OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Pest Program is asking the public to be on the lookout in the Vancouver, WA area after a live yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) was ...
This year the Livestock Identification Advisory Committee will have several positions open. The committee provides advice to ...
The Washington State Department of Agriculture will begin treating small areas in King and Pierce counties next week for ...
High cattle prices, driven by historically low herd numbers, are fueling a significant rise in cattle theft across the U.S. in 2025–2026, often targeting young, unbranded animals. In any case of ...
OLYMPIA – Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has awarded $2.7 million in Local Food System Infrastructure Grants to unlock new sales channels for local farmers, lower costs for small ...
It is officially spring, and many of us are itching to start digging in the garden — and some of us already have! It’s the time of year when the birds are ...
OLYMPIA, WA – Annual Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) treatments to eradicate the invasive Japanese beetle are starting this week. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is ...
OLYMPIA, WA — March 20th, 2026 — Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a medium-sized flock of backyard chickens in Skagit County.
As spring brings thousands of migratory birds to Washington along the Pacific Flyway, it also raises the risk of avian influenza (bird flu) spreading through the region. Waterfowl such as ducks, geese ...