Troopers say an 18-wheeler driven by 31-year-old Miguel Fuentes was traveling too fast for conditions when it lost balance on a curve and rolled on its the side
The United States Department of Agriculture announced new members of the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and Planting Seeds.
The farming community showed off its heart Wednesday, as Lamb Weston donated over 70,000 pounds of potatoes to 2nd Harvest. Jean Tucker with 2nd Harvest said the very large donation will help thousands of families across the region. She not...
The past two years have been challenging for potato growers across the Pacific Northwest. Last year, the growing and planting season was delayed thanks to a late spring snow storm that dumped several inches of snow in several locations. An...
The 2023 Washington & Oregon Potato Conference gets underway Tuesday at the Three Rivers Convention Center in the Tri-Cities. Tressa Radach Newton with the Washington state Potato Commission said one of the newest features that they are most excited about, is not a new feature. She said th...
2022 was a mixed year for many of the Northwest’s largest commodities.
All wheat planted in Idaho totaled 1.16 million acres, down 6% from 2021. Harvested area, at 1.08 million acres, is down 5% from the previous year. All wheat product...
The value of Washington’s 2021 agricultural production totaled $10.2 billion, a slight increase from the 2020 figure. According to NASS, the value of Washington’s crop production in 2021 was $7.21 billion, down 3% year-over-year. Meanwhile, the...