What are your plans for the family farm when it comes time to hang it up? If you’re a Baby Boomer, like so many farmers today, that day is coming much faster than we’d like. Jeff DeWald, Managing Member of Agribusiness Succession Advisors, explains.

Are bird pests giving you fits around your crops, cutting into your production? Sisters, Oregon-based Bird Gard may be able to help.

Are bird pests giving you fits around your crops, cutting into your production? Sisters, Oregon-based Bird Gard may be able to help.

The USDA says farmers who hire H-2A laborers next year will be paying higher wages, and in some cases, the increase is large.

Mary Kay Thatcher, Senior Manager of Government Relations at Syngenta, is one of those who believe the Farm Bill Extension is just kicking the can down the road ... and is not overly optimistic it will get done in an election year.

Mary Kay Thatcher, Senior Manager of Government Relations at Syngenta, is one of those who believe the Farm Bill Extension is just kicking the can down the road ... and is not overly optimistic it will get done in an election year.

If you plan to attend next week’s Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s Annual Meeting and Hort Expo, you can hear from speakers with plenty of industry knowledge.

If you plan to attend next week’s Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s Annual Meeting and Hort Expo, you can hear from speakers with plenty of industry knowledge.

If you’re a farmer who understands the challenges of finding an adequate workforce, you’ve now got NEW revisions to the H-2A visa program.

If you’re a farmer who understands the challenges of finding an adequate workforce, you’ve now got NEW revisions to the H-2A visa program.