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State officials are establishing a program to promote the state’s culinary and agricultural delights.
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As demand for locally sourced foods has risen, Food hubs allow producers to enter new and additional markets that would be difficult or impossible to access on their own.
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Last year, the invasive moth was around in higher-than-usual numbers. But the state has managed to keep the pest in check for decades.
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Farmers in the Yakima and Kittitas valleys will be some of the hardest hit by Washington state’s declared drought. They might only get about 54% of their normal water this summer.
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Washington has created a new apple variety – again. And its creators want you to name it.
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The next couple of weeks will determine just how challenging it could get this summer for agricultural irrigators, fish and wildfire.
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With Christmas just around the corner, Santa is getting his reindeer ready. One of Saint Nick’s reindeer training grounds is in south-central Washington.
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Washington farmworkers will become eligible for overtime after a 40-hour work week in January. Producers are looking to relax that standard during peak harvest times.
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When the white birds of winter blanket Skagit Valley fields, conflicts can arise, with agricultural market pressures, regard for nature, crop damage, wildlife habitat and respect for property among the issues.
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Tribes across Oregon are reigniting their relationship with tobacco. Not just any tobacco, but the very kind their ancestors grew and used before colonization and the fur trade.
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The Yakama Nation is building up its little-known buffalo herd – so off-the-radar many tribal members don’t even know it exists. The plan is to help Yakama Nation members become more food sovereign.
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Great weather and increasing international trade are putting a shine on the Northwest apple industry