Updates on issues of interest to the agricultural community and the public.
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Hops season right around the corner, planning ahead for workforce shortage with higher wages
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Amber Betts WSDA Communications Hops flower on the vine. When we hired cherry inspectors earlier this year, we saw difficulty in filling ...
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
State veterinarian retires, sort of
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Amber Betts WSDA Communications As Dr. Brian Joseph prepares to hang up his agency stethoscope for the final time this week, we’d like to t...
Monday, July 26, 2021
German snails and lots of steam: WSDA embraces innovation to respond to another invasive threat
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Karla Salp Communications Vineyard snail The recent interception of giant African snails at a Texas airport alerted many Americans to the fa...
Monday, July 19, 2021
It’s dry. Really, really dry.
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Amber Betts , WSDA Communications Washington's wheat crop is expected to show reduction in yield due to the drought this year. It all...
Thursday, June 24, 2021
CDC bans importing dogs from countries with high-risk for dog rabies
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Dr. Brian Joseph Washington State Veterinarian Rabies has been eliminated in dogs born in the United States since 2007, but there is growi...
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