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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 …
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.
Salt Lake City company buys Easterday companies’ land
KENNEWICK — A federal bankruptcy court judge approved a $209 million bid from Salt Lake City-based Farmland Reserve to purchase roughly 18,000 acres from bankrupt Easterday Farms and Easterday Ranches.
Drew Lyon named new WSU Crop and Soil Sciences chair
PULLMAN — Solving problems and helping people is what led Drew Lyon into his career. This Washington State University weed scientist also loves figuring out ho…
Focusing on the region: McGregor aims to help Basin farmers make the most of their land
COLFAX — There’s a very definite trend you can see as you go east across the Columbia Basin.
Historic Pendleton Round-Up returns in September
Pendleton Round-Up organizers gear up to return this September to northeast Oregon, after missing out on the event last year for just the third time since 1910.
Jamie Jess: Star-Spangled rodeo mom
Every professional rodeo starts with the Star Spangled Banner – not just the anthem – but a horse and rider waving it proudly across the stadium grounds.
Ellensburg Rodeo coming Labor Day weekend
ELLENSBURG — The annual Ellensburg Rodeo once again will be Labor Day weekend. One of American’s Top 10 professional rodeos, organizers of this year’s events are hoping to put on an experience similar to past rodeo…
U.S., European legislators call for permanent end to wine tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Congressional Wine Caucus, along with their counterparts in the European Parliament, have called upon the U.S. and the European Union to resolve their current trade dispute and per…
EL 47.5 builds on promise of the Columbia Basin Project
WARDEN — The six pumps in the EL 47.5 pump house can pull 63,100 gallons of water each minute out of the East Low Canal.