WSDA receives $4.7 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant funds
USDA funding supports 21 projects in 2026.
Nathan Whalen
Washington State Wine Commission Awarded Grant to Expand Trade Education and Drive Domestic Wine Sales
Specialty Crop Block Grant awards $249,000 over three-year period
Health insurance rates in Washington tick upward
Open enrollment begins Nov. 1.
WSDA accepting proposals for 2027 Specialty Crop Block Grants
Concept proposals due November 2, 2026
HPAI confirmed in two dairy herds in Yakima County
Courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation
The USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) confirmed the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in two Yakima County dairy farms in Washington state by the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.
For the last two years, the Washington State Department
Agriculture returns to King County farm property
Former multigenerational farm in Kent gets new life helping small farmers.
Ranchers critical of allowing imported beef entering country at lower tariff rate
Farm organizations argue consumer price drop on beef has been negligible.