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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. …
WSU Bee research center slowly buzzing with activity
OTHELLO — As Kelley Kulhanek examined the frame covered with bees, turning it over with hands covered in blue nitrile gloves, she felt something just below the…
Award will help study and fight soil compaction
While soil compaction happens below the surface, it has many above-ground impacts on crops. Compacted soil doesn’t absorb water very well, makes it hard for pl…
Wenatchee prepares for 2021 Apple Blossom Festival
WENATCHEE — It’s going to be a little later than usual, but there will be a Washington State Apple Blossom Festival this year.
Saving water is a serious job for Quincy irrigation district
QUINCY — Three million acre feet.
New endowed chair works to improve tree fruit productivity, stress defense
WENATCHEE – Helping Washington’s tree fruit industry solve production challenges from heat and other environmental stresses, Washington State University physio…
Jake Blauer joins WSU’s potato research group
When Jake Blauer lived in Brazil, he says he saw a lot of potatoes, “but they were often green.”
Roll on, Columbia: Water from the river is Eastern Washington’s life blood
YAKIMA — It’s easy to forget that the Columbia Basin is really scrubland desert.
Apple-picking robots set to revolutionize orchard work
WENATCHEE — Every year, during Washington state’s autumn apple harvest, hands reach out to pick apples around 13 billion times.
U.S., Canada committed to waging war against Asian giant hornets
OLYMPIA — As spring approaches, researchers with the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the British Colu…
Overtime, capital gains, fuel standards keep farm advocates busy
OLYMPIA — A trio of bills that passed out of the originating house of the Washington State Legislature in early March are proving to be concerns for those involved in farming across the state.