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Agriculture department fights gypsy moths in Cowlitz County
SILVER LAKE - The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has begun treatments for the eradication of ...
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 Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, has his way, one of the last remaining vestiges of the Prohibition Era could soon be repealed.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.
New director joins WSU ag weather service
PULLMAN -- Professor Lav Khot was named interim director of Washington State University’s AgWeatherNet with the goal of maintaining the momentum of the syste...
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...
Cherry growers forecast ‘good’ but not record harvest for 2021
YAKIMA — Washington cherry growers are looking at the prospects of a good crop for 2021 with a long harvest time, though neither are expected to be records.
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 ...
Grant County Economic Development Council turns 30
MOSES LAKE — Thirty years. That’s how long the Grant County Economic Development Council has been around, helping keep and attract new business to what is a ...
WSU Bee research center slowly buzzing with activity
OTHELLO — As Kelley Kulhanek examined the frame covered with bees, turning it over with hands covered in blue nitrile gloves, she felt something just below t...