CRP slips — AgMinute for July 25, 2013

Much more acreage is set to expire Sept. 30 from the federal Conservation Reserve Program than was awarded during the recent general signup period, according to the Farm Service Agency.

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Testing the provenance of bladderpod — AgMinute for July 24, 2013

Officials in Franklin County, Wash., say the White Bluffs Bladderpod, currently up for consideration for protection under the Endangered Species Act, is the same as any other bladderpod.

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Apple packing power — AgMinute for July 22, 2013

McDougall and Sons Inc., a Wenatchee tree fruit grower and packer, is building new controlled atmosphere storage north of East Wenatchee and will soon start work on a state-of-the-art apple packing plant to open next May.

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No blues for blueberries — AgMinute for July 16, 2013

Acreage and yield have increased alongside per capita consumption in what U.S. farmers are calling a blueberry success story.

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Coal benefits — AgMinute for July 12, 2013

Washington farmers, the agricultural industry and the state economy will benefit by expanding the Pacific Northwest's coal export facilities, according to a 26-page report commissioned by the Washington State Farm Bureau.

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Horse fight — AgMinute for July 8, 2013

Animal protection groups are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to try to block the revival of domestic horse slaughter at commercial processing plants.

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Cherries versus wheat — AgMinute for July 3, 2013

Doug Bromiley is a bit of a conflicted man these days. The wheat and cattle rancher side of him likes rain. The cherry grower side of him doesn't. "It's hard to cuss the rain," he says, "until you take your wheat hat off and put on your cherry hat."

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