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From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 5.2 days the previous week. Northwest Washington had another wet week. In Clark County, grass started going dormant, and enough rain was received to stop fieldwork. In central Washington, the week was mostly dry and cold. Cattle were still out on pasture but ... Read More »

Two high school seniors have been selected to represent Washington wheat farmers and serve as the Washington Wheat Ambassadors for the upcoming year. Zach Klein of Ritzville and Karly Wigen of Colfax were selected after an initial written application process that included submitting a short introductory video. Klein and Wigen will each be giving a speech at the upcoming Washington ... Read More »

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 6.1 days the previous week. Northwest Washington received a good amount of rainfall. In Cowlitz County, rain was received, and pasture conditions were still holding. In central Washington, the rainfall was long overdue. Temperatures were mostly average for this time of year, and ... Read More »

Participate in the Legislative Action Fund Fundraiser The Washington Association of Wheat Growers’ (WAWG) Legislative Action Fund (LAF) helps to provide funding for the organization’s lobbying efforts, especially in Olympia and Washington, D.C. It has never been more critical to have wheat growers’ voices heard. WAWG needs your generous contributions to continue to tell wheat’s story and advocate on growers’ ... Read More »

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 6.5 days the previous week. Northwest Washington had a lot of rainfall last week. In Skagit and Whatcom counties, standing water in the fields made corn harvest difficult. Southwest Washington received some rain, but it was dry enough for cattle to continue grazing ... Read More »

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 »

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 »