OLYMPIA, Wash. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will gather information about production practices from producers across the Northwest Region as part of the 2022 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). “ARMS is a vital survey that tracks how Idaho, Oregon, and Washington farms use technology to manage production of their […]

LE MARS, Iowa — The Annual Northwest Iowa Research Farm Field Day will be held Wednesday, July 7 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the farm, 6320 500th St., Sutherland. The field day will focus on pest and weed management and nitrate reduction practices. “We look forward to holding our field day live and in-person this […]

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Northwest Farm Credit Services Board of Directors elected Nate Riggers of Nezperce, Idaho as Board Chair and John Helle of Dillon, Montana as Vice Chair. Each will serve a one-year term in these board leadership positions. Nate Riggers is manager and partner of Rigger Clearwater Farms J.V., a dryland wheat, barley, […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — Students, bees, wine, and multiple agricultural research and outreach programs will benefit from a recent $2 million donation by Northwest Farm Credit Services to Washington State University. “From its very founding, WSU has stood side-by-side with Washington’s agriculture industry—the state’s largest—to bring agricultural innovation and technology across the state,” said WSU president […]