Washington State Farm Bureau Report

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says the development and loss of farmland should not come at the cost of American agriculture.

Washington State Department of Agriculture Director, Derek Sandison was just elected president of the National Association of State Directors of Agriculture for 2026-27.

More data centers are bringing new challenges for utilities across rural America.

The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, H.R. 979, passed the House on a voice vote Tuesday and now moves to the Senate.

Digital crop acreage reporting has just gone national, rather than the way it used to be at FSA county offices.

Republican Senator Mitch McConnell is expected to cast the winning farm bill vote in the Senate Ag Committee today after a three-month absence battling a fall and pneumonia.

Digital crop acreage reporting has just gone national, rather than the way it used to be at FSA county offices.

When it comes to the current economic and diplomatic conflict between U.S. and Canada, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer thinks the term Trade War is an exaggeration, saying "for us, it’s economics."

Dairy is again at the center of trade war escalation with Canada as President Trump has banned Canadian dairy products and other goods from America’s second biggest trading partner.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says she understands that concern over the Trump administration's efforts to reduce regulations and expand cattle markets.

The fate of the farm bill ahead of the midterm elections rests with the expected return next week of Senator Mitch McConnell, out for months after a fall and mild pneumonia.

Farmers and ranchers are bracing for the impact of President Trump’s plan to allow beef imports to increase by 660-million pounds over a 90-day period.

Dairy leaders want Canada held accountable under the USMCA while preserving the trade agreement.

Despite controversy over the president’s trade policy, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg says the administration’s overseas efforts are paying off for agriculture.

The U.S. and Canada announced dueling tariffs on imports going back and forth between the neighboring countries after U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiations broke off.

Congress returns from its August with much unfinished business and huge impacts for agriculture.

The Trump administration has announced a new plan aimed at lowering beef prices for consumers, but will the plan negatively impact the farm economy?

U.S. farm exports face possible retaliatory Canadian tariffs after talks between the two nations collapsed, triggering 50% U.S. duties on many Canadian exports, including farm goods.

As work on the farm continues, global inventories of diesel fuel remain tight, thanks to the Strait of Hormuz being essentially closed as the war with Iran continues.

Following through on his mandate that “no deal is better than a bad deal,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended U.S. trade negotiations and recalled his negotiators late Friday.

The Mexican government is considering tougher trade restrictions on Chinese imports, a move likely to be supported by President Trump.

A new report from CoBank says fertilizer prices are likely to stay elevated through 2028.

Senate Ag Committee Republicans’ remaining hope to advance a farm bill is the expected return of Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell from a lengthy medical absence.

The U.S. and Canada are rapidly approaching a deadline at midnight tonight for negotiations to avoid a 50% tariff on several Canadian imports into the U.S.

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency is giving farmers more time to pay their crop insurance premiums.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says lawmakers must stop with the farm bill delays and deliver some certainty to rural America.

American farmers and ranchers are closely watching the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement negotiations.

A large wildfire burning this week in southern Oregon is close to “getting out of hand.”

If you are a fan of Walla Walla Sweet Onions and you haven’t had any of this great seasonal crop yet, your time is running out.

Election-year politics appear to have stalled the Senate farm bill.

Republicans failed to advance the farm bill Thursday, amid proxy voting restrictions and a continued dispute with Democrats over SNAP reforms.

The growth of artificial intelligence is driving a boom in data center construction across the country, and it could be the next big debate here in the Pacific Northwest.

The Senate is rushing to pass stopgap funding and advance farm legislation this week, before their long summer recess.

Legislation critical to agriculture is piling up in the Senate as partisan gridlock deepens ahead of the November midterm elections, and bipartisan cooperation is in short supply.

In the last week the Senate is in session before summer break, it faces a key test in funding the government, even as other priorities like the ag agenda languish.

GreenLight Biosciences’ Jonathan Adamson says they’ve shown that RNA can be a viable solution to control the pests that potato growers deal with regularly

The review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was something that had already been in process before July one, but July one was the trigger date.

Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman continues to hold out hope for getting a Farm Bill update across the finish line despite setbacks.

Getting to know your field and making better crop management decisions is what xarvio FIELD MANAGER from BASF is all about.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says farming is not easy, but Congress has the tools to help ease the burden of a struggling farm economy.