The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announces the successful EPA registration of the first antimicrobial product using the revised efficacy protocol for pre-harvest agricultural water.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be the administrators for fiscal year (FY) 2025 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).

Happy 2025 Water Year! The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group and Office of the Washington State Climatologist, in collaboration with the NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System, is asking for your participation in helping us document weather and climate impacts of the 2024 water year (October 1, 2023-September 30, 2024) for the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, and Idaho).

To ensure the programs offered by the Washington State University (WSU) Extension reaches the entire community it supports, its funder, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), require the collection of demographic data to be compared with collected U.S. Census Bureau data.

USDA is seeking public input by December 23, 2024, on how to improve conservation practice standards to maximize climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits, as supported by peer-reviewed scientific literature.

The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) has provided a Water Right Application Portal for applicants to apply for new water rights directly on their phones, computers, or other devices. Paper applications are still available for submission.