Apples for Asia - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 28

In early October, Gov. Chris Gregoire will lead a Washington state trade mission to India and South Korea. Representatives of the Washington State Department of Agriculture will accompany the governor in an effort to increase exports to those countries.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Wolves killed - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 27

A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife marksman has killed five members of the Wedge Wolf Pack, which has been preying on cattle in the area. The wolves were shot Sept. 25 and 26 near the Canadian border. The marksman was in a helicopter.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Smoke in the orchards - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 26

Smoke from wildfires may have slowed Central Washington's pear and apple harvest already challenged by a shortage of pickers. Smoke has caused picker fatigue, which could increase as the smoke lingers, some growers said.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Research funding dries up - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 25

The lack of a new farm bill in Congress will create a $4 million hole in Washington State University’s agricultural research budget for the coming fiscal year, a top WSU official says. Authorization for several research programs under the current farm bill expires Sept. 30.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Great Wall for apples - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 21

China may be slipping as a growth market for Washington apples. China stopped issuing import permits for U.S. Red and Golden Delicious apples on Aug. 9 and still appears to be cracking down on the smuggling of other U.S. apple varieties from Hong Kong.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Arab Spring wheat - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 20

Industry officials say they do not expect recent unrest in Egypt to affect that nation’s imports of U.S. wheat.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

The $7 billion apple - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 19

The Washington apple industry generated $7 billion in total economic output in the 2010-2011 sales season, according to a study recently concluded for the Washington Apple Commission. That figure includes all levels of production, packing, processing, marketing and research.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

To the juicer - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 18

Washington and East Coast fruit processors stand to get more volume from this year's Washington apple crop because of its huge size and significant hail damage.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

AgMinute for Sept. 17, 2012

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has slightly lowered its forecast for the nation's drought-damaged corn crop to the lowest yield since 1995.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Fight for wheat - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 14

Washington wheat growers are among the farm representatives in Washington, D.C., this week to tell members of Congress that there is an urgent need for a new farm bill.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Zombie farm bill - AgMinute for Sept. 13, 2012

U.S. farm policy could revert to decades-old legislation next month if the current farm bill is not extended or replaced, but experts say the complexity and expense of this outcome make its implementation unlikely.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Rolling in manure - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 12, 2012

A company that sells composted cow manure says business is so good that it needs more manure — lots of it — particularly from dairies in Yakima County. Organix Inc., of Walla Walla, also is considering expanding into Idaho.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Glyphosate battle - AgMinute for Sept. 11, 2012

The legal battle over genetically engineered alfalfa has again wound up before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The federal appeals court expects to hear oral arguments in San Francisco on Oct. 24 about the legality of USDA's decision to re-commercialize the transgenic crop.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

Wine, wine everywhere - AgMinute for Sept. 10, 2012

The Washington wine industry, second only to California nationally, continues to grow at a faster rate than the national industry.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

AgMinute for Sept. 7, 2012

A meat producers cooperative formed to process and market locally raised meat is selling shares. By the first of the year, the North Cascades Meat Producers Cooperative expects to be processing lamb, pork and beef.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

AgMinute for Sept. 6, 2012

Washington wildlife managers resumed efforts Wednesday to kill four wolves from the Wedge Wolf Pack in northeastern Washington. Wolves from the pack injured two calves from the Diamond M ranch last week, bringing the total number of injured and dead livestock from the herd since July to 10, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

AgMinute for Sept. 5, 2012

Each month, the Washivore.org website will feature a different crop grown in Washington state. It will start with apples and pears, then go to pumpkins in October. With more than 300 crops grown across the state, they are not worried about repetition.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

AgMinute for Sept. 4, 2012

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, which faces growing opposition among livestock groups, has several upsides. Critics say it has driven up the cost of livestock feed.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.

AgMinute for Sept. 3, 2012

Washington State University Extension is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the land-grant university system with a Homecoming Tailgate Reunion.

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

To listen, click here.