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According to the latest USDA numbers, the winter wheat harvest, as of Sunday August 10th, is 90% complete which is one point behind the five year average, and two points behind last year's number.

In Idaho 60% of the Spring Wheat crop is rated good to excellent, while in Washington, 56% is rated good to excellent

Washington State's federal lawmakers sound the alarm on federal cuts to the United States Forest Service (USFS) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). United States Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, along with Reps. Kim Schrier, Rick Larsen, and Marie Glusenkamp Perez sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and USFS Chief Tom Schultz on the firings of hundreds of employ

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Through its Sembrando Éxito initiative, Wenatchee Valley College is instilling Hispanic farm workers with self-confidence and superlative tech know-how.

“You know, I think it's fair to say that this administration has been pretty clear in terms of its support for the collective bargaining process," noted Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack when recently asked about the possibility of a dock workers strike this week at East Coast ports from New England down to Texas.   “...

Kittitas County takes action with burn ban to reduce wildfire risk. Find out which activities are restricted and exceptions for safe outdoor cooking.

Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse introduces Act to prevent CCP land purchases near federal properties.

The USDA has stepped up its regulations of the Horse Protection Act to try to eliminate the practice of horse soring.

The FDA, USDA, and EPA have published a draft of a national strategy to reduce food loss and waste in the United States by 50% by 2030.