The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has launched the $10 million Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab as part of the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports initiative. The application period is open for this new funding opportunity, and awards will range from $50,000 to $250,000 for research, scale, and commercialization applications that support U.S. exporters through innovative packaging solutions. 

Join State Representative Tom Dent and State Senator Judy Warnick on January 11, 2025 from 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. as they host Pizza for Producers at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake, Washington.

The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) Board and staff need additional information from landowners and/or representatives to complete the projected Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program (OGWRP)/ Landowners and/or representatives requesting remaining acreage allocation(s) are required to complete requests even if a survey was previously completed.

The Washington State Potato Foundation (WSPF) will be hosting a 1st Annual FFA Extemporaneous Speaking Contest where local high school students will be presenting 4-6 minute speeches about pressing potato industry issues.

Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) Director Laura Watson appoints Larry Mattson as Director of the agencies Office of Columbia River.

Washington lawmakers and researchers strategize to address mental health challenges among farmers. Farmers are 3.5 more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association. 

Employers take note, changes went into effect January 1, 2025 to the Paid Sick Law.

The Leadership in the Field: From Battlefield to Potato Field experience will offer unique opportunities that utilize the resources of America’s most revered battlefield to help facilitate experiential teaching and support effective leadership development.

Eleven members were appointed to Potatoes USA’s Board of Directors by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to join us for an amazing event on January 28th - 30th, 2025 at the Three Rivers Convention Center.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) will hold two rounds of online review and listening sessions on their rulemaking process for revisions and modernization of Chapter 16-202 Washington Administrative Code (WAC 16-202) governing chemigation and fertigation.