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Acreage for pulses like peas, lentils and chickpeas continues to grow in the PNW and beyond, according to USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council CEO Tim McGreevy.

There has been a spate of recent pronouncements from politicians — as different politically as Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines to California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsome — arguing that we

Lets bring in derek van dam. what you are seeing there, i remember seeing that same scene in paradise a couple years ago, those devastating fires there. what is the latest in. >> yeah, it is also hard to actually comprehend that the same type of natural disasters unfolding on two different continents in such a ferocious way. we have what is taking place in greece, turkey, basically southeast europe and what is happening on the western portions of the united states in north america. but lets star...

Shortages. so some growers of the processing tomatos, unlike heirloom where i am now, they are cutting back on acreage. that means tighter supplies, higher prices. for processors they find this enormously frustrating. >> we need to have balance, right? balance between making sure that everyone has sufficient water to both grow food and to still, you know, have the proper water for daily use. but something you cant wait until its an emergency. and i think often thats what we do is we wait until i...

Thousand firefighters working this particular fire. we are at the incident command post where you have some crews that just got back from working the fire line, while others are about to go out. and, of course, this is just win of many fires burning throughout the west. you talked about all these fires, about 83 raging across 13 states. the biggest one in oregon, that bootleg fire. as you said, the acreage burned is about the size of los angeles. and this is a fire that is literally creating its...

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Re going to be excessively hot in the west and they could see dry thunderstorms, which is so interesting. the water evaporates later. sunday and monday were looking at the threat for more wildfires in the west. back to you guys. >> michelle grossman, thank you very much. its not just heat, were hearing about some of the devastating effects of the drought out west. some ranchers are being forced to sell their cattle because they dont have the water to take care of them. >> residents are grappling...

As canada. u.s. laid out, its the extreme temperatures, the fires, the lack of water. i started by asking a rancher who we were able to spend time with yesterday whether or not she thought it was climate change. >> absolutely its climate change. weve seen that, we know theres climate change. if you dont have rain, you dont have cows. theres no way you can continue to feed the cattle. its not cost effective. and right now, the cost of cattle are down because everybody was liquidating their herds ...

Chauvins attorney filed a motion last month for a new trial. the northwest is bracing for life threatening heat this weekend. millions in the region dont even have air conditioners. experts say this is a clear manifestation of man mademade ce change. and farmers who run an almond orchard were forced to let one-third of the acreage to dry out. >> the heat is on, at least across the pacific northwest. the potential exists for shattering over 300 record heat temperatures across oregon, washington...

Irwinter storm put millses in the dark without heat for days. the heat is on beyond texas. this last day of spring a number of western states find themselves sweltering in an historic heat wave. cities from colorado to california report triple digit temps. and that is bad news for california farmers who provide so much of this country with the food and veggies its eats. steve patterson recently caught up with one of them. >> reporter: what have you had to do to adapt? >> we are short of water, o...