The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the 2025/2026 rates it will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing, and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities including meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy products, rice, cotton, and tobacco.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is updating their pesticide rules to meet federal standards set by the 2017 update to EPA's Federal Pesticide Certification and Training (C&T) Rule (40 CFR Part 171).

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking public comments on a new, streamlined approach for how the agency plans to track the adoption of bilingual pesticide labeling. The agency is also announcing updates to the Bilingual Labeling Questions and Answers (Q&A) webpage, which provides guidance on bilingual labeling requirements for various types of pesticide products. 

The Department of Revenue is hosting a series of online listening sessions to hear directly from businesses and interested parties about significant changes to Washington’s sales tax law under ESSB 5814. Can't attend? Submit your feedback online (opens in a new window).

Potatoes USA is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for its 2026 board members. A total of 49 board seats are available, including three-year and two-year terms. All terms will begin in March 2026.

RSVP Today! Telone by Teleos will hold PNW Stewardship meetings in Moses Lake, Washington on August 12, 2025 and Kennewick, Washington on August 13, 2025.

On July 24, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the intent to reorganize the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to economically focus on and sustain its core mission of supporting American agriculture.