SILVER LAKE - The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has begun treatments for...
PULLMAN -- Professor Lav Khot was named interim director of Washington State University’s Ag...
YAKIMA — Washington cherry growers are looking at the prospects of a good crop for 2021 with...
MOSES LAKE — Thirty years. That’s how long the Grant County Economic Development Council has...
OTHELLO — As Kelley Kulhanek examined the frame covered with bees, turning it over with hand...
New L&I group to focus on safety of farmworkers
TUMWATER — The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries, L&I, says it is taking a major step to help farmworkers be safe on the job.
Newhouse bill seeks to allow postal service alcohol deliveries
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, has his way, one of the last remaining vestiges of the Prohibition Era could soon be repealed.
L&I issues temporary COVID-19 rules for farm labor housing
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and the State Department of Health in early May issued revised COVID-19 guidelines for farmworkers living in temporary housing.
Othello CHS bean plant grows, will triple processing rate
OTHELLO – With the recent addition of 50,000 square feet of warehouse space, the CHS dry edible bean plant in Othello is increasing its storage capacity by 35%. This move is driven by the CHS strategy to expand c...
LDS church-linked firm to bid on bankrupt Easterday properties
SPOKANE — A Salt Lake City-based real estate company attached to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has signaled its intention to make a nearly $200 million bid on the property of bankrupt Easterday ...
Award will help study and fight soil compaction
While soil compaction happens below the surface, it has many above-ground impacts on crops. Compacted soil doesn’t absorb water very well, makes it hard for ...
Wenatchee prepares for 2021 Apple Blossom Festival
WENATCHEE — It’s going to be a little later than usual, but there will be a Washington State Apple Blossom Festival this year.
Overtime, capital gains, fuel standards keep farm advocates busy
OLYMPIA — A trio of bills that passed out of the originating house of the Washington State Legislature in early March are proving to be concerns for those involved in farming across the state.
Newhouse farm workforce reform measure passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives in mid-March voted to approve a bill that is designed to streamline and modernize how farmworkers obtain...
Potato exports show some improvement in December
Overall U.S. potato exports rose in the last month of 2020 but still lagged behind 2019’s record figures, according to data from Colorado-based Potatoes USA.
