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Idaho per capita farm income
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho top dog in the West in per capita farm income.
2026 Fire Season
Idaho Ag Today
It was another tough wildfire season in Idaho this year, as about 700,000 acres burned across the state.
National FFA Award for Oregon Member and U.S.-Mexico Trade Talks Stall
The Agribusiness Update
Winners of the 2026 National FFA Agricultural Proficiency Awards were named last week at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis and one is for an Oregon member, and trade negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico have stalled over steel and aluminum tariffs.
Washington #13 in Imports and Ag Tractor and Combine Sales Down
The Agribusiness Update
Washington state ranks #13 nationwide, importing nearly $4-billion in food and beverages each year, 1.9% of the U.S. total, and sales of agricultural tractors and combines declined in both the U.S. and Canada in September compared with the same month a year earlier.
Idaho hop acres up
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho hop acres rebound a little….After plummeting the past two years.
OSU Grape - Wine Smoke Analysis and USDA Technology Project
The Agribusiness Update
The Smoke, Wine, and Grapes Analytical Chemistry Lab at Oregon State University is open for business, and USDA is launching a pilot project that relies more heavily on technology to improve its U.S. crop acreage and yield estimates.
Wildfire in Southeast Oregon
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A large wildfire burning this week in southern Oregon is close to “getting out of hand.”
Wildfire volunteers
Idaho Ag Today
The Big Grass Fire in Owyhee County isn’t the only wildfire burning in Idaho.
OSU Insect Cameras and Cattle Groups React to Southern Border Reopening
The Agribusiness Update
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a low-cost, semi-automated, AI-driven method that uses remote cameras to survey bumblebees and other insects, and cattle groups support reopening of the southern border to live cattle from Mexico.
OSU Food Testing Sensor and SAWA Reaction Mixed
The Agribusiness Update
An electrochemical sensor developed at Oregon State University holds promise for food quality testing, and a Republican-backed ag labor bill is drawing mixed reactions as lawmakers debate changes to the H-2A farmworker program.
Fertilizer Tariffs and International Trade Commission
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
In a key move for fertilizer tariffs, the Senate Finance Committee advanced five of the president’s nominees to the International Trade Commission for confirmation.
Oregon Pear Grower Aid and American Farmland Pressures
The Agribusiness Update
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek requests Federal Disaster Designation for pear growers in the Columbia River Gorge, and America’s farmland continues to face pressure from development and ownership changes.
Pear Relief in Oregon
Fruit Grower Report
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek asked for a federal disaster designation for pear growers in the Columbia River Gorge to assist with severe crop losses, but her opponent in the Governor's race says that's not enough.
Sugar beet letter
Idaho Ag Today
U.S. sugar beet farmers are facing dire times financially because of the unfair trading practices and out-of-date tier two tariff rate.
PNW Fire Restrictions and EU Approves Tariff Suspension
The Agribusiness Update
Statewide fire restrictions remain in effect for all Bureau of Land Management public lands throughout Oregon and Washington, and the European Union has approved a one-year suspension of tariffs on certain nitrogen fertilizer imports.
Ag financial impact
Idaho Ag Today
According to a recently released report, agriculture continues to be a major part of Idaho’s economy.
Potatoes to Japan-Wyden
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Idaho’s Mike Crapo wrote a letter, signed by 66 of their colleagues, encouraging the President to make getting U.S. fresh potato access into Japan.
March snowpack
Idaho Ag Today
Below normal mountain snowpack in several Western mountain ranges late in the water season means worry about potential runoff and water supplies.
USMCA Fixes
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Renewal of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement won strong bipartisan support at a Senate Finance hearing as the trade deal that replaced NAFTA comes up for its six-year review.