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WSU Regents Professor elected president of global agricultural economists association
PULLMAN — As a longtime member of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Jill McCluskey …
BPA chief gets presidential award
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Bonneville Power Administration announced in December that the agency’s chief administrator, Robin Furrer, is one of 18 Department of Ener…
USDA looks to beef up meat supply chain
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government will invest $9.6 million to strengthen farmers, ranchers, processors and rural businesses and diversify the country’s…
Peeling the apple market
QUINCY — Washington apple growers, having survived a wild and crazy 2022, are making the turn into a new year with a market that’s looking pretty good domestic…
Tater talk: Potato conference equips growers
PORTLAND, Oregon — Howard Goldstein is on a mission on behalf of potatoes. “Unlike the consumer, who absolutely loves potatoes, and nothing’s going to stop …
Final flight: Last ‘Queen of the skies’ touches down in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The last 747 touched down briefly at the Grant County International Airport Jan. 10 as part of its final check before being delivered to its new o…
North Cascades Bank VP graduates executive development program
CHELAN — Jennifer Puckett, vice president and loan operations manager at North Cascades Bank, recently graduated from the Washington Bankers Association’s Exec…
‘Mother Nature was not kind’: Bad weather reduces 2022 Washington apple harvest
QUINCY — Weather that was too hot, then too cold and stormy, contributed to making the 2022 apple crop one of the smallest in the last 15 years. “Our Dec. 1…
Growing feed: Focus will be on markets and production costs at NW Hay Expo
KENNEWICK — Combating disease, the state of the fertilizer market and managing inflation will be among the topics at the Northwest Hay Expo, scheduled for Jan.…
The long haul: Trucking isn’t an easy job, but it’s essential
FIFE — Theron Wood stands in a fenced-in parking lot at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac not far from the Port of Tacoma. He’s watching a pair of forklift dri…
Judge fines company for fraudulent business letters
SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court ordered two companies and their owners on Nov. 1 to pay $24.8 million in penalties after sending over 230,000 deceptive letters to small business owners in violation of the st…