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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. …
A spectacular fall: Easterday companies file for bankruptcy amid fraud allegations
PASCO — It may just very well be the largest agriculture-related bankruptcy in the history of Washington state.
Columbia Basin Development League plans March 4 speed conference
CASHMERE — The inventors of speed dating probably never imagined the creation of a “speed conference.” But that’s what the Columbia Basin Development League wi…
Moses Lake Industries: A commitment to hard work and community
MOSES LAKE — There’s a good chance you have never heard of Moses Lake Industries. But there’s a nearly certain chance you’ve used something made possible by th…
A decade-long, globe-trotting search for a better Christmas tree
Christmas tree lovers and tree growers across the U.S. could one day admire new varieties that look great, hold up for weeks in the home, and stand up to a dea…
Washington receives $3.5m in USDA funds to fight farm pests
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $3.5 million to the state of Washington to help deal with invasive species and farm pests, including nearly $600,000 to combat the Asian giant horne…
Potato Council head hopes for immigration, trade progress in 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Immigration reform and a more stable international trade environment are issues U.S. potato growers, processors and shippers want to see add…
WSU researchers studying spread of red blotch virus in vineyards
Researchers at WSU’s Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Wine Science Center are studying how and why the grapevine red blotch virus, which causes the disease, spreads.
Newhouse calls for more help for farmworkers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of 70 lawmakers, including Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, are calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue to use $1.5 billion recently approved by Congress i…
Slow but steady progress in Odessa aquifer replacement work
SCHRAG — Roberta Hodgson has a simple rule. “Never turn down water.”
Cosmic Crisp, WA 2, and what’s next for Washington apples
Cosmic Crisp isn’t the first Washington State University apple to go to market. That distinction goes to WA 2, or Sunrise Magic.