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Your July 4 cookout will cost more this year
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (479+ words) Published 12: 00 am Friday, June 26, 2026 A Fourth of July cookout for 10 guests will average $73. 82 this year, up $2. 90 or 4% over 2025, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation annual survey. That's the highest price since the survey began a decade ago. Regional prices…...
Louisiana senator to propose hiking tariffs on imported beef, live cattle
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (550+ words) Published 1: 15 pm Friday, June 26, 2026 U. S. Sen. Bill Cassidy will introduce a bill to raise tariffs on foreign beef and cattle, a move a cattlemen's group says will encourage U. S. ranchers to rebuild their herds. The bill also would raise tariffs on shrimp,…...
Falling number researchers scout PNW for hot spots
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (566+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Friday, June 26, 2026 Northwest researchers will scout a larger footprint as they sample this year's wheat harvest for falling number hot spots. Amber Hauvermale, Washington State University assistant professor, and Alison Thompson, USDA research biologist, will examine variety trials…...
AI in agriculture is already here
12+ hour ago (353+ words) Published 11: 30 am Friday, June 26, 2026 Not long ago, most conversations about artificial intelligence felt far removed from everyday life on the farm. Today, farmers are seeing it roll through fields and help make decisions in real time. Last week, I had…...
Washington Supreme Court rules against Farm Bureau on cap-and-trade
14+ hour ago (525+ words) Published 9: 30 am Friday, June 26, 2026 The Washington Supreme Court has ruled the Department of Ecology correctly applied a law that purportedly exempts farmers from cap-and-trade taxes. The court rejected claims by the Washington Farm Bureau that Ecology regulations fell short. Although…...
Oregon's fishing industry celebrates new USDA Office of Seafood
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (508+ words) Published 3: 30 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 Oregon's fishing industry has expressed strong support for the new USDA Office of Seafood. Yelena Nowak, Oregon Trawl Commission director, called the development long overdue and said the agency will provide increased opportunities with grants, marketing…...
WDFW director moves to dismiss commissioner's lawsuit
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (319+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind struck back at claims he tried to muzzle and remove Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Lorna Smith. Susewind filed a motion June 22 asking a judge to dismiss a…...
Drought strengthens hold on Idaho, Oregon
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (365+ words) Published 2: 00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 Drought continued to strengthen its hold across parts of the Pacific Northwest, covering 97% of Idaho and 87% of Oregon, which declared emergencies for two more counties. Washington was in far better shape than its neighbors, according to…...
Supreme Court: State pesticide warnings pre-empted by federal law
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (578+ words) Published 1: 50 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 State laws can't impose warning requirements on pesticide labels that aren't mandated by federal pesticide law, according to the U. S. Supreme Court. The nation's highest court has ruled that the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act pre-empts…...
Trump reasserts U. S. to spend Iranian assets on farm goods
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (340+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Wednesday, June 24, 2026 President Trump reaffirmed that unfrozen Iranian assets will buy U. S. farm goods, though an Iranian official said no one will dictate how Iran spends the money. Iran needs food and the U. S. will buy it from American producers,…...