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Is super early corn planting really critical?
March is here, anticipation is building and our fields may dry out soon, if rain holds off. So when should we start planting corn? Normally, we can start rolling whenever soils dry out. However, soil temperature determines corn germination rate.... Read More
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Early Planting
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Potatoes
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Washington Potatoes Greatly Benefit From KORUS FTA
Having been touted as one of the most significant free trade agreements for the United States in nearly two decades, March 15, 2014 will mark the two-year anniversary since the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) went into force. ... Read More
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FBI: Terrorists using fake e-mails to purchase chemicals
According to an FBI advisory, several chemical companies have received purchase orders for bulk chemicals and equipment from individuals using fraudulent e-mail accounts in an attempt to pass themselves off as university representatives. Many of these requests have been incorrectly... Read More
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Strengthening rural America through entrepreneurship
When asked if I see myself as an entrepreneur, I could tell that my answer (well, I farm, so I guess so) wasn't what the interviewer was looking for when he videotaped me at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 95th... Read More
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Rock Island Irrigators meeting to be held March 13
All Rock Island Reservoir irrigators are urged to attend an informational meeting on Thursday, March 13 about the implications of the reservoir drawdown resulting from the discovery of a 65’ crack in a Wanapum Dam spillway on February 24. According... Read More
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Contractor hired to help with Wanapum Dam spillway pier evaluation
BEVERLY, Wash. – Grant PUD plans to work with contractor Kuney-Goebel JV and subcontractors to begin investigative drilling into Wanapum Dam spillway pier monolith No. 4 on Thursday. A fracture was discovered in the monolith on Feb. 27. The precise-drilling... Read More
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Ag markets proved rather volatile Wednesday morning
Corn futures followed wheat higher Wednesday morning. The corn market has bounced from technical support this week with a big assist from surging wheat prices. Wheat gains and talk of potential spring dryness in the U.S. and Black Sea appear... Read More
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Washington and Colorado food banks win big with Super Bowl bet
The Washington State Potato Commission and the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee (CPAC) made sure that food banks in their respective states are the true winners of this year's Super Bowl. Last week, both organizations agreed to a friendly wager on... Read More
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- WSDA expands apple maggot quarantine into Methow Valley October 11, 2018WSDA is expanding the state`s apple maggot quarantine into parts of Okanogan County, in an effort to slow the spread of this invasive pest and protect commercial apple production.
- WSDA trappers start annual hunt for pests May 31, 2018WSDA has begun its annual hunt for pests that threaten the state`s agriculture industry. Trappers are hitting the road to set traps throughout the state to monitor for the introduction or spread of a variety of invasive pests, including gypsy moths, apple maggot and Japanese beetle.
- Season to treat invasive Spartina starts in June May 16, 2018The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) will begin this year`s treatment season for Spartina on June 1 with the treatments continuing through November. Survey and eradication efforts of the aggressive, noxious weed will take place in multiple areas, including Grays Harbor, Hood Canal, Willapa Bay, Puget Sound, the north and west sides of the […]
- Gypsy moth treatments begin in Kitsap and Pierce counties May 3, 2018The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) will conduct the first of three treatments to eradicate European gypsy moths next week. In total, WSDA will treat about 1,300 acres with Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki), which is approved for use on organic food crops and has been safely used in previous gypsy moth eradication projects […]
- Businesses will need new license endorsement to produce marijuana-infused edibles March 20, 2018OLYMPIA -- As of April 1, statutory authority to regulate the makers of marijuana edibles will be added to the administrative responsibilities of the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), a move that will require these businesses to apply for a special endorsement on their business licenses.