Washington Agriculture News (United States)

Craft roaster CB’s Nuts partners with Friehe Farms to plant Washington’s first commercial Valencia peanut crop. Partnership to provide an alternative to diminishing Southwest crop yields and meet growing consumer demand for Valencia peanut butter

Speculation is running rampant throughout the mint industry about a major mint oil business that is apparently for sale in the United States, thus causing concern that a lack of mint oil suppliers could result in lower supplies & higher prices

Big Trees Inc Overseeing Large Transplant Project On Behalf Of Arboretum Foundation

Customers Of the Tree Transplant Specialist Company Speak About Their Experience

University Village Shopping District To Maintain Magnolia Grandiflora Tree in Center

Seattle University Relocates Trees From Logan Field With Big Trees Inc. Assistance

The “Gardening With Ciscoe” Film Crew Visits The Big Trees Inc. Nursery

Tree Transplanting Company and Nursery Gives Reasons to Seek Professional Service

Tree Transplanting Company Gives Advices And Cautions On Transplanting Trees In Fall And Winter

Big Trees, Inc. Rounds Out Their Fall Line-Up Of New Arrivals Into Their Nursery

Company Helps Save Large Trees From Certain Fate At Site Scheduled For Demolition And A New Tunnel.

“Ag. Water & Power Users of Eastern Washington” will be holding its 2011 Annual Meeting & Dinner on November 10th at the Moses Lake Golf & Country Club, with Reagan Dunn, Candidate for Attorney General, as the special guest speaker.

At a recent Columbia River Policy Advisory Group meeting, a new cost effective and relatively quick solution was proposed by USBR and the Dept. of Ecology to deliver surface water to irrigators in the rapidly declining Odessa Aquifer area

Northwest Tree Supplier Provides Expert Consultation for Difficult Tree Situations

Seattle Nursery Growing In Size and Variety With New Trees Arriving For Fall

Big Trees Inc. Moves Ten Large Trees for the University of Washington

Prototypes of the PAR 64 LED lamp, plus a Clearlight horticultural lamp, a low pressure sodium equivalent lamp, and an acorn fixture LED Retrofit with multiple mounting options were demonstrated at The LED Show on July 27, 2011 in Las Vegas.

Northwest Tree Supplier Says Summer Most Important Time for Irrigation

Northwest Tree Supplier Says with Certain Steps Trees Can Be Safely Transplanted in Summer

After an emergency - help can arrive very quickly if your Loved One has the FALL-N-CALL Medical Alert. Water resistant no monthly fee pendant provides protection around the clock.

Many people love to garden for fun, but don’t realize you can actually turn that garden into a profitable business. So how can you do it? Learn how in the latest e-Book from HeadStart Publishing, How to Start a Profitable Backyard Plant Nursery.

The world’s largest log exporter, Russia, increased the shipments of logs in the 1Q/11 after having declined for four years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.

Big Trees Inc. and Bartlett Tree Experts Now Partnered in Seattle Area

Big Trees Inc. Has Announced Their Seasonal Sale of 20% Off on Flowering Cherry Trees

Ranchers improve their land, quality of life, and finances with a new way of managing livestock -- "Occam’s Grazer" full length video now available on DVD.

West Sound Academy has received a Terry Husseman Sustainable School Award from the Washington State Department of Ecology. The $1,000 grant will be used to continue the school’s organic vegetable garden project begun last year.

Deals In A Pinch.com is an authorized A&I Products dealer focusing on aftermarket parts like engine belts and combine parts for tractors, mowers and other agricultural and landscaping machines.

Sawlog prices in Western US were up about 20 percent in 2010 as an result of increased competition for logs from log buyers in China, South Korea and Japan, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review.

Over the past two years, North America has become a major supplier of wood pellets to Europe.

Global market pulp production increased by seven percent in 2010, which increased demand for wood raw-material. As a result, prices for wood chips and pulplogs were up in most regions of the world, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.

A recent statistic states 17% of all greenery including trees has been lost worldwide since 1945.Tress being replaced by concrete,asphalt, buildings,parking lots, golf courses, and clear cut logging can never be sustainable, who are we kidding?

This growing grape guide provides informative and instructive content on wine growing procedure, and it also discusses the procedure for producing wine.

Brazilian senator Katia Abreu rejected accusations that farmers destroy the environment in Brazil. According to her, the Biomes Project will invest $ 23 million over nine years, forming a network of sustainability among farmers throughout the country

On September 22, 2010, the Vertically Integrated Partnership (including Hirai Farms, National Frozen Foods, Annie’s Fun, and Sodexo, etc.) donated 32,000 pounds of sweet corn to the Northwest Harvest in Yakima, Washington

Congressman Hastings recently visited the Port of Quincy's Intermodal Terminal on the BNSF mainline and was briefed about the new expedited Cold Train service (from Quincy to Chicago) by representatives of Rail Logistics and the Port of Quincy

Providing all you need for a complete gardening experience, The Worm Compost Store is a great resource for people looking for compost bin worms and more online.

Attorney General Rob McKenna attended the Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Annual Luncheon in Kennewick and said that irrigators should not be penalized or lose their water rights for conserving water

With temperature controllers, grow containers, flood tables and more, Pacific Sun Hydroponics is the ultimate online resource for hydroponics equipment.

Solar Light Shops is a provider of a wide variety of solar lights that can light up one's garden while saving money on electricity in one easy step.

A new gate closure device – called the Gate Shut™ – has been announced by the Gate Shut Company. This device is designed to offer an improved method of opening or closing gates for homeowners and commercial ranchers alike.

The public is being pushed farther and farther from family farms and yet have a burning desire to go home again. Here is one small farm's solution to the growing problem.

With over 100 people in attendance, the Port of Quincy held a grand opening celebration of the new Cold Train PNW-Chicagoland Express intermodal container service on April 20th at the Port of Quincy's Intermodal Terminal

The Port of Quincy and Rail Logistics have a new shipping option for Central Washington’s fruit and produce

Racks, Greenhouse and Watering System Takes Home Grown Produce to a New Level

Aquanate.com, the world’s leading online fish farm and hatchery production management software announces that AquaFarm® Facility Design and Simulation software is available to purchase and download download on its website: www.aquanate.com.

AQUANATE.COM, the world’s leading online fish farm and hatchery production management software, announces it has been certified by the State of Washington as a Minority Business Enterprise effective immediately.

AQUANATE.COM, the world’s leading online fish farm and hatchery production management software, announces subscription price reductions effective immediately.

Using direct farm marketing, Joseph's Grainery creates opportunity for farmer's daughters to be a part of the family farming operation, while finding another outlet for their whole grains and lentils.

Cascade Harvest Coalition's annual Eat Local for Thanksgiving campaign is an invitation to pledge your commitment to supporting local food production by having at least one locally produced food item on your holiday table.

Hispanic-Latino Farmers in Washington State recently held a protest against John Deere Credit