SPOKANE — Had China’s announcement last week to stop purchasing U.S. agricultural products been the first volley of a trade war, local trade officials would have taken it like a punch to the face. Read more
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s wild blueberry industry could be looking at another difficult summer, as the year’s total c…
Bright, flavorful, and bred for easy automated harvest, Washington State University’s new red raspberry variety, “Cas…
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Aerial drones could eventually help Washington farmers recoup some of the $80 million a year in crop damages caused b…
PULLMAN — Esther Rugoli did not want her summer to start off slow.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
The nomination period for producers to the Farm Service Agency county committees is open until Aug. 1 for the local a…
MINNEAPOLIS — The uneven impact of climate change is actually helping corn and soybean farmers in the Upper Midwest.
ATLANTA — Georgia aims to encourage more students to seek agriculture jobs by offering new educational courses.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kellogg Community College and Michigan State University are working together to expand agricult…
HANOVER, N.H. — When Matthew Garcia’s “Food History” class set out to document the history of agriculture at Dartmout…
Tuesday, July 02, 2019
MINNEAPOLIS — When President Donald Trump’s administration announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers struggling…
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The sea of shifting soybean kernels had risen to Jay Butterfield’s knees inside a tall grain bin on …
AURORA, Ore. — A unit of wheat is called a bushel, and a standard weight of potatoes is called a century. But hemp as…
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
Wheat Commission meeting slated for June 13
DARIEN, Wis. — A tattered American flag waved in Roger Millard’s front lawn amid sprawling Walworth County farmland.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
PARMA — University of Idaho scientists built a machine to clean harmful elements out of water in hopes of revolutioni…
CHOTEAU, Mont. — Farming is a 23,000-year-old experiment, so it’s only suitable that Judy Cornell’s Conservation Grai…
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
MINNEAPOLIS — Fans of fresh mushrooms have been flocking to an unlikely spot in Minneapolis for their fungi fix in re…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The beehive is making a comeback.
BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal appeals court panel on Friday rejected the state of Missouri’s challenge to a massive upst…
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Nursery growers in Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Alaska are reminded to apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Potato farmers are getting a late start on their crops because of a long winter and record snowfall …
LOUISVILLE, Ohio — A dairy farm operated for four generations by one Ohio family is set to run dry.
MADISON, Wis. — The number of female producers on Wisconsin farms increased by 16 percent between 2012 and 2017, acco…
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
KIMBERLY, Idaho — You may not recognize a mint farmer by the looks of him, but his aromatic crop is unmistakable. Its…
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota farmers suffered their worst year in more than three decades in 2018, according to a new repo…
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
BAY SPRINGS, Miss. — Motorists will see many things when riding through the hills of Jasper County — fields of grazin…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two Minnesota lawmakers are proposing a bill that would reimburse school districts for feeding stud…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s House has endorsed a bill to amend the state’s Depression-era anti-corporate farming …
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
PULLMAN — Washington State University will host a soil acidity workshop featuring experts on soil acidity and soil he…
SPOKANE — Washington farmers can expect a tougher year covering expenses even if political leaders finalize trade agr…
MADISON, Wis. — Financial struggles led Leon Statz to sell his 50 dairy cows, causing the third-generation farmer to …
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
PULLMAN — Exploring the link between health and agriculture, researchers at Washington State University’s Center for …
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Helping maintain and preserve rangelands and inform the ranchers and professionals who manage the…
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Rodney Helton stood in a cotton field in Atmore, Ala., just over the Florida state line, with puddl…
HARTFORD, Conn. — An appeals court has temporarily stopped the eviction of the widower of famed herbalist Adelma Gren…
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
PULLMAN — Washington State University researchers have discovered the way plants respond to disease-causing organisms…
GREENCREEK — The Prairie Area Cereal School, aimed at farmers and ranchers, will feature information about the grain …
PULLMAN — A Washington State University Extension workshop about soil management is planned for next Tuesday at Banya…
LINCOLN, Neb. — More than four months after Missouri became the first U.S. state to regulate the term “meat” on produ…
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
Helping provide a more valuable and sustainable hay crop for farmers and dairy producers, geneticists at Washington S…
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
The 15th annual Three Rivers Grazing Conference, featuring a trade show and hours of presentations, will be held Jan.…
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — In some ways, Jamie Tiralla and her family represent farming’s past and future.
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
An integrated pest management program for individuals seeking Washington, Idaho and Oregon pesticide re-certification…
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The soybean crop was huge this year: An estimated 345 million bushels were produced in Nebraska …
EAST MEON, England — Faced with seesawing commodity prices and the pressure to be more efficient and environmentally …
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota’s winter wheat crop appears to be in decent shape, and farmers are continuing to make prog…
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
WAPELLA, Ill. — As the wife of a farmer, Kathie Wickenhauser of Wapella knows the dangers of the fall harvest.
Federal Reserve: Farm income continues to decline this fall
DANVILLE, Iowa — Sheep are more than a business for the owners of Prairie Farms Woolery. They’re also pets.
