environmentalists

The beef industry is defending its sustainability record against attacks in the mainstream media that it does more damage to the environment than good. Idaho producer Kim Brackett, with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, recently told lawmakers in D.C. EP ...

Many in the Washington Ag community are frustrated with the Department of Ecology.  The state Department of Ecology recently announced it has appointed public employees to represent agriculture on committees that will chart the future allocation of water in seven river basins.  Th...

Environmental advocates in Oregon have criticized a state plan to kill more than 1,000 ravens to help save the greater sage grouse.  In 2018, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife applied for permits to kill up to 500 ravens per year over a three-year period to reduce the number preying upon greater sage grouse eggs.  A ...

A federal appeals court has overturned a U.S. District Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by environmental groups challenging a federal agency’s killing of wolves in Idaho.  Last week, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that a U.S. District Cour...

Two Outlook area dairies could face a federal lawsuit for the way their handle cow manure.  SMD LLC and DBD Washington LLC are currently under state investigation for their handling of cow manure.   According to the Yakima Herald, the two were recently notified by CARE, Friends of Toppenish Creek and the Center for Food Safety, of their intent to file a federal lawsuit.  The thr...

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife commission is finally set to vote on a plan for managing wolves in the state, after years of contentious meetings.  The Oregonian reported Monday the commission is expected to vote in March.   As in other northwestern states, wolves have been controversial in Oregon, with ranchers saying they wreak havoc on livestock and conservationists saying they play a key role in

The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and a group of left-leaning environmental groups will hold a press conference Monday to tell Congress “No farm bill is better than a bad farm bill.”   The Hagstrom Report says the announcement means the lobbying coalition on the farm bill is officially split on the importance of passing a farm bill this year. Major farm grou...