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If you plan to attend next week’s Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s Annual Meeting and Hort Expo, you can hear from speakers with plenty of industry knowledge.

If you plan to attend next week’s Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s Annual Meeting and Hort Expo, you can hear from speakers with plenty of industry knowledge.

The California Department of Water Resources has awarded $11.8 million in funding for two projects promoting agriculture and groundwater conservation, and China has approved 18 U.S. beef companies and 12 U.S. pork outlets for export to China.

The Washington Farm Bureau held its Annual Meeting recently in Pasco where folks from the agricultural community get together to network and to discuss priorities for the upcoming year.

The National Farmers Union is one of many organizations backing the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” out in Washington, D.C.

If you’re a farmer who understands the challenges of finding an adequate workforce, you’ve now got NEW revisions to the H-2A visa program.

The livestock industry, both beef and dairy, get a lot of fingers pointed their direction for their contribution to environmental damage and climate change.

Bayer faces a payout of $1.56 billion after a Missouri jury finds in favor of the plaintiffs in fourth straight Roundup lawsuit, and John Deere sales in the fourth quarter fell year-over-year, though the earnings did increase.

Walk into any kindergarten classroom in the middle of winter and you are bound to find a little person fighting off a cold. In much the same way, young calves are also prone to respiratory disease and pneumonia after they are weaned, say the veterinarians at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. 

If you’re a farmer who understands the challenges of finding an adequate workforce, you’ve now got NEW revisions to the H-2A visa program.