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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 …
Growing cotton in the Columbia Basin
Augie Kooistra is not a man who takes “no” for an answer.
More Asian giant hornets found in Washington
The bad is news that nine Asian giant hornets have been found in Washington state in the last year. The good news is the nasty bugs — most two inches long with…
Wind farm sprouts on Rattlesnake Flat
The name Rattlesnake Flat evokes bleak and remote desolation — lonely cacti dotting a dusty landscape, the occasional tumbleweed lopping past a cattle skull sl…
Design work finished on Connell rail improvement
Design work on the proposed Connell Rail Interchange is finished, according to an announcement from the group backing the project.
WSU study sees decline in support for plant breeding programs
A team of scientists led by Kate Evans, a Washington State University horticulture professor who leads WSU’s apple and pear breeding program, found that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending less on public…
Potatoes USA reports record retail potato sales
While the COVID-19 pandemic depressed sales of potatoes for restaurants, retail sales — potato sales to consumers rather than to restaurants — reached record highs for the year July 2019 through June 2020, accordin…
FFA future uncertain in the age of COVID
As school districts work on finalizing plans for students returning this fall, many programs such as FFA remain up in the air as to what things might look like this year.
Farmworkers protected by numerous laws
There are roughly 160,000 farmworkers in the state of Washington.
Survey forecasts slight rise in 2020 fresh apple production
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is forecasting the state’s 2020 fresh apple crop at around 134 million 40-pound boxes.
Ritzville student uses COVID closure to start business
RITZVILLE — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year, Peyton Curtis really didn’t think it would amount to much.