At the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), we advise horse owners to partner with their veterinarians each spring to make sure their horses are well-protected before the height of ...

No matter where your chicks come from, isolate new birds for at least 30 days before introducing them to an existing flock. This is especially important if birds come from another backyard flock. If ...

Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is celebrating agriculture’s vital role in the state following Governor Bob Ferguson designating March 2026 as Washington Agriculture Month.

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Pest Program is proposing eradication projects for the spring of 2026 to eradicate spongy moth and Japanese beetle. The eradication ...

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph received clearance from the State Veterinarian to fly into Washington state. (PHOTO COURTESY OF ED AND SONYA BENHARDT/ ...

OLYMPIA, WA. — Nov. 20, 2025 — Fall migration of wild waterfowl is peaking in Washington State bringing high risk of avian influenza (bird flu) to domestic flocks statewide. Washington State ...

Winter in Washington state brings diverse challenges for farmers and their livestock. Temperatures and weather patterns vary widely across the state. Eastern Washington often endures harsher and more ...

OLYMPIA – October 10, 2025 – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) confirms Grant County’s first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or H5N1), commonly known as bird ...

OLYMPIA, WA – Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has reported the first case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a Yakima County horse this year. On September 11, the Washington Animal Disease ...

The New World Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) may have an unusual name but it’s a very real parasitic fly that poses a serious threat to both animals and people. Although the U.S. successfully ...