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President Trump has signed two wide-ranging executive orders directing his administration to support the cattle industry, including by pursuing the delisting of wolves, reinstating country-of-origin labels for beef and investigating alleged antitrust violations by meat packers. Trump bantered with ranchers from across the country as he signed the orders Sept. 4 at the White House.

Idaho for the first time will host the National Program on Dairy Markets and Policy’s annual workshop. Recent revisions to federal milk marketing orders and changing demands on the processing side are among topics to be covered in the organization’s National Workshop for Dairy Economists and Policy Analysts, scheduled Sept. 23-24 in Twin Falls.

A Thurston County, Wash., judge stayed a rule requiring larger riparian buffers on Western Washington timberland, putting on hold a regulation that would take 200,000 acres out of production. Superior Court Judge Christine Schaller on Sept. 3 granted a motion by two timber groups to stay the rule while they challenged the bigger buffers in the Court of Appeals Division II.

Washington Association of Wheat Growers and Palouse Conservation District will host a no-till and low-till farming demonstration. The drill demo is at 10 a.m Sept. 15 at 6093 Palouse Albion Road. “It is for growers interested in improving soil health, conserving moisture, and learning about the practical benefits of reduced tillage,” a WAWG press release states.

Three siblings are continuing a family agricultural legacy with help from Chobani college scholarships. Raquel, Logan and Treg Dimond are past, present and future Chobani Scholars. Their family farms near Jerome, Idaho. New York-based food products maker Chobani — which operates a large plant in Twin Falls, Idaho — started the program in 2018.

Several residents of Oregon’s Lincoln County have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation from the Weyerhaeuser timber company for a landslide that destroyed their homes or damaged their property. The plaintiffs — Joseph Jenks, David Clark, Judith Ann Clark and Timothy Hamblin — claim Weyerhaeuser was negligent for failing to monitor, mitigate or warn of the hazard.

REARDAN, Wash. — The top official at USDA’s Farm Service Agency has this advice for farmers impacted by wildfire, or any disaster: Document everything. “Probably the most important thing you can do is go out and take pictures,” said Bill Beam, agency administrator, during a wildfire impact roundtable discussion Sept. 3 in Reardan, Wash. “You can’t take enough pictures.

Net cash income for large and mid-sized farms nationwide will increase by 7% this year, but drop by 5% in Washington and Western Oregon, the USDA Economic Research Service projects. Higher labor costs and lower payments for fruit and milk will drive down incomes in the Northwest, USDA senior economist Carrie Litkowski said Sept. 3. Also, the region’s farmers receive less in federal payments than do grain and soybean farmers elsewhere, she said.

The U.S. exported $14.5 billion worth of farm goods in July, a 9% increase over July 2025, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. USDA trade data released Sept. 3 showed exports to the top four foreign customers for U.S. agricultural products were higher than last year for both the month and so far this year. Global exports after seven months totaled $106.3 billion, a 7% increase over last year and on pace to be the best year for exporting agricultural products since 2022.

California Shell Eggs Aug. 27 California Shell Eggs – Cage-Free White, Cents Per Dozen Jumbo 196.00, Extra Large 121.00 Large 112.00, Medium 96.00 Small 76.00 Southern California Shell Eggs Cage-Free Delivered Store Door, White, Cents Per Dozen Jumbo 197.50, Extra Large 114.50 Large 104.50, Medium 63.50 Weekly California Shell Egg Report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2844.pdf