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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…

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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…

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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…

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
40 Under 40: Andrea Lynch

Andrea Lynch of Moses Lake was recommended for 40 under 40 by client Michael Cohen who has used her consulting services on multiple projects. “She has been instrumental in assisting me with getting projects done…

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40 Under 40: Diego Tovar 8/2

Diego Tovar, 34, owns and operates Essence Construction LLC in Quincy, Washington and has a solid reputation for quality and timeliness, says nominator Stacie Dietch-Becker. “His quality of work, transparency i…

Updated 3 months ago
Nutrien Ag Solutions acquires novel biocontrol technology

LOVELAND, Colo. — In a move to expand its portfolio of sustainable crop protection solutions, Nutrien Ag Solutions announced the acquisition of several patented biocontrol technologies from Suncor Energy’s AgroScie…

Updated 4 months, 1 week ago
‘A step back in time’: Washington’s oldest rodeo is June 7-9

BICKLETON — Out in the wheat country of eastern Klickitat County, time sort of stands still. The little town of Bickleton, population 92 at the last census, is…

Updated 7 months, 2 weeks ago
WSU offers $15.7 million in wage increases for academic student employees

PULLMAN — Academic student employees on assistantships would see an average wage increase of at least 20% under the latest proposal offered by Washington State University as labor negotiations continued ahead of a …

Updated 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Basin Business Journal commodity report as of Feb. 16, 2024

Traded Commodities Corn (bushel) $4.1650 Wheat (bushel) $5.6050 Oats (bushel) $3.8325 Soybeans (bushel) $11.7225

Updated 8 months ago
WAEF marks 30 years

WENATCHEE — The Washington Apple Education Federation celebrated its 30th birthday this month, according to an announcement from the organization. The anniversary commemorates three decades of shaping the future…

Local foods shine in school cafeterias on Taste Washington Day
2024-09-30
This week school cafeterias across Washington State will spotlight locally grown foods as part of the annual Taste Washington Day celebration.
WSDA receives $4.9 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant funds
2024-09-12
USDA awarded Washington state nearly $5 million to support specialty crops in 2024.
Japanese beetle quarantine expanded in fight against invasive beetle
2024-09-10
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has permanently expanded the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) quarantine, added clarifying language and made additional requirements to the internal quarantine rule. The changes are already in effect by emergency rule but take permanent effect on September 15.
WSDA accepting specialty crop block grant proposals August 15
2024-08-13
WSDA will accept applications for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant beginning August 15, 2024.
Farm applications being accepted for second year of Compost Reimbursement Program
2024-07-29
WSDA is launching its second year of the Compost Reimbursement Program to continue to encourage on-farm compost use.