Read the latest news about Washington state's top crops: apples and pears; wheat and hay; milk and dairy; potatoes and vegetables; cherries, grapes and hops. Topics also include Washington state wines and viticulture, beef cattle and other livestock; aquaculture; international trade in farm commodities; organic foods, pesticides, herbicides and the debate over genetically modified crops (GMO).
As mechanization and technology transform the ranching industry, making the job of cowboy less about physical strength and more about business, animal husbandry and the...
Brian Smith, a spokesman for the Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board, said he knew of no plans to introduce similar legislation in Washington.
Snow brings powder to the ski slopes but long-term winter forecast calls for a shift back to a warmer and drier than normal winter. Even...
Ending illegal immigration, say many who have studied the issue, could mean that American workers would lose their jobs, companies would close and the economy...
The warehouse retailer took steps to control use of medically important antibiotics, the overuse of which in animal agriculture presents a risk to human health...
In a British Columbia valley ideally suited for cultivating cannabis, small longtime growers fear they’ll be crowded out by well-financed giants and new regulations.
Some of the biggest shifts in the protein industry in the past decade have come from increased consumer demands over animal welfare and sustainability. Eggs...
Presidential economics are playing out on Thanksgiving dinner tables across the country, as cheaper turkey varieties get cheaper and pricier ones surge.
