PULLMAN — Launching Washington State University’s first distinguished program serving potato...
MOSES LAKE — As Grant County grows and more businesses and industries locate production in t...
Unlike many animals that vocalize their discomfort, cattle tend to suffer in silence—making ...
It’s likely going to be another dry year across the western United States, according to the ...
WARDEN — The Columbia Basin Railroad is in talks with the Port of Warden and the city of War...
PNAA names new Ops director
REDMOND — The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance has named Lisa Childs as the organization’s new director of operations.
USDA seeks pollinator experts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced that it is looking for people to serve on a new committee intended to direct future pollinator research.
‘Control the controllables’: Planning to succeed in even the most difficult times
BLACKSBURG, Va. — There’s a lot that farmers cannot control: costs, prices, market conditions, the weather.
Climate expert: Summer heat is here to stay
PULLMAN — No one argues that it wasn’t hot during the summer of 2021.
Schweitzer announces executive promotions
PULLMAN — Electrical control manufacturer Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories announced changes to its senior executive team in a press release issued in early March.
USDA marketing grant applications open
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a new round of grants designed to help local farmers market their produce.
Barbosa named director of Apple Education Foundation
WENATCHEE — The Washington Apple Education Foundation has named Faviola Barbosa as the organization’s new executive director.
USDA floriculture survey shows trends, informs growers
OLYMPIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducted a survey of greenhouse floriculture across the Pacific Northwest in late 2021 and early 2022.
Washington wheat harvest falls by nearly half in 2021
MOSES LAKE — Total Washington wheat production fell by nearly half in 2021, thanks largely to drought and an early summer heat wave, according to data published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in mid-January.
Port of Morrow fined $1.3M over nitrate violations
BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has fined the Port of Morrow along the Columbia River $1.3 million for repeatedly over-applying agricultural wastewater on nearby farms in an area that already has elevated levels of ...
