From the National Association of Wheat Growers On Sept. 8, twelve agricultural organizations sent a letter to President Biden requesting a seat at the table during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Since the White House launched the conference in early May, many in agriculture have participated in the listening session and provided public comments on the ... Read More »

Recommends wheat farmers maintain strong opposition to dam breaching. The Washington Association of Wheat Growers (WAWG) released the following statement in response to the findings of the final Lower Snake River Dams (LSRD) Benefit Replacement Report and the recommendations from Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee: “The lower Snake River dams allow wheat farmers in Washington and across the ... Read More »

From NASS There were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, unchanged from the previous week. Statewide temperatures were above normal throughout Washington. In central Washington, it was another hot and dry week throughout the area. Harvest was wrapping up, and cattle were still on pasture. In Yakima County, vegetable growers packed tomatoes and peppers. Potatoes, onions, cucumbers, sweet corn, summer and winter squashes, eggplant, ... Read More »

From world-grain.com Columbia Grain International (CGI) has joined Columbia Snake River System supporters in the agriculture industry who are warning of dire consequences if four dams are breached as part of a joint federal-state project to restore the local salmon population. “We need to keep the lower Snake River dams,” said Jeff Van Pevenage, president and chief executive officer of ... Read More »

From Paul Neiffer, Farm CPA Today Now that President Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, we can now dig into the details of the bill and how it might affect farmers. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From the Spokesman-Review Leaning into early August, three combines churned rows of swathed Kentucky bluegrass across fields near Fairfield. The bluegrass seed harvest had stretched a couple weeks past normal. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From NASS There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 7 days the previous week. Western Washington received little to no precipitation. In south central Washington, weather conditions were hot and dry throughout the area. In Chelan County, soil moistures dropped heading into fall planting. In Klickitat County, winter grain harvest was in full swing. Second cutting ... Read More »

From the Farm Service Agency The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced appointees who will serve on the Washington FSA state committee. Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and are responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving program delivery appeals from the agriculture community, ... Read More »

From the Capital Press Stopping any plans to breach the four lower Snake River dams remains a top priority, the incoming and outgoing general managers of the Port of Lewiston say. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From agweb.com For 2022, USDA reports the value of the nation’s cropland is $5,050. That’s up $630, or 14%, from 2021. This year’s figure marks back-to-back record highs in cropland values. Since 2014, the value of U.S. cropland had hovered around $4,000 per acre, that was up until 2021 when things changed. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »