PORTLAND, Ore. — Small family-owned farms in Washington increasingly face challenges coming from seemingly every angle, from local water regulations to rising labor costs and new concerns about the ...

Washington lawmakers are advancing bills that could make farming more expensive, while legislation to cut labor costs and taxes languishes. The state ranks 14th in the U.S. in gross farm […] ...

These practices focus on controlling people, animals, equipment, and vehicles that come in contact with livestock. Simple ...

Potatoes took center stage last week in the Tri-Cities. "I want to welcome you to the largest potato conference in North ...

A law better than rough labor disputes OLYMPIA — Washington farmers testified they can’t afford to negotiate pay raises with unions, while union organizers argued a collective-bargaining law […] ...

A new initiative called Growing with AI will bring together the state's tech giants and diverse farming community to tackle ...

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse blasted the firing of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s top executive in Washington state for ag loans, disaster relief and other programs, as a shortsighted “mistake.” Jon ...

CHICAGO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The CDC is deploying a team to Washington state to assess the health of farm workers who culled poultry suffering from bird flu after four workers are presumed to have been ...

Four agricultural workers in southeast Washington have preliminarily tested positive for bird flu after working around an infected poultry flock at a commercial egg farm. The cases, if confirmed, ...