As of June 30 Washington State law will require certain commercial motor vehicles to have an intrastate DOT number. The number will be used to track the owner and the vehicle’s safety fitness rating. Owners of any vehicle that meets the definition of a commercial motor vehicle must register through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Motor vehicles [...]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has introduced the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits and Security Act of 2009 (AgJobs). Originally introduced in 2003, AgJobs was passed by the Senate as part of a comprehensive immigration bill in 2006, however leadership in the House failed to take the measure up before adjournment.
India’s food processing sector is poised for significant growth, according to recent research by management consultants. Despite being a leading food producer, little is processed or exported, providing tremendous potential in the food processing industry, said the report’s authors. The report identified particularly strong growth in demand for processed and frozen foods, among others. Both [...]
Yakima, Wash… The Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) elected new officers at its annual meeting earlier this month in Yakima. Ruth Pringle of Naches was elected the Foundation’s new chairman. Ms. Pringle has been a board member of the Foundation since 2002, most recently serving as the Foundation’s vice-chairman. In addition to her role with [...]
(Wenatchee, WA) Young minds querying subjects such as “How hot and cold effect water irrigation temperature on plant growth?; Which orange juice has the most Vitamin C?; Is there a relationship between the brand of potato chip and the amount of paper towels it penetrated?” assembled in Kennewick for the annual Mid-Columbia Regional Science and [...]
Osborne Industries, Inc. and PigCHAMP, Inc. form strategic alliance that allows producers to capture unique value of both organizations. May 1, 2009 – Osborne Industries, Inc. and PigCHAMP, Inc. are pleased to announce a strategic alliance that will ultimately allow pork producers to improve management of their sow herds. “A new era has dawned in [...]
The Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association has selected the recipients for its annual scholarships. The following are the recipients of the 2009/10 Scholarship from the PNVA in the amount of $1,000 each. Landra Lange is currently attending Walla Walla Community College with a major in Agriculture Education and in the spring will be transferring to the University of Idaho. Alex [...]
A total of 331 stripe rust samples were obtained from 18 states, of which 297 wheat stripe rust and 34 barley stripe rust (from 3 states) were successfully identified to races. A total of 33 Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (PST, wheat stripe rust) and 11 P. striiformis f. sp. hordei (PSH, barley stripe [...]
The Washington Department of Ecology has issued 16 new water use permits for the Quincy Basin near Moses Lake. The permits went to people who applied for Quincy Basin “artificially-stored” groundwater (ASGW) several years ago and have been waiting for water to become available. The 15 permits for irrigation purposes range from two acre domestic [...]
USDA offers solution to long standing case by discriminated farmers WASHINGTON, May 6, 2009 – Today President Obama announced his plans to include settlement funds for black farmers in the FY 2010 budget to bring closure to their long-standing lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”This is an issue I worked on in the Senate, [...]
