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Eastern Washington irrigation directory
MOSES LAKE - As farms finish tilling, start planting and start tapping into irrigation systems, having someone loc…
Hydrogen tax credit unveiled as administration tries to jump start industry
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration released its highly anticipated proposal for doling out billions of dollars in tax credits to hydrogen producers Fri…
Lavender ranch: Aromatic herb thrives near Quincy
QUINCY — Quincy farmer Joseph Downs first started planting lavender at his properties at the Upper Crescent Bar near Quincy and in East Wenatchee in 2015. He n…
State paying out $40M-plus to families after price-fixing lawsuit
OLYMPIA — Thousands of Washington households will receive a little extra money, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced in a Dec. 6 press conference. The payouts are the result of price-fixing lawsuits b…
Horticultural convention provides early look at new variety
KENNEWICK — The colors of the apple variety known as WA 64, at least for now, may give it an advantage when it hits produce shelves in a few years. “It meet…
Finding the next popular apple variety is a long process
KENNEWICK — For all the research, all the focus groups, all the test marketing, it is the consumer who ultimately decides the success of something new or diffe…
National Finals Rodeo kicks off in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The 2023 Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s National Finals Rodeo began on Dec. 8, the start of a nine-day-long competition where contestants …
Sila breaks ground on Washington facility
MOSES LAKE — Sila Nanotechnologies officially opened its Moses Lake plant Nov. 29. “This moment has been 12 years in the making,” said Gene Berdichevsky, co…
Evolution drives further advancement in tree fruit industry
KENNEWICK — As they say, things change. Industries evolve, pushed by changes in technology, changes in the workforce, changes in regulation. One of the tra…
Year in review: A look back at the top topics of 2023
Each year flies by a little faster than we’d like as we cover the economy of the Columbia Basin. This year, we’ve had a chance to see just how diversified that…
Experiencing ag at first hand
PULLMAN — During college in her native South Africa, Lindsey du Toit had a plant pathology professor who took her class out to talk with the farmers doing the …