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• The Skagit Valley is the center of a thriving regional grain economy, fueled by local wheat production, a mill, the research center Breadlab, and bakeries.

• A key driver behind the valley’s success is the Skagit Port Commission, which supported the Breadlab, underwrote a millstone-research trip to Scandinavia, and built a granary for Skagit farmers.

January 23, 2025 – Documents released by environmental groups Thursday shed new light on the process the Trump administration used to create the report that supported the Environmental ...

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• Efforts to delay a provision that could force states to share costs for federal food assistance were not included in the final set of government funding bills passed by the House on Thursday.• State officials now warn they are facing a rise in administrative errors, due to the last government shutdown and delayed federal guidance, which will lead to burdensom...

 The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), released on January 7 by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA), immediately provoked deep concern among nutrition experts and

January 21, 2025 – American families paid $310 more for groceries in 2025 than the previous year, according to a new report, despite messaging from the Trump administration that food affordability pressures are easing.

Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released a