PROSSER — Smoke is one of those things you don’t want to taste in a wine.
SEATTLE—The Washington State Wine Commission kicked off August as Washington Wine Month toda...
PULLMAN – With a new $20 million federal grant, Washington State University will lead a majo...
GRANDVIEW — It’s 16 acres of the “apple from hell.”
PULLMAN, Wash. – A tiny bee imposter, the syrphid fly, may be a big help to some gardens and...
Gebbers Farms reaches settlement with L&I over COVID-related fines
BREWSTER — In a case likely watched in the central Washington fruit industry, Brewster-based cherry and apple grower Gebbers Farms agreed to spend nearly $2 million to improve conditions for workers in an agreeme...
USA Pears wins social media award
PORTLAND, Ore. — USA Pears has won an award for Best In-House Digital Marketing Campaign for a series of videos highlighting Pacific Northwest pear growers.
New law makes farmworkers eligible for overtime pay
TUMWATER — Dairy workers in Washington State will now earn overtime pay under a new state law that takes effect on July 25, with other agricultural workers eligible to start earning overtime on Jan. 1, 2022.
State potato commission ends marketing order
MOSES LAKE — It’s the end of an era.
WSDA awards $14 million in grants to small agribusinesses
OLYMPIA - The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has awarded more than $14 million in COVID-19 Relief and Recovery grants to 839 businesses affected by the pandemic.
Salt Lake City company buys Easterday companies’ land
KENNEWICK — A federal bankruptcy court judge approved a $209 million bid from Salt Lake City-based Farmland Reserve to purchase roughly 18,000 acres from bankrupt Easterday Farms and Easterday Ranches.
Ellensburg Rodeo coming Labor Day weekend
ELLENSBURG — The annual Ellensburg Rodeo once again will be Labor Day weekend. One of American’s Top 10 professional rodeos, organizers of this year’s events are hoping to put on an experience similar to past rod...
U.S., European legislators call for permanent end to wine tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Congressional Wine Caucus, along with their counterparts in the European Parliament, have called upon the U.S. and the European Union to resolve their current trade dispute and p...
Pandemic hit region hardest in leisure, hospitality, government sectors
MOSES LAKE — While 2020 was hard on the economies of counties in central Washington, the seven-county region did better than the state as a whole percentage-wise.
Potato news: Japanese tariffs down; Potato U announced
JAPAN - Frozen fries will now be able to enter Japan tariff free. Japan announced at the beginning of April that it was eliminating the 2.1% tariff on frozen fries from the US, as part of the US-Japan Trade Agree...
