growers. In addition to wheat, other ... Read More »

From the Gazette Des Moines Bureau The latest deadline for the farm bill passed unceremoniously at midnight, Sept. 30, without a push from lawmakers to pass a new farm bill or an extension. Congress will have to scramble in the lame-duck session set to begin Nov. 12 to come up with some agreement on the farm bill before benefits run ... Read More »

From the Capital Press The Kamala Harris campaign has a lengthy “issues” page on its website that never uses the word “agriculture.” The Republican Party platform posted on Donald Trump’s website doesn’t, either. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, unchanged from the previous week. Western Washington received some rain, and temperatures were slowly cooling off. The weather slowed the drying of corn stalks, which delayed silage harvest. Yakima County had abnormally dry conditions for this time of year, and producers still had not seen ... Read More »

From the Capital Press Argentina-based Bioceres Crop Solutions will follow U.S. wheat industry biotech commercialization principles as it develops its genetically modified drought tolerance trait, a U.S. Wheat Associates official says. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

Compliance with highly erodible land (HELC) and wetland conservation (WC) provisions are a requirement for participation in Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs. FSA will be hosting a webinar to assist current and potential customers with understanding their responsibilities regarding highly erodible land and wetland conservation. This webinar will also provide insight into the process ... Read More »