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Forecast shows drier summer for 2026
MOSES LAKE — The Spokane Ag Show at the beginning of February opened with a 2026 weather report from Dr. Art Dougl…
Columbia Basin housing market still tight
COLUMBIA BASIN — Real estate professionals seem to be pretty well agreed on what home buyers are looking for in today’s market.
Moses Lake veterinarian takes her mobile clinic where the patients are
MOSES LAKE — It’s the rare doctor these days that makes house calls. But Jesyka Morrison is one of them.
Barbosa named director of Apple Education Foundation
WENATCHEE — The Washington Apple Education Foundation has named Faviola Barbosa as the organization’s new executive director.
Accountants: New ag overtime rules require special planning
KENNEWICK — With all farm workers now entitled to overtime, farmers and farm managers need to plan for their labor needs carefully.
WSU names Zhao Endowed Chair in Bacterial Diseases of Tree Fruits
PULLMAN — Frank Zhao joined Washington State University in January as the newly established Endowed Chair in Bacterial Diseases of Tree Fruits, will study and …
Irrigators Inc. honored by Lindsay
OMAHA, Neb. — Irrigation equipment maker Lindsay has named Moses Lake’s Irrigators Inc. as one of the company’s Top 30 Zimmatic dealerships in the country.
State of the taters: Convention highlights potato industry
KENNEWICK — Potato growers in Washington and Oregon are “true leaders in agriculture” in both states, able to wield an influence well beyond their numbers, acc…
Dew simulator introduced at hay convention
KENNEWICK — It’s a long way from Hudson, Wisconsin to the Tri-Cities.
Spud smarts: AI program learns to sort potatoes
KENNEWICK — Brian Greaves spends his days teaching a computer how to sort potatoes.
USDA floriculture survey shows trends, informs growers
OLYMPIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducted a survey of greenhouse floriculture across the Pacific Northwest in late 2021 and early 2022.