Pacific Northwest Ag Network

As Americans nationwide gear up to celebrate Independence Day, families planning a cookout celebration should plan to spend about the same as they did last year.

Another Chinese national has tried to smuggle biological materials into the U.S.  A Farm Journal report this week said the materials were related to roundworms and intended for studying at a University of Michigan laboratory.   This is the third Chinese national charged by the U.S. federal governme...

Shoppers were buying more eggs to bake Christmas treats ahead of the holiday season at the same time U.S. wholesale egg prices were up 150 percent from last year.  Reuters said the average retail price of a dozen eggs surpassed $3.60 in November, that’s $2.50 higher ...

Winter is coming with colder temperatures, wet or icy ground, and snow in some areas too.  However, work still needs to be done. Greg Jones, a Firestone Ag Tire expert, talks about how cold temperatures and winter weather impact equipment tires.  ...

According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, the number of farms across the county dropped 10% in ten years.  During that decade, the number of American farms slipped from over 2.1 million in 2012, to 1,900,487 farms in 2022.   The Census of Ag is conducted every five years, and the last two five-year periods saw the number of farms decrease in all four farm size categories from 2012-2017.  The sm

Campbell Global, which is part of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has purchased 40,800 acres of commercial timberland located on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.  The property has been named Tyee, because of the Native American history in the area.  Tyee will rep...

NTCA, the Rural Broadband Association, said it is pleased that the Supreme Court announced it would review a decision from the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court regarding the federal Universal Service Fund.  Specifically, the nation’s highest court will look into the constitutionality of the mechanism for contributions to the Universal Service Fund.     “The...

The Food and Drug Administration and the USDA announced a joint request for information about food date labeling, which includes the use of terms like “Sell By,” “Use By,” and “Best By.”  The information request asks for data on industry practices and preferences for date labeling, research results on consumer perceptions of date labeling and any impact date labeling may have on food waste and gro

The American Consumers Institute is the latest organization to voice strong support for the bipartisan AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.  Nate Scherer, policy analyst for the group, said AM radio is vital for ensuring public safety and maintaining access to vital information for millions of Americans.  Mo...

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner serving ten people is down slightly.  Bernt Nelson, AFBF economist, says their volunteer shoppers found the average cost for that dinner for ten will run $58.08, a yea...