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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 …
USA Pears wins social media award
PORTLAND, Ore. — USA Pears has won an award for Best In-House Digital Marketing Campaign for a series of videos highlighting Pacific Northwest pear growers.
Wild yeast may hold key to reducing sugar content in wine
Creating wine is a balancing act between the quality of harvested grapes and the types of microorganisms that ferment grape juice. Too much sugar during the fe…
Cannabis research center established at Washington State University
PULLMAN – Washington State University’s early efforts on cannabis research have now grown into a full, multi-disciplinary research center with nearly 100 scien…
Goose Gap becomes state’s latest certified wine region
SEATTLE — Washington State has a brand new officially recognized wine growing area.
Japanese beetles in Yakima Valley pose risk to region’s farms
GRANDVIEW — Japanese beetles may not be anywhere nearly as interesting or even as dangerous as Asian giant hornets, but they could do a lot more damage.
New law makes farmworkers eligible for overtime pay
TUMWATER — Dairy workers in Washington State will now earn overtime pay under a new state law that takes effect on July 25, with other agricultural workers eligible to start earning overtime on Jan. 1, 2022.
Darigold to build 400,000-square-foot facility in Pasco
PASCO — Seattle-based milk and dairy processor Darigold has agreed to build a $500 million butter and protein powder processing facility at the Port of Pasco.
State potato commission ends marketing order
MOSES LAKE — It’s the end of an era.
Quincy system will reuse lots and lots of water
QUINCY — It’s a system that can best be described with superlatives.
WSDA awards $14 million in grants to small agribusinesses
OLYMPIA - The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has awarded more than $14 million in COVID-19 Relief and Recovery grants to 839 businesses affected by the pandemic.