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Moving Back Home! In addition to our yearling bulls, we also added some age-advantage bulls. The sale will take place at the Lewiston Roundup Grounds, just South of Lewiston. Both […] Preview: Sat. March 1st 9am - 1 pm Biddings Ends: Thurs. March 6th Starting at 6pm Highlights Include: Bulb planter and harvest equipmen
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Only California tops Washington in farm labor costs
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (415+ words) Published 9:51 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Washington farmers had the second-highest labor costs in the U.S. last year, behind only California and well ahead of any other state, according to the USDA Economic Research Service. Washington agricultural employers spent $3.7 billion on labor, absorbing…...
SW Idaho fruit producer sees positives in ahead-of-schedule '26
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (500+ words) Published 10:25 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 CALDWELL, Idaho — Notably large snow peaches are fewer this season as harvest races toward its conclusion, but Mike Williamson remains pleased. “They’re looking pretty good,” the Williamson Orchards & Vineyards co-owner and field manager said of the…...
Uncertainty is nursery industry???s new norm
1+ week, 3+ day ago (834+ words) Published 8:20 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 By Paris Achen/For the Capital Press A year ago, Oregon’s nursery industry was bracing for an economic downturn. While many of those fears never materialized, prolonged uncertainty has become the industry’s new norm as nurseries…...
How Southern Oregon finds comfort, shares sorrow at Pennington Farms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (495+ words) Published 11:00 am Monday, August 31, 2026 APPLEGATE, Ore. — Sam and Cathy Pennington grow 60 varieties of berries and make value-added products, so they know a thing or two about getting grimy in the fields as well as the comforting smell of fresh-baked pies....
H-2A wage ruling could deal crushing blow to PNW farmers
2+ week, 1+ day ago (773+ words) Published 4:14 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 By Don Jenkins and Kyle Odegard/Capital Press A federal court ruling requiring the U.S. Labor Department to recalculate H-2A wages for the season means farmers who hired seasonal foreign workers can’t be sure how much harvesting their…...
The future of barley: Growers, breeders pivot as markets shift
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1464+ words) Published 12:00 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 Bob Brueggeman had big plans for malting barley when he arrived at Washington State University as the new barley breeder in 2019. He brought in the infrastructure and genetics to establish a malt quality lab. Brueggeman got…...
Why Farm Nonprofits Are suing USDA over Grant DEI Rules
4+ week, 2+ day ago (557+ words) Published 10:00 am Thursday, August 13, 2026 Three organizations on the West Coast — Washington Farmland Trust, Oregon Farm Corps and Agroecology Commons — are among the five plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to overturn anti-DEI conditions on USDA grants. The lawsuit claims these directives…...
Why commodity prices are farmers’ top long-term threat | Capital Press
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (473+ words) Published 7:30 am Tuesday, August 11, 2026 The latest edition of the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index highlighted crop and livestock prices as producers’ top long-term obstacle. “Farmers believe the biggest challenge over the next decade isn’t simply producing a good…...
Farm leaders blast administration ag policies in letter
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (489+ words) Published 10:30 am Friday, July 31, 2026 John Foltz, former dean of the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, wasn’t happy about how federal policies are impacting farmers, and he wasn’t alone. Foltz and about 45 other former and current farm…...
Washington Ecology baffles engineers with new twist on old rule
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (505+ words) Published 1:00 pm Wednesday, July 29, 2026 The Washington Department of Ecology abruptly told water conservancy boards it will reject changes to water rights unless a geologist has approved hydrogeologic analyses, a routine task done for decades by engineers. Ecology’s new policy may…...