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Warden hosts mounted shooter competition
WARDEN — Twenty-eight riders made their way to Warden over the weekend for the Clean Shooter Buckle Series meet,...
Handling gastric ulcers in horses
Stomach ulcers are often associated with stress, but they can also be caused by a variety of factors, including diet and medications.
Telling ranching’s story one cow at a time
ELLENSBURG — Chelsea Hajny is no stranger to cattle.
Best in herd: Floyd and RaeAnn Lewis named Cattlemen of the Year
MOSES LAKE — Rancher Floyd Lewis has no doubts that cattle understand their place in the universe.
Washington farmers plant fewer acres of spring wheat in 2022
OLYMPIA — Despite a cooler and wetter spring and early summer, farmers across Eastern Washington have planted fewer acres of spring wheat in 2022 when compar...
Fair cancels poultry showing, auctions as bird flu persists
MOSES LAKE — Even as summer — with 100-degree heat — has arrived, officials with the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the Washington Department...
Potatoes and faith: Ag World marks 25 years, looks forward to the next 25
MOSES LAKE — The heat wave and drought made 2021 an odd year in the Columbia Basin.
Small town feel: Warden sees an influx of new homes
WARDEN — Development is coming to Warden that may put the small town of just under 2,500 on homebuyers’ radar in the days to come.
State regulators charge PacifiCorp with failure to plan
LACEY — The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, the body that regulates the state’s utilities, has filed a complaint against Oregon-based utility PacifiCorp for failing to consider the social cost...
Ranching groups poised to fight proposed legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The passage of a pair of bills designed to improve regulation of U.S. cattle and beef markets has prompted concerns among some national an...