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10/17/2025

Farmland Tractor Supply
New, Used and Rebuilt Tractor Parts
Questions? Call Us! 541-928-1646
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32427 Old Hwy. 34
Tangent, OR 97389

10/17/2025

R&M Steel Co.
Caldwell, Idaho
208-454-1800

rmsteel.com
[email protected]

10/17/2025

NW Mixer Feeders
Feeding Cows Without the BULL!
1121 Garder St. Caldwell, ID 83605
(208) 459-2750

www.nwmixerfeeders.com

10/17/2025

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10/17/2025

Pacific Northwest Waterways Association honors Sen. Merkley, Tom Kammerzell for leadership, advocacy in regional ports and navigation.

The Pacific Northwest Waterways Association has named Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., its 2025 Legislator of the Year, touting his “leadership, collaboration and steadfast advocacy” for Pacific Northwest ports, navigation and […]

10/16/2025

Washington sawmill settles $574k Clean Water Act lawsuit, denies wrongdoing, improves stormwater system in legal agreement.

A sawmill in Washington has agreed to pay $574,000 to settle an environmental lawsuit alleging Clean Water Act violations, but continues to deny any wrongdoing. A federal judge has signed […]

10/16/2025

Amid ongoing labor shortages, producers increasingly rely on workers whose documents might not pass government scrutiny.

PROSSER, Wash. — It’s harvest time and Central Washington farmer Jim Willard is short apple pickers. He doesn’t blame President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. “Due to immigration enforcement? I […]

10/16/2025

Smart phone AI tool predicts avocado ripeness, aiding sorting and grading for farmers and retailers. Potential universal crop applications.

A new artificial intelligence tool for smart phones will help consumers predict avocado ripeness. The tool should be available within a year, Oregon State University assistant professor Luyao Ma told […]

10/16/2025

Environmental groups seek urgent protection for endangered salmon from dam operations, sparking a contentious debate over consequences.

Environmental and recreation groups represented by the Earthjustice law firm are seeking a preliminary injunction, asking a federal judge to order the government to take emergency measures to protect endangered […]

10/16/2025

A King County court orders the Washington wildlife department to halt wolf killing in a cattle conflict.

A King County court ordered the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to stop trying to kill a wolf in a pack attacking cattle in northeast Washington. Superior Court Judge […]

10/15/2025

Trump considers banning Chinese used cooking oil imports due to soybean trade disputes and biofuel production implications.

President Trump called China’s refusal to buy U.S. soybeans an “economically hostile act” and threatened to ban Chinese imports of used cooking oil, a feedstock for producing biofuels. Soybean farmers […]

10/14/2025

Young ranchers expand reach with 24-Hour beef vending machines in Washington.

LOON LAKE, Wash. – You can buy Cody and Jennifer Hoseth’s beef any time. Day or night. Twenty-four hours a day. All you need to do is drive to one […]