The Idaho Department of Water Resources will accept claims through June 4 in the Kootenai River Basin Adjudication, which is off to a strong start in the state’s northern region […] ...

Supporters of a controversial rail-to-trail proposal in Oregon’s Yamhill County are asking voters to reinstate a long-term plan to develop the project. Earlier this year, the county’s board of ...

Oregon farm regulators aren’t required to impose agricultural water restrictions to specifically prevent dairy manure pollution in Tillamook Bay, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. For nearly ...

With the global hazelnut market in “complete chaos,” processors and farmers in Oregon have negotiated a lower initial price for this year’s crop than they received last year. Growers will be paid at ...

Sawtooth National Forest officials plan prescribed fire operations this fall in southern and central Idaho pending required approvals. The work is expected to continue as weather conditions allow.

Farmers and ranchers know uncertainty better than most. A spring freeze, wildfire, livestock lost to predators, or rain just as the hay is ready to cut can undo months of work. Agriculture demands ...

Solid quality and lower yields characterize Idaho’s potato crop as harvest continues. “Quality is consistent all over, from what I hear,” said Travis Blacker, Idaho Potato Commission vice president of ...

Washington Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove said his department may have to log more mature forests unless it gets permission to try to make money by not cutting trees. Upthegrove acknowledged at a ...

Managing range cattle using virtual fence technology is the focus of a discussion and field event scheduled Oct. 23 in the Jordan Valley, Ore., area. Registration for “Fencing Without Fences” opens at ...

U.S. pear production is forecast to decrease 15% this year and hit 660,000 tons, which would be the third-smallest harvest in more than 50 years. Since 1972, only 2024 (551,000 tons) and 2022 (648,000 ...

Grant County, Wash., farmer Ron Fode finally presented his case to the state Supreme Court, more than nine years after being fined for irrigating hay, alfalfa and potatoes without a permit. Justices ...