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HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Drone expert Mike Davis said the devices were evolving at warp speed, becoming far more advanced and capable every growing season — but they’re also getting […] ...
Warwick Bayly, longtime Washington State University equine veterinarian, recently received a lifetime achievement award for his work in equine medicine, including equine exercise science ...
World War II ended 80 years ago this August and winning it took everyone pulling together to solve logistical problems, like getting the green beans picked in Marion County, Oregon. […] ...
President Trump ranked agriculture second, behind automakers, as the industry that will benefit the most from the trade deal with the European Union. Trump and European Commission President Ursula ...
The USDA will reduce the number of employees working in Washington, D.C., vacate three buildings and consolidate regional offices, a reorganization that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said ...
Brian Liedl, longtime Pacific Northwest grain trader, is the new vice president of overseas operations for U.S. Wheat Associates. He will be based in U.S. Wheat’s Portland office. “I’ve had ...
Kurt Thomas, whose family owns the Agency Ranch in Southern Oregon, preached three rules to his children at the dinner table. “Get good grades, be respectful and don’t sell the […] ...
The new Field to Fork Festival Sandpoint aims to celebrate and strengthen northern Idaho’s local food economy, according to the statewide group that organized the event. FARE Idaho — which […] ...
After more than a year of often contentious bankruptcy proceedings, a large Idaho cattle company has won approval for a reorganization plan to stay in business. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Noah Hillen ...
An Idaho meat packer has filed counter-claims against several dairies suing the company, accusing them of foisting old, low-value cattle on the processor. Last year, three dairy farms in Idaho […] ...
Legal aid attorneys were wrongly blocked from bolstering their advocacy work with information gleaned from litigation against a Washington fruit producer, according to a federal appeals court. The ...
A federal judge has ordered the J.R. Simplot agribusiness company to pay for the upkeep of cattle allegedly contaminated with heavy metals during litigation over the matter. The ruling results […] ...