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After some rough years, apple market may be improving in 2026
OTHELLO — It’s been a rough few years for apple and pear growers, but 2026 looks like it could bring better news. …
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…
Senate confirms USDA deputy secretary; Vilsack names undersecretaries
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a sign the new leadership of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking shape, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack congratulated Jewel Bronaugh following her confirmation as deputy USDA s…