WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Election Commission cited six campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primary elections being held on May 19, 2020 in Idaho and Oregon. As of May 15, 2020, the required disclosure report had not been received from: * Ray J Writz for US Senate (ID)* * Jim Vandermaas for Idaho (ID) *   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Hay stocks on farms on May 1, 2020 totaled 490,000 tons in Idaho, up 23 percent from a year ago. May 1 stocks represent 10 percent of 2019 production. Disappearance from December 1, 2019 was down 1.9 million tons. On-farm hay stocks in Oregon totaled 400,000 tons, up 135 percent from 2019. May 1 stocks are 12 percent o  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Based on May 1, 2020 conditions, production of winter wheat in Idaho was forecast at 58.7 million bushels, down 1 percent from 2019. Yield was expected to average 85.0 bushels per acre, down 2.0 bushels from last year. Growers planted an estimated 730,000 acres in the fall of 2019, unchanged from the previous year. Harv  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon office issued the following news release: The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the availability of up to $5 million for wetland mitigation banks. This funding through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program is available to help conservation partners develop or establish mitigation banks to help agricultural producers maintain eligibility for USDA programs.   more