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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 …
Researcher specializes in plant, seed diseases
MT. VERNON, Wash. — It was a fascination with land grant universities and associated cooperative extension services that brought Lindsey du Toit to the United …
PNW vegetable conference going online this year
CYBERSPACE — It’s going to be an odd conference this year for members of the Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association as they gather this November. Because it’s all going to be online. Virtual. On the Internet.
WSDA catches, loses track of Asian giant hornet
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture finally caught a live one! An Asian giant hornet, that is, in early October, and they were able to tag…
100 years of building and fixing
PASCO — According to Washington State University’s Cooperative Extension services, there are 1.8 million acres of irrigated farmland in the state of Washington.
USDA announces second round of covid farm aid
Farmers who missed out on the first round of Coronavirus loss assistance are now eligible to apply for a second round of assistance under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP2).
Potato losses hurt more than just farmers, processors
It’s been a difficult year for the Washington’s potato farmers, with growers and potato processors losing an estimated $900 million in sales — both domestic and exports — and $170 million in income, according to a …
Yakima wineries struggle with COVID-19 closures
The sawdust was still settling on Fortuity Cellars’ new tasting room when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Washington water trust names new executive director
James Kraft has been named the new executive director of the Washington Water Trust.
U.S. potato sales sag but still strong
A decline in demand for U.S. potatoes internationally as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic caused total potato exports to fall almost 3 percent for the marketing year 2019-2020, according to Colorado-based marketin…
Royal Slope receives viticultural area designation
It’s official — the Royal Slope is now its very own designated wine producing region.