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WSDA Gearing Up For the 6th Year Of Fighting The Japanese Beetle
WSDA Gearing Up For the 6th Year Of Fighting The Japanese Beetle
This year, as in year’s past, the Washington State Department of Agriculture will deploy thousands of traps to monitor for Japanese beetle adults.  While the program traps around nurseries and farms throughout the state, most traps are placed at pathways like airports, railways, or transfer stations.  The Departmen...
WSDA Reports Two Cases Of Bird Flu In Western Washington Cats
WSDA Reports Two Cases Of Bird Flu In Western Washington Cats
On Wednesday, the Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed that two more indoor cats have contracted Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.  WSDA said the cats, one in King County, the other in Snohomish, were consuming Wild Coast Raw pet food, a pet food that was previously identified during a prior public health alert.  One of ...
USDA Designates Yakima As Natural Disaster
USDA Designates Yakima As Natural Disaster
Late last week, the USDA designated Yakima County as a Primary Natural Disaster Area for Drought.  The designation allows FSA to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from drought through emergency loans.  Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certa
Washington Counties Designated As Natural Disaster Areas
Washington Counties Designated As Natural Disaster Areas
FSA has designated half a dozen Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought.  The designation allows for the FSA to send emergency credit through emergency loans to producers in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Okanagan and Skagit counties.  According to the ...

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