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WDFW warns: Don’t feed the coyotes

WDFW warns: Don’t feed the coyotes »

/The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds residents not to feed coyotes, either intentionally or by allowing them access to food, such as garbage and pet food. Earlier this year, WDFW officials had to euthanize...

March 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »
New WSU AgWeatherNet products and monitoring locations to aid ag industry

New WSU AgWeatherNet products and monitoring locations to aid ag industry »

In an effort to provide valuable data to their technologically savvy clientele, the Washington State University AgWeatherNet development team has released two new weather products, as well as a third product developed by 4Quarters, Inc.. The...

March 2 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Ag Briefs

Researchers evaluate popular forage grain blends »

Researchers evaluate popular forage grain blends

Growers who plant forage grain blends now have data to back their seed selection decisions. As the planting of annual grain blends for forage production...

Mar 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

WSU Extension 4-H, USDA, DOD partner to serve military families »

WSU Extension 4-H, USDA, DOD partner to serve military families

Washington State University Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program is among the handful of higher education institutions working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and...

Feb 25 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Lupine and crooked calf research to be reviewed »

Lupine and crooked calf research to be reviewed

Scientists from the USDA Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory in Logan, Utah, will meet with Adams County ranchers Monday, March 1, to review their ongoing...

Feb 23 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Ag associations offer scholarships »

Ag associations offer scholarships

The Washington State Hay Growers Association and the Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association are pleased to offer $1,000 scholarships for the 2010-11 school year. The...

Feb 22 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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Ag & Politics

Washington State Democrats sponsor ag resolutions »

Washington State Democrats sponsor ag resolutions

By Larry Ludwig Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Caucus Four resolutions sponsored by the Agriculture and Rural Caucus (ARC) of the Washington State Democrats were adopted at the statewide Jan. 30 meeting of the Washington State Democratic Central Committee in Seattle. The resolutions touched on concerns relating to genetic...

Feb 26 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Plans for local wind farm continue »

Plans for local wind farm continue

By LuAnn Morgan It was a packed house when representatives of Horizon Wind Energy hosted a community meeting in Othello Wednesday, Dec. 23, to discuss the proposed Saddle Mountain Wind Farm. The farm, which will be located along the ridge of the Saddle Mountains in Adams County,...

Feb 15 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Washington – Oregon Asian trade mission introduces potatoes to new markets »

Washington – Oregon Asian trade mission introduces potatoes to new markets

A joint Washington – Oregon agricultural trade mission was indeed a cross-cultural experience for the visitors as well as the target markets in four Asian cities, November 13-24, 2009.  Organized by the Washington and Oregon potato commissions, the purpose of the 12-day mission was to...

Dec 14 2009 / No comment / Read More »

HASTINGS LEADS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ASPARAGUS FARMERS »

HASTINGS LEADS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ASPARAGUS FARMERS

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today led bipartisan congressional efforts to encourage the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to start signup for the Asparagus Market Loss Program. “The Andean Trade Preferences Act continues to have a devastating impact on the Washington asparagus industry, and I am pleased...

Oct 27 2009 / No comment / Read More »
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USDA

WSDA handbook available online

WSDA handbook available online

Farmers who sell their agricultural and food products directly to consumers now have a new tool to help launch a business or expand into new products: The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA)...

Feb 22, 2010 / More »

Washington State University

WSU Extension 4-H, USDA, DOD partner to serve military families

WSU Extension 4-H, USDA, DOD partner to serve military families

Washington State University Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program is among the handful of higher education institutions working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Defense to strengthen support for military families...

Feb 25, 2010 / More »

Apples

Tree Fruit Industry Charity Awards Scholarships at Apple Cup

Tree Fruit Industry Charity Awards Scholarships at Apple Cup

Wenatchee, WA… While some Cougar and Husky fans were jabbing back and forth with predictions on the anticipated outcome of this year’s Apple Cup football game, the tree fruit industry was taking the...

Dec 7, 2009 / More »

Beef

Washington Cattleman named to national beef checkoff committee

Washington Cattleman named to national beef checkoff committee

Sid Viebrock, a commercial cow-calf producer from Waterville, was named to a one-year term on the beef industry’s national Beef Promotion and Operating Committee (BPOC) during the 2010 annual Cattle Industry Convention and...

Feb 16, 2010 / More »

Gardening

No gypsy moth eradication planned for 2010

No gypsy moth eradication planned for 2010

For the third year in a row, there will be no gypsy moth eradication treatments in Washington in 2010. After analyzing the results of last summer’s trappings and follow-up inspections, state agriculture officials concluded...

Feb 15, 2010 / More »

Grapes & Vineyards

Washington State Grape Society scholarships for 2010

Washington State Grape Society scholarships for 2010

The Washington State Grape Society is proud to offer a scholarship to a deserving young person who plans to attend Washington State University and engage in a field of study relating to the...

Feb 16, 2010 / More »

History

History of the Columbia Basin Project Part Five:  Looking toward the future

History of the Columbia Basin Project Part Five: Looking toward the future

By Laurel McCall Note: This is the final installment of a paper written for a history class at Washington State University. Laurel McCall has graciously allowed the Columbia Basin Farmer to reprint it for...

Feb 15, 2010 / More »

Irrigation

Researchers evaluate popular forage grain blends

Researchers evaluate popular forage grain blends

Growers who plant forage grain blends now have data to back their seed selection decisions. As the planting of annual grain blends for forage production increases in the Northwest, so does the need to...

Mar 3, 2010 / More »
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