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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…
Goose Gap becomes state’s latest certified wine region
SEATTLE — Washington State has a brand new officially recognized wine growing area.
Japanese beetles in Yakima Valley pose risk to region’s farms
GRANDVIEW — Japanese beetles may not be anywhere nearly as interesting or even as dangerous as Asian giant hornets, but they could do a lot more damage.
New law makes farmworkers eligible for overtime pay
TUMWATER — Dairy workers in Washington State will now earn overtime pay under a new state law that takes effect on July 25, with other agricultural workers eligible to start earning overtime on Jan. 1, 2022.
Darigold to build 400,000-square-foot facility in Pasco
PASCO — Seattle-based milk and dairy processor Darigold has agreed to build a $500 million butter and protein powder processing facility at the Port of Pasco.
State potato commission ends marketing order
MOSES LAKE — It’s the end of an era.
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.