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This week, a group of scientists sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging farmers to stop planting genetically engineered corn with a certain gene because it will no longer protect them from the corn rootworm. If the recommendations are put into practice, it could cause major changes in the way that seed companies like Monsanto do business.
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Agriculture is a tremendous force in shaping the Idaho economy, according to John Hammel, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the…
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Police in eastern Washington are trying to figure out who has been intentionally torching haystacks near the tiny town of Mattawa.Grant County Sheriff Tom…
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Reflections of a farm laborer and his son near Eltopia, Wash.:"My name is Victor Santillan and I work for Agri-Pack, stacking hay in the trucks. I'm from…
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Reflections of an eastern Washington farmer harvesting alfalfa with a massive tractor:"This is about the only piece of farm equipment that has air…
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RICHLAND, Wash. – A new study says increasing numbers of families in Walla Walla County are living in overcrowded conditions.Brien Thane is the executive…
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Cooler temperatures this year have given Washington’s wheat famers a boost. The cool wet spring combined with good ripening conditions in July and August…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976744.mp3U.S. produce is about to get cheaper in Mexico. That includes apples, pears…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-960610.mp3As sales of organic foods continue to climb across the country, organic…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-954554.mp3The tumultuous political climate in the Middle East is creating volatility…