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Pacific Northwest pulse crop in bloom
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (284+ words) Published 8: 00 am Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Pulses in the Pacific Northwest are up and out of the ground. "The peas are blooming, the lentils are blooming, the chickpeas are just starting to bloom," USA Pulses CEO Tim Mc Greevy says. They've benefitted…...
OSU Malheur field day to show crop trials, impact of unusual weather
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (311+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station staff plan a crop research field day from 8: 30 a. m. to 1 p. m. at the station, 595 Onion Ave. , Ontario. Trials for onions, potatoes, sugar beets, dry beans, wheat and hemp will be featured, according…...
Co Bank: Dairy heifer inventories to stay low before '27 rebound
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (439+ words) Published 10: 00 am Friday, June 19, 2026 The number of heifers available to enter the U. S. milking herd has dropped to its lowest level since 1978. The decline comes as the total dairy herd reaches a 30-year population high at the same time strong financial…...
Power council: Increased spill over dams delaying adult salmon
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (387+ words) Published 10: 30 am Thursday, June 18, 2026 The federal court order to increase spill over Columbia and Snake river dams delayed adult salmon passage "significantly" at two dams, according to the Public Power Council. Citing reports from the Columbia River Basin Water Management…...
Field day covers 20-plus topics for forest, range owners
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (228+ words) Published 9: 40 am Thursday, June 18, 2026 Forest and range owners have more than 20 topics to choose from during Washington State University's Forest and Range Owners Field Day. The event, hosted by WSU's Eastern Washington Extension Forestry program, runs 9 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m. June 27 at the…...
Washington orchard grows organic heirloom fruit
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (431+ words) Published 3: 30 pm Thursday, June 18, 2026 By Heather Thomas/ For the Capital Press White Mountain Orchard is owned and managed by Claire, Hal and Simon Jackson near Tonasket, Wash. It was stablished in 1991 by Claire's father Ted Lichtenfels at base of Whitestone…...
Washington orchard becomes a diverse operation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (515+ words) Published 3: 30 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2026 By Heather Thomas/ For the Capital Press Luke Tonnemaker's great-grandparents, Orland and Pearl Tonnemaker, started this 132-acre farm near Royal City, Wash. , in 1962. "In 1981 my father, Kole, took over the day-to-day operation of the farm when…...
Idaho Wheat Commission tightens budget as weather tests crop's resilience
1+ week, 1+ day ago (472+ words) Published 2: 00 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Idaho Wheat Commission board members recently approved a $2. 98 million budget. The commission expects $3. 5 million in revenue. "We are operating on a little bit tighter budget this year, just looking into the future," executive director Britany Hurst…...
Idaho Barley Commission budget down slightly
1+ week, 1+ day ago (515+ words) Published 10: 00 am Tuesday, June 16, 2026 The Idaho Barley Commission board approved a fiscal 2027 budget of $961, 583, down by about 1. 4% from a year earlier. Research spending was decreased by 9. 2% for the budget year that starts July 1 "in favor of an increase in funding…...
Oregon Wheat makes 'strategic investments' in $7. 7 million budget
1+ week, 1+ day ago (351+ words) Published 11: 05 am Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Oregon Wheat Commission board members recently approved a $7. 7 million budget. "We've had a pretty steady set of crops that have allowed us to ensure strong reserves," CEO Amanda Hoey said. "We know the challenges our producers…...