Waiting on Washington, D.C. Farmers in the region and throughout the country are waiting on the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the Farm Bill, which lapses at the end of 2024 PAGE 6
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In this issue Outlook worrisome for U.S. beef industry/PAGE 2 Creating some buzz: UI, OSU collaborate on bee project/PAGE 4 UI researcher studies effects of farm practices on air quality quality/PAGE 8 Three Rivers Grazing Conference planned for Jan. 7 at LCSC/PAGE 9 U.S. ag industry starts talks with Trump team on tariffs/PAGE 10 Northwest growers monitoring drought-tolerant wheat/PAGE 12
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