But the bees of Costa Rica still astounded me with their variety, beauty, and fascinating life strategies. After talking ...

Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is opening the Farm to School Purchasing Grant application for the 2025–2027 biennium. Applications are due by 5:00 PM PST on July 3, 2025. The grant ...

Washington's pollinators are critical to our state’s agriculture and can sometimes be used to help degraded ecosystems.

$840,000 is available to award for this round of applications. In accordance with RCW 16.76.020, a four-member advisory board will be established to advise the department on the expenditure of the ...

OLYMPIA – Seasonal staff are starting to disperse throughout the state to set traps as part of the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Pest Program’s annual search for invasive species.

Olympia — Washington State has reached Stage 4 status in the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) program, confirming that no cases of bird flu or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is alerting pet owners that at least two domestic, indoor cats in King and Snohomish counties in Washington have become infected with ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) are warning pet owners about the risks of raw pet food after indoor cats in Oregon became ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Groceries were the most common expense reported as hard to afford in the past month, followed by housing, according to the latest WAFOOD survey. Rising food prices and the expiration ...

Since May 2022, Washington has detected bird flu in 51 backyard and two commercial flocks in 19 counties. When it didn’t hit us during the spring bird migration season of 2024, we were hopeful that it ...