News
Read recent and past articles from Basin Business Journal here
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…
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.
Othello Rodeo comes back in mid-September
OTHELLO — After its cancelation last year, the Othello Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo will return this year. As usual, there will be a rod…
2021 Aggie of the Year has farming in her blood
MT. VERNON — Juliana LeClare knows that farming is in her blood.
Pandemic hit region hardest in leisure, hospitality, government sectors
MOSES LAKE — While 2020 was hard on the economies of counties in central Washington, the seven-county region did better than the state as a whole percentage-wise.
Making the desert bloom: Kooy Irrigation helps keep water flowing
QUINCY — It all started out as something of a hobby.
Potato news: Japanese tariffs down; Potato U announced
JAPAN - Frozen fries will now be able to enter Japan tariff free. Japan announced at the beginning of April that it was eliminating the 2.1% tariff on frozen fries from the US, as part of the US-Japan Trade Agreeme…