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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…
Rodeos in the Basin
There’s no shortage of bronco riding, bulldogging and barrel racing ahead: June 17 Mountain High Broncs & Bulls Joseph, Ore. June 17-18 Basin City Freedo…
Green air: Desert winds an attractor for wind energy developers as state government moves toward diverse green energy development
ELLENSBURG — According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, wind power is the second-largest contributor to Washington’s renewable electricity genera…
Wildfire prevention bill becomes law
OLYMPIA — Legislation designed to help reduce the risk of wildfire from electric utility equipment was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee recently. House Bill …
Sportsman’s Warehouse to open 15 new stores in 2023
WEST JORDAN, UTAH — After opening nine new stores across the country in its 2022 fiscal year, Sportsman’s Warehouse is pushing more into the eastern United Sta…
Looking ahead: USDA sees good farming conditions, forecasts lower WA wheat harvest
OLYMPIA — Warmer weather and lots of sunshine in mid-May prompted a lot of farmers in the Columbia Basin to get out into the field and plant, according to a re…
Western Caucus releases 2023 Farm Bill priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 100-member Congressional Western Caucus has released its proposed priorities for the upcoming farm bill currently being considered by Co…
‘Guarded optimism’ found in 2023 tree fruit harvest projections
OTHELLO — While there’s a long way to go before fruit is in the warehouse – and in grocery store produce departments – cherry, apple and pear growers might be …
For honey bees, 2023 is potentially a bad year
A massively destructive hurricane in Florida last year, a very stormy winter in California, and higher than average colony losses mean that 2023 is positioned to be a bad year for honey bees. “I talked with a be…
Flying into a niche: Farmers still looking for that perfect use for ag drones
PASCO — According to Lav Khot, an agricultural drone is just another piece of farm machinery. “A drone is nothing but a tractor,” Khot said. “It’s really a …
WSU Institute for Northwest Energy Futures receives state funding
RICHLAND, Wash. — Washington’s clean energy future became a little brighter when members of the Washington State House and Senate approved Gov. Jay Inslee’s funding proposal for the Washington State University Tri-…