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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…
Chilling effect: Impact of cold, wet weather on fruit crop still uncertain
YAKIMA — The weather that produced snow in mid-April and near-freezing temperatures in May will affect the 2022 apple, cherry and pear crops, but the impact is…
Changes sought for federal hydropower regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It takes an average of 7.6 years to renew the license of a hydroelectric dam, according to Malcom Woolf, the president of the National Hydro…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
Liberate & Lather
MOSES LAKE — Soapmaker and candlemaker Angela Clay says that often, scrubbing the dirt off our bodies is the easy part.
PNAA names new Ops director
REDMOND — The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance has named Lisa Childs as the organization’s new director of operations.
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.