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Last week, the Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed bird flu in a large commercial poultry facility in Moses Lake.

The farming industry is facing a variety of challenges, and some of those challenges are specific to a sector or a commodity, but some are widespread.

The first case of West Nile Virus this year in Washington has been confirmed in a Yakima County horse.

With harvest ramping up across the region, the Washington State Tree Fruit Association has a message for all growers, workers, or anyone in the orchard: "Be on the lookout for Japanese beetle."

August and September are often some of the most active months for wildfires here in the Pacific Northwest.

According to the latest numbers from the Census of Agriculture, the state lost 3,700 farms between 2017 and 2022, an average of two farms per day.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture says in its first year, the state’s new Bee Atlas netted over 25 new or rare bee species.

The WSDA announced Wednesday a partnership with FieldWatch!, a nonprofit that provides online mapping access to growers, pesticide applicators, and apiarists.

Japanese beetles have made their first appearances of the year in the Lower Yakima Valley.  The Washington State Department of Agriculture said nine beetles were detected in ten traps in Grandview and one beetle was detected in a trap in Wapato on June 9.   ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture's Farm to School Purchasing Grant Application is open for the 2025–2027 biennium.   WSDA said the grant provides funds for schools and early learning services to source and prepare high quality, nutritious, culturally relevant foods for their meal programs. The program emphasizes p...