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 introduce those markets to Northwest potato varieties and recipes that [...]
SPOKANE, Wash. December 14, 2009—The Risk Management Agency reminds producers of winter and spring sales closing dates for the Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) programs the Adjusted Gross Revenue Pilot (AGR) available in select Northwest counties, and the Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite (AGR-Lite) programs available throughout the Pacific Northwest which cover most farm-raised crops, animals, and [...]
Financial, technical assistance available to protect land SPOKANE, Wash., (Dec. 7, 2009) – After years of harvesting environmental and wildlife benefits from their land, many Washington growers will soon face decisions about what to harvest next from their Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres. More than 90,000 contracted acres will expire in 2010, while nearly 175,000 [...]
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 opportunity to bolster scholarship coffers at the University of Washington (UW) and Washington State University (WSU). Students were this year’s big winners! [...]
“Change, Challenge and Opportunity” is the theme for the 2010 Washington State Hay Growers Association (WSHGA) annual conference that is scheduled for January 13 and 14, 2010 at theThree Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, WA. The annual educational conference and trade show is co-sponsored by WSU Extension and the WSHGA. This year’s conference will draw more than 400 growers and industry [...]
Major issues affecting safety and health of production agriculture workers will be the focus of the first-ever “Be Safe, Be Profitable: Protecting Workers in Agriculture,” conference to be held January 27-28, 2010, at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott South. The conference will address key practices associated with multiple agriculture production commodities, geographic diversity, and workforce [...]
Cattle producers are committed to producing high quality and safe beef products for today’s consumers, while managing natural resources for the next. Therefore the focus for the 2009 Grant County Beef Information Day, on December 10th, will be to provide area cattle producers with the knowledge and tools necessary to enhance animal performance and health [...]
NRCS sets Dec. 31 as ranking cut-off date SPOKANE, Wash. (Nov. 23, 2009) – Washington agricultural producers and landowners interested in protecting or improving natural resources on their land are being urged to contact their local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office before Dec. 31 if they want to qualify for conservation financial assistance in 2010. [...]
