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As drought persists, Washington seeks new water strategies
With one year after another of high temperatures and low reservoir levels, growers and experts are looking for way…
Water use high as record-breaking summer bakes Basin
PASCO — When it hit 115 degrees on June 29, irrigators across the Columbia Basin had one option.
Vegetable association conference returns to in-person
KENNEWICK — The Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association will stage its annual conference in person this year at the Three Rivers Convention Center.
Spud harvest hurt by heat
MOSES LAKE — While potato farmers in the Columbia Basin could call on all the water they needed during this year’s drought, the heat still posed risks and has …
Studying the dirt beneath your feet
PROSSER — To get the most out of your irrigation equipment, the chemicals you put on your crops, and the water you use, it helps to know something about the so…
It’s all about the stress: Finding ways to make irrigation more efficient
PROSSER — Geraldine Diverres-Naranjo minces no words when she describes her home in the Canary Islands.
Invasive Japanese beetles threaten Yakima Valley growers
GRANDVIEW (AP) — Thousands of invasive Japanese beetles have been caught in the Lower Yakima Valley this summer and pose a threat to the agricultural industry.
‘Live in the hay’: Three-time Hay King shares the secrets to a good product
MOSES LAKE — Bob Wieldraayer is no stranger to wearing the crown of Hay King.
Keeping up a family tradition: Raceways Technology still going strong in third generation
QUINCY — The words on Josh Paul’s shirt — “Get Bent” — say it all.
Study shows pest attack order changes plant defenses
PULLMAN — The dining time of different insects impacts a plant’s defenses and nutritional quality—a complexity uncovered in new research with implications for …
2021 Washington apple harvest estimated to be 124.85 million boxes
YAKIMA — In its latest forecast, the Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) is estimating the state’s 2021 fresh apple crop at roughly 125 million 40-…