Last week, Growth Energy launched a new consumer campaign to encourage drivers to choose biofuels. During the organization’s 12th Annual Executive Leadership Conference, Growth Energy announced
As we wrap up our Northwest Farm Credit Services’ Commodity Snapshot Series, we look today at area row crops, onions and potatoes. Bill Perry NWFCS
Sugar beet planting nationwide is nearing completion, a little earlier than normal. According to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, 81% of the U.S. crop was planted
A new study sponsored by the National Biodiesel Board shows switching to biodiesel will result in several health benefits, including decreased cancer risk, fewer premature
Today we start our seven part series taking a look at Northwest Farm Credit Services’ Quarterly Commodity Snapshots. And we start with forestry products and
Week-to-week exports of corn and beans rose while wheat assessments declined. Corn inspections in the seven days ending on April 22 came in at 1.95
Earlier this week, the Mexican Supreme Court overturned a 2017 lower court decision that prevented fresh U.S. potatoes from entering the country. Wednesday’s unanimous ruling,
Despite a sense of that the end of the pandemic may be in sight, a host of challenges remain before the local potato industry. Chris
The price of renewable fuel credits soared to its highest point on record early this week. Reuters said higher costs for soybean oil pushed up
During a virtual Earth Day summit with other world leaders last week, President Joe Biden pledged to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by
The Department of Agriculture is out with its April 2021 Vegetable and Pulses Outlook. Despite a continuing pandemic and weather-related events, USDA says the U.S.
According to NASS, Northwest potato stocks as of April 1st hit 87.7 million CWT. In Idaho, that figure was 51.0 million CWT, with disappearance of
