21+ hour, 20+ min ago  (474+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 At 68% of normal, Idaho's peak snowpack is one of the lowest since measurements began in the 1930s, according to USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service staff. And the peak came March 17, nearly three weeks early, according to an…...

21+ hour, 6+ min ago  (285+ words) Published 3: 15 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 The Washington Department of Ecology has declared a statewide drought, brought on by the third-smallest snowpack in the past four decades. Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller made the announcement April 8 at the department's office in Union Gap…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (354+ words) Published 3: 45 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Above-normal risk of large wildfires is expected in May in parts of northern California, in June in the Northwest east of the Cascades, and in July in Idaho. Increased fire activity in March, especially in second…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1398+ words) Published 7: 00 am Wednesday, April 8, 2026 With several factors threatening a "decline spiral" in Oregon's forests, experts say a hedging strategy may help landowners prevent the health of their woodlots from deteriorating. After long pursuing the "European ideal" of a fire-free landscape,…...

1+ day, 14+ min ago  (552+ words) Published 7: 00 am Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Trout roe raised at Riverence Farms" fish hatchery in central Idaho is becoming an affordable alternative to sturgeon caviar and market for excess eggs. "We"re told our weekly shipments sell out," said Brynn Wakefield, manager…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (441+ words) Published 12: 10 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 President Trump finds himself in the unusual position of rebutting accusations that his tariffs are illegal in part because they don't go far enough. A 24-state coalition, led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, claims Trump…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (380+ words) Published 1: 05 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 John Deere has agreed to pay $99 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of monopolizing repair services by withholding high-tech diagnostic tools from farmers and independent repair shops. The settlement will reimburse farmers for…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (441+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 President Donald Trump is proposing a nearly $5 billion cut to USDA. The proposed budget requests $20. 8 billion in discretionary budget authority for USDA for 2027, a $4. 9 billion decrease from the 2026 enacted level, a 19% decline. "President Trump is the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (673+ words) Published 8: 30 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Washington Association of Wheat Growers leadership met with both Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and White House officials in recent months to discuss key agricultural issues. WAWG met with Ferguson and White House officials in January. More…...

2+ day, 21+ min ago  (445+ words) Published 8: 00 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 The Oregon Department of Agriculture on April 3 filed emergency rules to help prevent an onion maggot infestation in Malheur County. Onion maggot can cause "severe yield losses and significant financial harm to the onion industry," according…...