OTHELLO — It all started out in 1985 with one truck as Hector Garza Trucking. There was, how...
Tree Fruit Extension Specialist Karen Lewis is the new director of Washington State Universi...
Washington State University’s newly created Distinguished Endowed Chair in Soil Health for P...
TRI-CITIES -- A team at Washington State University Tri-Cities is researching the impact tha...
Washington State University will celebrate the opening of the new Plant Sciences Building, a...
Bill would extend disaster aid to grape growers
A bipartisan group of legislators has introduced a bill that would help Washington state grape growers who have seen the quality of their crops affected by smoke from the region’s wildfires this year.
WSDA prepares assault on gypsy moth lairs
With the press the Asian giant hornet has gotten this year, it’s easy to forget it’s only one of a number of invasive pests the Washington State Department of Agriculture battles every day.
News from the world of potatoes
Washington State University will offer five three-hour webinars in 2020 and 2021 for urban IPM and pesticide education recertification credits. Each seminar will provide three Washington State Department of Agric...
Study: Grazing cattle can reduce wildfire risk
A study by the University of California suggests that grazing cattle can help keep brush down and limit the spread and intensity of wildfires.
State Supreme Court strikes down overtime exemption for dairy workers
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Supreme Court ruled last week that the state law exempting dairy workers from overtime pay violates the state’s constitution.
News from the world of potatoes
2021 WA-OR POTATO CONFERENCE TO GO VIRTUAL Due to the restrictions on gatherings to limit the spread of the Corona Virus, we will not be able to have our normal show at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kenn...
Tree Fruit Association gathering online for 116th annual meeting
YAKIMA — The 116th annual NW Horticultural Expo and Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) Annual Meeting is joining the long list of conferences and trade shows that have moved online this year.
PNW vegetable conference going online this year
CYBERSPACE — It’s going to be an odd conference this year for members of the Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association as they gather this November. Because it’s all going to be online. Virtual. On the Internet.
USDA announces second round of covid farm aid
Farmers who missed out on the first round of Coronavirus loss assistance are now eligible to apply for a second round of assistance under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP2).
Potato losses hurt more than just farmers, processors
It’s been a difficult year for the Washington’s potato farmers, with growers and potato processors losing an estimated $900 million in sales — both domestic and exports — and $170 million in income, according to ...
