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Lacewing IPM clinics scheduled for June
ROYAL CITY — The results of a three-year trial to test the use of lacewings to control orchard pests will be the s…
Farm machines thrash it out at Lind Combine Derby
LIND — Lind held its annual Combine Derby June 10.The event has been a Lind tradition since 1988, and this year’s derby brought a crowd of about 4,500 people t…
2023 cherry harvest looking optimistic
WENATCHEE — The cherry harvest is coming in full this year, according to the Washington State Tree Fruit Association. The weather conditions that have played h…
Weather hurts hay quality, price
COLUMBIA BASIN — The first cutting is in for alfalfa hay in the Basin, and it’s not all it should be, according to Mark Anderson of Anderson Hay & Grain. “W…
WSU Lind Dryland Research Station welcomes new director
LIND — Washington State University soil scientist and wheat breeder Mike Pumphrey was a bit dejected as he stood in front of some thin test squares of stunted,…
Buying power: Expanded opportunities for online shopping, but still room for brick and mortar
OLYMPIA — From pandemic lockdowns to a surge in thefts to major changes in shopping habits, it’s been a bumpy few years for retail businesses. Renee Sunde, …
Basin Business Journal commodity report for June 2023
Here's how agricultural commodity prices have changed in the last month:
Engineers, plant scientists decode electrochemical signals in soil
PULLMAN, Wash. — Seeking new tools to improve soil health, scientists at Washington State University are studying electric signals that bounce between plants a…
Invasive pest trapping season resumes
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The hunt is on. The Washington State Department of Agriculture is beginning its annual search for pests that could threaten the state’s env…
4-H and FFA events
Here’s what’s coming up for youth ag programs: August Aug. 19 FFA horse, livestock, tractor driving and jamboree career development events at the Grant County Fair, Moses Lake. 4-H livestock, food and n…
WSU, WSDA team up for new food center
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University and the Washington State Department of Agriculture have partnered with the new Northwest and Rocky Mountain Region…