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Lacewing IPM clinics scheduled for June
ROYAL CITY — The results of a three-year trial to test the use of lacewings to control orchard pests will be the s…
Yakima wineries struggle with COVID-19 closures
The sawdust was still settling on Fortuity Cellars’ new tasting room when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Washington water trust names new executive director
James Kraft has been named the new executive director of the Washington Water Trust.
U.S. potato sales sag but still strong
A decline in demand for U.S. potatoes internationally as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic caused total potato exports to fall almost 3 percent for the marketing year 2019-2020, according to Colorado-based marketin…
Royal Slope receives viticultural area designation
It’s official — the Royal Slope is now its very own designated wine producing region.
Growing cotton in the Columbia Basin
Augie Kooistra is not a man who takes “no” for an answer.
More Asian giant hornets found in Washington
The bad is news that nine Asian giant hornets have been found in Washington state in the last year. The good news is the nasty bugs — most two inches long with…
Wind farm sprouts on Rattlesnake Flat
The name Rattlesnake Flat evokes bleak and remote desolation — lonely cacti dotting a dusty landscape, the occasional tumbleweed lopping past a cattle skull sl…
Design work finished on Connell rail improvement
Design work on the proposed Connell Rail Interchange is finished, according to an announcement from the group backing the project.
WSU study sees decline in support for plant breeding programs
A team of scientists led by Kate Evans, a Washington State University horticulture professor who leads WSU’s apple and pear breeding program, found that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending less on public…
Potatoes USA reports record retail potato sales
While the COVID-19 pandemic depressed sales of potatoes for restaurants, retail sales — potato sales to consumers rather than to restaurants — reached record highs for the year July 2019 through June 2020, accordin…