DOE rewriting rules for feedlot permits - AgMinute for April 21, 2015

Washington Department of Ecology is rewriting rules for CAFO permits. Click here for the full story

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WSDA sets hearings on rules to trace livestock movements - AgMinute for December 2, 2014

The Washington Department of Agriculture will hold public hearings in Olympia and Ellensburg on two rules related to investigating livestock diseases. Click here for the full story

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WSU Extension fills key livestock position - AgMinute for November 20, 2014

Washington State University Extension has filled a key livestock position in Eastern Washington. Paul Kuber will return to the Northwest in February from Ohio State University. Click here for the full story

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Ranchers question value of wolf study - AgMinute for October 20, 2014

Washington State University large carnivore laboratory director Rob Wielgus hopes more ranchers will cooperate with his study into wolf and livestock conflicts. But regional ranchers are questioning the value of his research, saying they already know how the conflicts will go. Click here for the full story

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Fertilizing organic orchards — AgMinute for June 17, 2013

Legumes grown between orchard rows as natural nitrogen sources for tree fruit are being studied by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Washington State University.

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Sagebrush protests — AgMinute for May 20, 2013

Washington state farmers are protesting federal protection for a sagebrush subspecies, saying they fear the government will take private property rights.

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Bladderpod panic — AgMinute for May 15, 2013

Washington state farmers are protesting federal protection for a sagebrush subspecies — White Bluffs bladderpod — saying they fear the government will take private property rights.

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Eldridge to retire — Washington AgMinute for March 7, 2013

Washington state veterinarian Leonard Eldridge has announced plans to retire July 1. Washington ranchers say accessibility was Eldridge’s hallmark.


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Hay export fight — AgMinute for Jan. 2, 2012

U.S. hay exporters, most of whom are on the West Coast, are continuing to slowly lose market share in the major markets of the Middle East, China, Japan and South Korea because of high U.S. prices, two top exporters say.

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Return of the wolf — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 5, 2012

Wolves are still active in northeast Washington even after state wildlife managers killed seven of the predators earlier this year.

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Grazing for health - Washington AgMinute for Oct. 15, 2012

Ranchers from around Washington state will learn about holistic management of livestock and the land during workshops next month. Allan Savory, co-founder and president of the nonprofit Savory Institute and a biologist in Zimbabwe, travels the globe speaking with land and livestock managers.

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Wolves strike again? - Washington AgMinute for Oct. 11, 2012

Wolves are suspected of killing a year-old cow grazing near Colville, Wash., ranchers say. The remains were found Oct. 5 on Rocky Creek, 20 miles northeast of Colville. According to the Stevens County Cattlemen's Association, the yearling was part of an all-natural beef herd.

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Defending wolves - Washington AgMinute for Oct. 10, 2012

Sen. Kevin Ranker, of Orcas Island, says wildlife managers should have taken more steps before killing members of the Wedge Wolf Pack, which was preying on cattle in northeastern Washington.

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Small ranch education - Washington AgMinute for Oct. 8, 2012

The Spokane Conservation District will present a series of workshops for small-scale livestock producers on best management practices. The workshops are designed to assist livestock owners in using best management practices for animal health, efficiency, reducing dust and odors and handling manure.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Washington AgMinute for Aug. 29, 2012

Washington livestock producers will have the opportunity this fall and winter to learn about direct marketing when Washington State University Extension offers a four-workshop series.

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