Posts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will make an additional $300 million available through the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program to help grow export markets for American farm and food products around the world, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced Aug. 5. “Access to international markets supports U.S. farmers at home…

The Washington Grain Commission (WGC) CEO Casey Chumrau and Washington Association of Wheat Growers (WAWG) Executive Director Michelle Hennings are participating in two advisory committees related to the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) analysis of the statewide transportation impacts of the potential removal of the Lower Snake River Dams…

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 6.9 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 7 the previous week. Western Washington received some rainfall but remained mostly hot and dry. In northwest Washington, the rain hindered grain farmers with lodged crops as well as hay and grass seed…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington (NRCS-WA) has announced the following application batching dates for programs for Fiscal Year 2025 funding: Environmental Quality Incentives Program Classic Applications batching date Oct. 22, 2024 Read the full announcement here. Conservation Stewardship Program Classic Applications batching date…

From the Capital Press A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Washington Farm Bureau that claimed the state Department of Ecology failed to shield farmers and haulers of farm goods from cap-and-trade taxes. Read the rest of the article here.

From the National Association of Wheat Growers On July 25, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the Request for Information on Climate Smart Biofuel feedstocks. The comments focused on the environmental benefits of winter wheat and the need to…

From the Capital Press This year will be “a little more challenging” for wheat prices than the past few years, says grain exporter Brian Liedl, an industry representative on the Washington Grain Commission. “The world is pretty comfortable with the current supply-and-demand picture,” which is reflected in lower wheat prices,…

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, unchanged from the previous week. Western Washington was dry and most of their first cutting of hay had been completed. In Clark County, moisture was leaving fast, and crops were beginning to dry out. Central…

From smallgrains.wsu.edu The Pacific Northwest is facing yet another major heat wave. This latest extreme heat and dry conditions currently has the vast majority of the state under a “red-flag” warning, which indicates a high risk of fire danger. Therefore, with harvest starting across much of Eastern Washington, producers are…

In late July, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft Insecticide Strategy for public comment. The draft strategy identifies protections that EPA will consider when it registers a new insecticide or reevaluates an existing one. In developing this draft strategy, EPA identified protections to address potential impacts for…