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Newhouse reintroduces Farm Workforce Modernization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan bill to make hiring and retaining foreign farm workers more feasible was introduce…
Khosla appointed as dean of the CAHNRS
ELLENSBURG – Raj Khosla, a globally recognized researcher on precision agriculture with extensive leadership expertise, has been named the Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean of Washington State University’s College o…
Ellensburg celebrates new economic partnership with CWU
ELLENSBURG – Central Washington University, Kittitas County and the City of Ellensburg have partnered to work toward economic development and work toward econo…
Commodity Report for May 17, 2025
Apples, pears, cattle, rhubarb, asparagus, potatoes, onions
OSF presents the Farm of the Future
MOSES LAKE – Okanagan Specialty Fruit hosted their Farm of the Future event on April 30 to showcase the recent developments in the farming industry and their v…
Loans, grants help a new generation of farmers take the field
SPOKANE VALLEY — As many as a third of farmers in the United States are over the age of 65, according to a study by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Fa…
Aerial application fun but challenging
MOSES LAKE — The science and craft of aerial application requires close and careful attention to detail. The flying is challenging, but, said Fred Meise, owner…
Group14 to slow Moses Lake project
MOSES LAKE — Group14, a battery manufacturing company, will slow down but not stop construction of its Moses Lake facility. The company announced Thursday that…
Apple prices, production costs make for hard decisions
QUINCY — When seen from the orchard, the state of the apple business is a little unsettled. Kent Karstetter, co-owner of RJK Farms near Quincy, said it re…
Cantwell takes the helm at WSU
RICHLAND – Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell officially began her tenure as the 12th president of Washington State University April 1, marking a new chapter for the i…