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Saturday, February 04, 2012

FFA

Expo supports FFA

World Ag Expo this year is offering programs aimed at motivating FFA students, raising money for their local chapters and, as a special feature, the expo will sponsor a competition with cash prizes, organizers say. Also among this year's programs are an FFA assembly, a fundraiser with a chance to w ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 12:00 PM

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Washington

Extended buffers removed from pesticide drift bill

OLYMPIA -- A measure aimed at protecting people from pesticide drift moved out of committee with a do-pass recommendation in a party-line vote on Feb. 3. The original bill, spons ...

Friday, February 03, 2012 10:37 AM

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Ag wary of Washington redistricting

Agriculture in parts of Eastern Washington's 4th congressional district feel a bit disenfranchised by the state's new redistricting plan. The plan, set for legislative adoption ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:00 AM

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Mild winter puts pruners ahead of schedule

DRYDEN, Wash. -- Alex Toban moves quickly, instinctively knowing his next lopper cut with the merest glance of the eye. At 56, he's pruned, thinned and picked pears in the Wenat ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:00 AM

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GMO labels ignite debate

OLYMPIA -- Two bills in the Washington Legislature would require labels on genetically modified food, but many proponents talk more about food than labels, a senator says. Refle ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:00 PM

Idaho

Applicators must plan for pesticide spills

Prevention is key in avoiding pesticide spills, but most farmers and pesticide applicators end up having a spill anyway, said Sherman Takatori, agricultural program manager ...

Friday, February 03, 2012 4:38 PM

Co-op says suit not to blame for lack of planting guideline

The head of United Potato Growers of America said his decision not to promote specific planting guidelines for the 2012 crop is unrelated to a federal lawsuit challenging his or ...

Friday, February 03, 2012 4:18 PM

Judge rejects challenge on sage grouse listing

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday rejected a challenge from environmental groups seeking to force the federal government to take immediate action to increase ...

Friday, February 03, 2012 1:17 PM

Western innovator: Research zeroes in on phosphorus

ABERDEEN, Idaho -- All of the barley is hand-harvested in Victor Raboy's 1-acre experimental plot at the University of Idaho Aberdeen Research and Extension Center, and the seeds ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:00 AM

California

Prune returns rise as yield, acreage fall

RED BLUFF, Calif. - The new head of the California Dried Plum Board says he hopes for a rebound in plum acreage in the next decade even as plantings dipped again in the last yea ...

Friday, February 03, 2012 4:28 PM

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Cattle-related firms shrug off economy

RED BLUFF, Calif. -- Despite an overall sluggish economy, businesses that cater to the livestock industry have been holding their own. For some businesses, including Hickman Sad ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 12:00 PM

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World Ag Expo keeps on growing

TULARE, Calif. -- Driven by a surging agricultural sector, the 45th World Ag Expo opens Feb. 14 with 300 new exhibitors and a raft of farmers and ranchers who have money to spend ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 12:00 PM

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Bull sale cheers ranchers

RED BLUFF, Calif. -- Bulls are in better supply in California this year than they were a year ago, which is easing prices. That much was evident at last weekend's 71st Red Bluff ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:00 PM

Oregon

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One year on, top state forester reflects

SALEM -- On Feb. 1, Oregon State Forester Doug Decker completed his first year at the helm of the state Department of Forestry. Decker, who began with the department in 1987 as ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:00 AM

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Couple honored for efforts with hazelnuts

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Rob and Sally Hilles, who run a fully integrated hazelnut operation near here, have been chosen as Nut Growers of the Year for 2011 by the Nut Growers Society of ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:00 AM

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Lawmakers seek Columbia water

SALEM -- Rep. Mike McLane and five other legislators are making a run at increasing irrigation water withdrawals from the Columbia River. The lawmakers want to establish a task ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:00 PM

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Rural Development scales back

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager says the agency is scaling back grants but maintaining its loan and loan guarantee programs in an ...

Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:00 AM

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