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From Farm Policy News Reuters’ Julie Ingwersen and Leah Douglas reported that “analysts voiced concerns this week about the integrity of U.S. Department of Agriculture reports after the agency delayed a report and excluded findings that point to tariffs as a reason for a forecasted increase in the agricultural trade…

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 3% very poor 9% poor 20% fair 60% good 8% excellent Spring wheat: 2% very poor 5% poor 35% fair 53% good 5% excellent Barley: 1% very poor 3%…

From the Capital Press The leaders of the Pacific Northwest wheat farmer organizations are hoping for little impact as temperatures turn hotter before harvest. “We’re hopeful for an average to above-average harvest this year,” said Erin Hansell-Heideman, Oregon Wheat Growers League president and Ione, Ore, farmer. “If we can avoid…

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 3% very poor 6% poor 16% fair 65% good 10% excellent Spring wheat: 1% very poor 3% poor 37% fair 54% good 5% excellent Barley: 1% very poor 1%…

From Successful Farming/agriculture.com Senate Republicans will spend the coming weeks trying to agree on changes to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. In this week’s episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers, Clinton and George W. Bush administration ag secretaries, Dan Glickman and Mike Johanns, were asked about how reconciliation elements may change…

From the Capital Press The U.S. Energy Secretary recently said he is “passionately in support” of the lower Snake River dams remaining in place. “They’ve been tremendous assets for decades,” Secretary Chris Wright said. “We should not spend money to go backwards to reduce our energy-generating capacity, particularly of such…

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Temperatures were cool across the state with some precipitation received almost statewide.  Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 3% very poor 5% poor 15% fair 67% good 10% excellent Spring wheat: 2% very poor 4%…

On May 22, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its much-anticipated Making Our Children Healthy Again Report. The contents of this report have the potential to significantly impact America’s farmers, producers and ranchers, and the public’s trust in our food system. However, it is important to note that…

From Dr. Xianming Chen Since the last stripe rust update on May 7, stripe rust has been developing in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), especially in Washington. After the update, we received a report of stripe rust in commercial fields of winter wheat in Franklin County. On May 9, we checked…

From farmdocdaily The House Reconciliation Bill includes changes to statutory reference prices used to trigger payments from the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program, as well as changes to Agricultural Risk Coverage (see farmdoc daily, May 14, 2025). We evaluate how these changes will impact Federal outlays of the six largest…