Matthew Weaver
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USDA report outlines post-Brexit opportunities for U.S. ag exporters
The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union could mean new trade opportunities for U.S. farmers, the USDA says in a new report. → Read More
Newhouse is new co-chair of wine caucus
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., is the first non-Californian to serve as a co-chair on the Congressional Wine Caucus. → Read More
E. Washington rancher, Army Corps settle land dispute
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a Washington rancher have settled a long-running dispute over livestock, public land and property boundaries. → Read More
Women in leadership reflect agriculture's diversity, researchers say
That the directors of the three Pacific Northwest wheat commissions are women reflects a broader trend in agriculture, researchers say. → Read More
Syngenta releasing hybrid spring wheat
Syngenta will release a hybrid spring wheat to farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota next year. → Read More
Black Sea grain initiative extension stabilizes wheat prices
Northwest market analysts predict that the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative means a little less wheat price uncertainty — for now. → Read More
Wheat researchers use heavy weed pressure to develop hardier plants
Idaho researchers are turning up the weed pressure in an effort to develop hardier wheat varieties. → Read More
Construction slated to begin on new Odessa area pipeline next year
Construction is slated to start late next year on another system to deliver Columbia River water to Odessa Subarea farms. The EL 86.4 system will be 6 to 7 miles → Read More
Wheat industry revving up visits to overseas customers
Wheat industry representatives are ramping up visits with overseas customers this fall and winter. Northwest farmers, researchers and other industry experts will participate in crop quality tours hosted by U.S. → Read More
Gut health key to good health — and wheat helps, scientist says
To be healthy, humans need to think small. The tiny microbes in their digestive system provide a big boost to the health of their body, a scientist says. The actions → Read More
NAWG looks ahead to elections, farm bill funding
Adequate funding for the next farm bill will be the biggest hurdle as lawmakers continue work on the legislation, a wheat industry leader says. → Read More
LIVING BY THE CREED: Washington's Cole Baerlocher ends term as National FFA president
Cole Baerlocher wraps up his year as National FFA president next week, marking the end of a non-stop year of meetings with members across the U.S. A native of Colfax, → Read More
Radicchio symposium returns in person
PORTLAND — A symposium for radicchio farmers, buyers and sellers will be part of the agenda when the Sagra del Radicchio festival returns in person this month. → Read More
Q&A: Simpson continues to push lower Snake River dam plan
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson continues to promote his $33.5 billion proposal to breach four lower Snake River dams. Though he has not introduced any legislation, the eastern Idaho Republican says → Read More
Northwest weed experts sound alarm over palmer amaranth
It’s a matter of when, not if, the weed palmer amaranth spreads into the Pacific Northwest, researchers say. → Read More
Youth activity program catches on at Washington farmers markets
When organizers developed a youth activity program for Washington farmers markets in 2015, they thought they might reach 50 kids at one or two markets. → Read More
USAID purchases $68 million of Ukraine wheat
The U.S. will provide more than $68 million to the United Nations World Food Program to purchase, move and store up to 150,000 metric tons of Ukrainian wheat to help → Read More
Volunteers backbone of county fairs but are getting harder to find
Volunteers are the backbone of county fairs across Washington state, but in many areas they are getting harder to find. The Capital Press talks with fair volunteers and managers to → Read More
Inslee-Murray report: Snake River dam breaching not feasible now
Breaching the lower Snake River dams is not "a feasible or responsible option" until their energy or economic benefits can be replaced, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said today in releasing → Read More
Stakeholders tout value of Snake River dams at federal advisory meeting
The volume of freight and grain moving through the Snake River dams increases every year, and rumors to the contrary are wrong, members of a federal advisory committee say. "I → Read More