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Khosla appointed as dean of the CAHNRS

ELLENSBURG – Raj Khosla, a globally recognized researcher on precision agriculture with extensive leadership expertise, has been named the Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean of Washington State University’s College o…

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Commodity Report for May 17, 2025

Apples, pears, cattle, rhubarb, asparagus, potatoes, onions

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Basin Business Journal commodity report for Feb. 17, 2025

YAKIMA VALLEY AND WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON APPLES: SUPPLY GOLDEN DELICIOUS AND HONEYCRISP LIGHT. DEMAND GOLDEN DELICIOUS AND HONEYCRISP GOOD, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Honeycrisp few present shi…

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WSU study to track dryland soil health, wheat yields

PULLMAN — A new study at Washington State University will look at a variety of soil health changes in lands enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program. WSU scientists will use …

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Basin Business Journal commodity report for Dec. 17, 2024

YAKIMA VALLEY AND WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON APPLES: SUPPLY GOLDEN DELICIOUS AND HONEYCRISP LIGHT. DEMAND GOLDEN DELICIOUS AND HONEYCRISP GOOD, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Honeycrisp few present shi…

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Basin Business Journal commodity report for Nov. 15, 2024

YAKIMA VALLEY AND WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON APPLES: SUPPLY HONEYCRISP LIGHT. DEMAND HONEYCRISP GOOD, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Honeycrisp wide range of prices. Prices include palletizing and coo…

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Basin Business Journal commodity report for Oct. 17, 2024

YAKIMA VALLEY AND WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON APPLES: DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Honeycrisp wide range of prices. Prices include palletizing and cooling. Fuji WA Extra Fancy cartons 12 3-lb film ba…

Updated 8 months, 2 weeks ago
WSDA accepting specialty crop grant applications

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture will accept applications for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant through mid-October. Applicants should visit WSDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant web page…

Updated 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Basin Business Journal commodity report for Sept. 17, 2024

OREGON AND WASHINGTON BLUEBERRIES: SUPPLY LIGHT. DEMAND MODERATE. MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER. Wide range in prices. Quality variable. Includes palletizing and cooling. Most present shipments represent previous commitme…

Updated 9 months, 2 weeks ago
40 Under 40: Christine Villareal

Christine Villareal runs Christine’s Wax Room and Salon in Moses Lake. Villareal started her career 20 years ago when she went to an aesthetician school in Bellevue at Aesthetics Northwest. She continued her studie…

State begins annual survey for invasive pests
2025-05-20
Seasonal staff are starting to disperse throughout the state to set traps as part of the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Pest Program’s annual search for invasive species.
State continues quest to eradicate invasive Spartina
2025-05-13
This year’s treatment season for Spartina, an aggressive invasive cordgrass weed, starts June 1 and will continue through November.
Washington achieves stage 4 status in NMTS program: Dairy herds free of HPAI
2025-04-16
Olympia — Washington has reached Stage 4 in the USDA’s National Milk Testing Strategy, confirming no HPAI in dairy cattle or milk. Since November 2024, WSDA collected monthly samples from all 237 dairy farms, with testing at WADDL showing no bird flu.
State begins annual treatments to eradicate invasive beetle
2025-04-03
Annual Japanese beetle treatments are underway in South Central Washington. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is conducting Japanese beetle treatments in Grandview, Sunnyside, Mabton, Prosser, Wapato and Pasco as part of a multiyear eradication effort.
Washington cats confirmed with HPAI as investigation into contaminated pet food continues
2025-02-26
WSDA is alerting pet owners that at least two domestic, indoor cats in King and Snohomish counties in Washington have become infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), with more cats being tested.