Don Jenkins

A Thurston County, Wash., judge put on hold a rule that would take 200,000 acres of timberland in Western Washington out of production. (Don Jenkins/Capital Press)

Cattle cross from Mexico into the U.S. at Douglas, Arizona, on Aug. 24. President Trump signed two executive orders on Sept. 4 instructing his administration to pursue policies to support ranchers. (USDA/Contributed)

Net cash income for large and mid-sized farms nationwide will increase by 7% this year, but drop by

Northeast Washington rancher Mathan Knapp flew across the country on short notice and wasn’t about to miss a chance to tell President Trump about wolves. Knapp, a partner in the […]

A Washington farmworker loads apples in a bin. Washington had the second-highest farm labor costs in the U.S. in 2025, trailing only California. (Don Jenkins/Capital Press)

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering killing one or two wolves in a pack attacking cattle in Asotin County in southeast Washington. The Couse pack has killed […]

Weather pattern could be the strongest on record An El Nino strengthened in the past month and now has a 75% chance of being the strongest on record, according to the National Weather Service.

The United Farm Workers has asked a federal judge to require the U.S. Department of Labor to set new wages for H-2A workers by Sept. 23. (Lance Cheung/USDA)

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Without legal resolution, land dispute escalates A Snohomish County, Wash., ranch has refused to yield a fenced pasture to a tribe, continuing a land dispute that the ranch is barred […]