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Spokane Seed provides product, knowledge backed by a century
Evolution is a thing in business as well as biology. Spokane Seed has been around for more than a century, and it …
Serving schools: ESD superintendents reflect on operations, priorities
MOSES LAKE — Educational service districts are government-mandated agencies put in place to provide services to school districts across the state. ESD Superint…
Nutrien Ag Solutions acquires novel biocontrol technology
LOVELAND, Colo. — In a move to expand its portfolio of sustainable crop protection solutions, Nutrien Ag Solutions announced the acquisition of several patented biocontrol technologies from Suncor Energy’s AgroScie…
Cherry harvest prospects looking up
COLUMBIA BASIN — Things are looking up this year for Washington cherry growers. The forecast is that the Northwest cherry crop – including Washington, Oreg…
Columbia Basin Project making headway through Odessa Groundwater program
CASHMERE — The Columbia Basin Project is making gradual progress toward completion with particularly significant accomplishments for the Odessa Groundwater Rep…
Gonzaga partners with Ziplines Education to enhance workforce
SPOKANE — Gonzaga University announced a partnership with Ziplines Education in late March designed to help Zags and other Eastern Washington students fortify …
National Holstein Convention set for June 24 - 27
SALT LAKE CITY — Registration is open for the junior and adult National Holstein Convention, scheduled for June 24 through 27 in Salt Lake City. Events, co…
Tour crop research for the drylands at WSU’s 106th Lind Field Day
LIND, Wash. – Washington State University invites grain producers and partners to meet scientists at the Lind Dryland Research Station and learn about current …
‘A step back in time’: Washington’s oldest rodeo is June 7-9
BICKLETON — Out in the wheat country of eastern Klickitat County, time sort of stands still. The little town of Bickleton, population 92 at the last census, is…
Room to grow: Business incubator space organizers discuss challenges, successes
MOSES LAKE — Incubator spaces are programs that reduce the overhead required for a start-up business and help those businesses run their operations, with the q…
Tiny grain could be headed for big things
COLUMBIA BASIN — Teff may only be grown on a few farms in the Pacific Northwest, but it’s a grain a lot of people aren’t aware of yet, though it is beginning t…