Glenn Vaagen

Washington Snowpack Showing Signs Of Life While not where it should be this time of year, the snowpack across Washington has improved month-over-month. Matt Warbritton with NRCS noted last month’s atmospheric river dumped a lot of precipitation, but thank... See more

Price At The Pump: What Was The Biggest Story For Oil Prices In 2025 It appears that oil prices will close 2025 slightly higher, week over week, but much lower than where prices started the year. Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com says there were two key in... See more

Can Farmers Expect Additional Assistance In 2026? No additional farm aid is expected next year despite earlier suggestions by President Trump and others that extra help is possible, given billions in continuing farm losses. Undersecretary for Farm Product... See more

Congress Must Address The Needs Of Farmers Congress has a reputation of fighting, sometime just to fight. Nowhere was that more true than in 2025, where Congress fought over nearly every piece of legislation important to the farming community. “Congress r... See more

Northwest Lawmakers Show Support For Agritourism Sector Oregon senator Ron Wyden says he wants to see agritourism grow and develop. In response, Wyden teamed up with Republican senator Ted Budd from North Carolina, to introduce the bipartisan Accelerating... See more