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Northwest apples will be fewer, smaller and more expensive this year. Blame a cold spring, a challenging growing season. Farmers say they’re struggling under that darn inflation of everything.
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The recent testy back-and-forth between President Donald Trump and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto -- could end in real cash losses for agriculture in…
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The inauguration of Donald Trump and the next session of Congress mark the end of the Trans-Pacific Partnership for the United States. The trade deal…
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A popular gift now for Chinese New Year is a box of red apples from Washington. But Northwest shippers say a labor dispute at West Coast ports is…
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China is now on the growing list of countries that won’t accept poultry or eggs from the U.S.It’s all because of avian flu found in backyard flocks in the…
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Farmers in Idaho say hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of beef, potatoes, apples, cheese and other products are languishing in storage because of…
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Northwest farmers and orchardists are among the potential beneficiaries if the U.S. and Cuba normalize their relationship and the trade embargo…
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A slowdown at Western ports is now aggravating farmers across the Northwest.Produce processors are laying off production line workers. Apples are backing…
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Several Northwest Christmas tree growers are trying to push containers full of evergreens through the Northwest’s delayed seaports.The ports have a backup…
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A slowdown at West Coast ports is beginning to stifle the flow of goods in and out of the Northwest.Apple, hay and potato farmers say they’ve been having…