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Drew Lyon named new WSU Crop and Soil Sciences chair
PULLMAN — Solving problems and helping people is what led Drew Lyon into his career. This Washington State Unive...
Pandemic hit region hardest in leisure, hospitality, government sectors
MOSES LAKE — While 2020 was hard on the economies of counties in central Washington, the seven-county region did better than the state as a whole percentage-wise.
Making the desert bloom: Kooy Irrigation helps keep water flowing
QUINCY — It all started out as something of a hobby.
Potato news: Japanese tariffs down; Potato U announced
JAPAN - Frozen fries will now be able to enter Japan tariff free. Japan announced at the beginning of April that it was eliminating the 2.1% tariff on frozen fries from the US, as part of the US-Japan Trade Agree...
Senate confirms USDA deputy secretary; Vilsack names undersecretaries
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a sign the new leadership of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking shape, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack congratulated Jewel Bronaugh following her confirmation as deputy USDA...
WSU grant expands access to hands‑on science experiences
PULLMAN — A new grant at Washington State University will allow undergraduate students from WSU, Eastern Washington University, Lewis-Clark State College, and Gonzaga University to get real-world agricultural res...
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 Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, has his way, one of the last remaining vestiges of the Prohibition Era could soon be repealed.
Agriculture department fights gypsy moths in Cowlitz County
SILVER LAKE - The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has begun treatments for the eradication of gypsy moth in the Silver Lake area of Cowlitz...
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...