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Earlier this week, the Auction of Washington Wines announced its 2019 Industry Grant Award, is as going to a Yakima community organization.  La Casa Hogar works to connect and educate Latina families across the Yakima Valley.  The $15,000 will help support Hogar’s Adult Education Programs for farmworkers, including wine grape pickers, growers, and wine producers, as well as their families.   La Ca

On Friday, Senators Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray and Representative Dan Newhouse as well as the rest of the Washington congressional delegation called on the USDA to declare a federal agriculture disaster for 12 counties.  The lawmakers called on Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to declare counties where crops were damaged or destroyed by unseasonably cold weather.  ...

When it comes to securing research grant money, it was a big year for Oregon State University.  School officials announced this week this was the second best year on record for competitive grants and contracts for research dollars.  OSU earned a total of $382 million in the fiscal year ending June 30.   ...

On Thursday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced a drought emergency for Lake County due to low snowpack and precipitation, low streamflows, and warming temperatures.  That makes four counties in Oregon where drought emergencies have been declared ahead of the upcoming fire season.  Th...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation is currently accepting applications for grants to help organizations helping farm workers learn English as a Second Language, as well as those that focus on citizenship preparation.  The grants available to any organization in Central Washington that provides ESL or citizenship education for local workers.  Ap...

On Thursday, the USDA announced $2.5 billion in rural development loans for rural electric infrastructure improvements in 27 states.  Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the investments will help “develop and maintain modern, reliable electric infrastructure” for rural communities.   The National...

This week, the USDA announced 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers.  The funds will go to growers that focus on fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops including floriculture.  Th...