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Good harvests for for potatoes, apples, wheat and raspberries in 2025
MOSES LAKE – With Fall in full swing, growers around the area are either completing their harvests or are on the v…
WSU, BYU release new quinoa varieties for food security, nutrition
PULLMAN — Passed from grower to grower, three new quinoa varieties co-developed at Washington State University are helping farmers in Rwanda and other African …
Basin Business Journal commodity report for July 21, 2023
Here's how agricultural commodity prices have changed in the last month:
Mobile service to improve access to large animal veterinary care
PULLMAN — A new mobile service at Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital will make it easier for owners of large and agricultural animals i…
Grant County fiber expansion nears finish line
EPHRATA — A decades-long project to provide fiber optic cable, and fiber access, to most Grant County locations is almost done. Terry McKenzie, senior manager …
Eastern Washington wineries earn awards
OLYMPIA — Nearly 80 wineries located throughout Eastern Washington won numerous medals at the 2023 Washington Wine Awards, according to an announcement from th…
As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles, yet his own mother still…
Spokane airport gets overpass grant
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Spokane International Airport will get a boost of almost $23 million, according to an announcement from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA. …
Potato prices up, sales down for first quarter 2023
DENVER — The value of grocery store potato sales rose 16% during the first three months of 2023 as the total volume of sales fell by 4.4%, according to a press…
Wenatchee port commissioner named to WSTC
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Janet “JC” Baldwin of Wenatchee to fill an open seat on the Washington State Transportation Commission, according to an announcement from the WSTC. Baldwin is a small busines…
Fresh market: Some Indian produce tariffs to be lifted
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tariffs imposed on American apples, peas and lentils by the Republic of India in 2018 will be lifted within 90 days. Lifting of the tariffs …