The Idaho Potato Commission named Michael Ybarra as foodservice promotion director-West, following the retirement of Armand Lobato. “We are excited to welcome Michael to the Idaho Potato Commission,” ...

A proposal to rezone a 100-acre “farm forest” property to allow for 10 home sites in Oregon’s Linn County has won approval from a state land use board. The county […] ...

Two Montana ranches have lost a lawsuit alleging they suffered $9 million in damages from federal “burnout and backfiring operations” during a 2017 wildfire. A federal judge has determined the […] ...

Oregon’s hazelnut industry seems largely unperturbed by a culling process that has roiled other agricultural sectors. From cranberries to cattle and from peanuts to poultry, consolidation among ...

Stalled progress on canola legislation in Oregon’s Willamette Valley has prompted state farm regulators to revisit lifting restrictions on the crop in Central Oregon. Last year, the Oregon Department ...

Jefferson County became the eighth Oregon county in 2025 to gain a state emergency drought declaration. Much of the county remained in moderate drought in late September. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek ...

The U.S. Forest Service has awarded $200 million in grants for 58 projects through the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program. The USDA announced the investments Sept. 23 and Pacific Northwest […] ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has pushed U.S. officials to prioritize the U.S. blueberry industry as part of broader efforts to eliminate trade barriers. In a letter to USDA Secretary […] ...

A California organic dairy has come under renewed criticism as an industry watchdog group has claimed its alleged mistreatment of cattle points to broader regulatory problems. The OrganicEye nonprofit ...

Treatment of a stretch of the Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho, for invasive quagga mussels is slated to start Sept. 30 and conclude around Oct. 10, state officials announced. […] ...

Russell Smith-Ollivierre, agriculture outreach program coordinator at Oregon State University Extension Service-Malheur County. (Courtesy OSU Extension) Oregon State University Extension ...