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Birding guides in the Basin

MOSES LAKE — As birding season continues in Eastern Washington; outdoor enthusiasts increasingly turn to local gui…

Updated 4 days, 7 hours ago
Basin Business Journal commodity report for Feb. 17, 2025

YAKIMA VALLEY AND WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON APPLES: SUPPLY GOLDEN DELICIOUS AND HONEYCRISP LIGHT. DEMAND GOLDEN DELICIOUS AND HONEYCRISP GOOD, OTHERS MODERATE. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. Honeycrisp few present shi…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Lind Dryland Research Station keeps Washington on the cutting edge of wheat

LIND — Some of the driest of dry land in the Northwest is to be found in the middle of Adams County, Washington, where a team of scientists is working hard to …

Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Port of Kennewick celebrates 110

KENNEWICK — Tim Arntzen, CEO at the Port of Kennewick, said he’s excited for March 2025 when the port celebrates its 110th anniversary. He said the port he lea…

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
REC Silicon reopens, closes in Moses Lake during bumpy journey

MOSES LAKE — The owners of REC Silicon announced Dec. 31 the company would shutter its Moses Lake facility, with the closure projected to take about three mont…

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
WSU study to track dryland soil health, wheat yields

PULLMAN — A new study at Washington State University will look at a variety of soil health changes in lands enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program. WSU scientists will use …

Updated 1 month ago
CWU’s new Virtual Career Center connects students with employers, resources

ELLENSBURG — A valuable new online resource is available to Central Washington University students who want to search for jobs, study industry trends, and begi…

Updated 1 month ago
Columbia Gardens: Port of Kennewick turns industrial zone into wine and food destination

KENNEWICK — On a given day you can see folks on the Kennewick waterfront sipping wine, noshing on tacos or barbecue or just soaking up the sunshine and the vie…

Updated 1 month ago
Classes, research results, latest tech at 2025 Washington-Oregon Potato Conference

KENNEWICK — Farmers can learn about new methods to fight insects and disease, water use and management, work rules and market conditions at the annual Washingt…

Updated 1 month ago
All things ag

SPOKANE — All things agricultural will be on display the first week of February at the 48th annual Spokane Ag Show at the Spokane Convention Center. The Spokan…