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Spokane Seed provides product, knowledge backed by a century

Evolution is a thing in business as well as biology. Spokane Seed has been around for more than a century, and it …

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
USDA to offer $6 billion in relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced via press release in early May that it will make $6 billion in relief payments to commodity and specialty crop growers affected by natural disasters i…

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
Bird flu spreads: Authorities warn of increase in avian influenza in Washington

OLYMPIA — As avian influenza continues to spread through backyard flocks across Washington, state agriculture officials are asking residents to delay live mark…

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
The science of spuds: Bioengineering makes strides toward better potatoes

BOISE — Turns out, that potato you bake or fry or boil and then mash? It’s way more genetically sophisticated than you are.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
Moses Lake incubator space nurtures small businesses

MOSES LAKE — It was a busy day April 2 in the little storefront at 205 S. Division St. as the Downtown Moses Lake Association formally opened its small busines…

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
A decade of change in just a few weeks: Ag economist looks at rapidly shifting trends

The world has seen a lot of change in the last few years, according to Dave Kohl.

Updated 3 years, 3 months ago
Liberate & Lather

MOSES LAKE — Soapmaker and candlemaker Angela Clay says that often, scrubbing the dirt off our bodies is the easy part.

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
PNAA names new Ops director

REDMOND — The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance has named Lisa Childs as the organization’s new director of operations.

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
USDA seeks pollinator experts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced that it is looking for people to serve on a new committee intended to direct future pollinator research.

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
First endowed potato chair seeks to grow $7 billion state industry

PULLMAN — Launching Washington State University’s first distinguished program serving potato agriculture, Steve Culman will delve below the surface to keep a $…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
‘Insanely large’: Future power demand expected to be high for Grant County

MOSES LAKE — As Grant County grows and more businesses and industries locate production in the area, the Grant County Public Utility District said it is seeing…