California Farmers Being Told Drought Could Cut Off Their Water June 17, 2021 Thousands of Central California farmers were warned Tuesday that they could face water cutoffs this summer as the state deals...
Central Oregon Farmers Struggling in Drought June 7, 2021 Cate Havstad-Casad, co-owner of Havstad-Casad Family Farms in Jefferson County, didn’t hold back last week while speaking on a Zoom...
Washington Creates New Farmworker Safety Team May 21, 2021 The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries is creating a new team aimed at improving farmworker safety. When fully...
Severe Water Crisis on Oregon-California Border to Impact Agriculture May 19, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation...
Oregon Grass Seed Dealer Paying $300K Settlement over Mislabeling May 13, 2021 A Willamette Valley, Ore., grass seed dealer accused of mislabeling over 8 million pounds of seed will pay $300,000 in...
Arizona Farmers Should Expect Less Water in 2022 April 5, 2021 Arizona officials are putting farmers in south-central Arizona on notice that the continuing drought means a “substantial cut” in deliveries...
Disaster Loans Available for Drought Losses in Arizona Counties March 16, 2021 The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that small non-farm businesses in all 15 counties in Arizona may apply for...
California Governor Wants Vaccines for Central Valley Farmworkers February 24, 2021 By Kathleen Ronayne More vaccines are headed to California’s vast Central Valley, an agricultural region whose workers and residents have been hard hit...
Washington Farmers Suing Over Virus Rules for Migrant Workers February 4, 2021 Two farm groups are suing the state of Washington for failing to revise emergency regulations that seek to protect migrant...
New Rules for Idaho Potato Field Quarantines January 6, 2021 By Keith Ridler U.S. officials have released a new plan involving methods to deal with a microscopic pest in southeastern Idaho that threatens...