Temperature spikes put livestock animals and pets at risk, warn extension experts.

Washington State 4-H’s state 4-H livestock judging contest is moving to the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake, Wash. and will be held Saturday, June 25.

Extension researcher and educator puts his practical, positive approach to work for the people of home county.

The 85th annual Junior Livestock Show of Spokane, originally scheduled for May 5-9, is being done online instead of having an in-person competition.

Christ Pratt, star of movies including Guardians of the Galaxy, had a sheep win a blue ribbon at WSU Extension’s recent Country Living Expo and Cattlemen’s Winterschool.

Worldwide, one in five people live on less than $1.25 per day. In rural Africa, much of that income comes from livestock animals like cattle and goats, providing nutrition as well as a livelihood. Every decision that farmers make about those animals—especially, whether to vaccinate them against common diseases—impacts productivity and the future of their […]

When wildfires cancel 72nd annual Ferry County Fair, 4-H clubs, Extension try new approach

REPUBLIC, Wash. – In her two decades as a 4-H leader in Ferry County, Kari Neal has never seen a fire season like this. Even in 1988, with the White Mountain fire raging on nearby Sherman Pass, the Ferry County Fair went on as usual. “The kids had sooty ash falling on their animals, which […]

4-H volunteers impacted, offer helping hands after Oso mudslide

PULLMAN, Wash. – A series of workshops for livestock producers on direct marketing meat will be offered this fall and winter by Washington State University Extension. Workshop series organizer Tom Platt, a Washington State University Extension educator based in Davenport, said the series will help livestock producers identify and manage the risks they take on […]