Watershed

A decade ago, farmers received 17.6¢ of each $1 spent on food, but today their share is barely above 14¢ while processors, retailers, and others in the food chain take a larger share.

PORT GAMBLE (AP) — Kitsap County is buying 1,355 acres of land from a local timber company in a deal that will triple the size of Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. The Kitsap Sun says the $2.3 million agreement announced Tuesday allows Poulsbo-based Pope Resources to log the property in sections over the next 25 years...

The Washington State Department of Transportation is warning weekend travelers headed east on I-90 to plan ahead for major delays near Vantage due to increased traffic for the Watershed Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre.

$73 million is to be invested this year to rehabilitate and assess dams across the nation to ensure this critical infrastructure is protecting Americans from harm, securing public health and expanding water supplies in drought affected areas...

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced more than 10-million dollars being awarded through 21 grants to universities to support critical water problems in rural and ag watersheds across the nation. NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy says water is the most precious resource - essential for human survival and well-being and the ability to grow crops and livestock...