University of Idaho scientists discovered a naturally occurring genetic mutation in wheat associated with increased yield. UI ...

Lack of written succession deal source of farm’s woes Trying to avoid domestic strife four decades ago only ended up ...

Soft white wheat with “exceeding low” protein can cause problems for millers and flour functionality, Washington State University winter wheat breeder Arron Carter said. At such low protein, the ...

Washington blueberry shipments up through mid-July U.S. sweet cherry production in the top four producing states is expected to hit 310,500 tons this season, down 17% from 2025. The USDA’s […] ...

Comments: Over 1,200 head today with over 400 goats. Market a little softer on lambs and goats. Good quality feeder cattle stronger this week, with 800 lb steers $2,800-$3,000. Good cows this week, ...

Rancher Chad Nettleton trimmed vegetation in the fire-defensible space around his father’s home place near Silver City, Idaho, July 27 as the Big Grass Fire burned in the vicinity. “I don’t think it ...

Farm and business groups in California say a state bill that would raise the minimum wage for certain agricultural workers by nearly $3 an hour would lead to business closures, fewer jobs and more ...

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Urban development isn’t yet encroaching on Northwoods Nursery near Molalla, Ore., but owner Jim Gilbert isn’t taking any chances. To preserve the 66-acre property as farmland in perpetuity, Gilbert is ...

The number of agricultural lenders has kept shrinking even as the amount of money they lend to farmers has continued increasing, according to federal statistics. The U.S. had 945 agricultural banks at ...

They’re the misfits of the log world. Too thick, too short, too irregular or too uneconomical for the sawmill, they’re also often found in awkward locations that defy easy extraction. The unlucky ...

Grigg Farms is a fourth-generation family farm rooted in the Quincy Valley of Washington, where a legacy that began in 1937 has grown from a small dairy operation into one of the region’s leading ...