Washington Ag Network – Glenn Vaagen – Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse have responded to legislation intended to protect the operations of the Snake and Columbia River dams. House Resolution 3144 is a bipartisan piece of legislation, that would … Continued
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC – ALEC REGIMBAL – UNION GAP, Wash. — Before automated and tractor-drawn plows were all the rage, farmers typically prepped their fields for the growing season by using plows that were pulled by a team of horses. But … Continued
THE SPOKESMAN REVIEW – CHAD SOKOL Washington State University and a Seattle-based biotech firm are suing each other over the right to grow and sell the highly anticipated Cosmic Crisp apple variety, which is expected to appear on store shelves … Continued
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC – DONALD W. MEYERS – Bring up the subject of theft, and practically every farmer has at least one story. There’s tales of stolen irrigation parts, wire, and batteries from wind machines. But Lower Valley farmers say thieves … Continued
GOP seeks to nudge people away from receiving federal benefits and incentivize them to work THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – KRISTINA PETERSON – WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan’s long-sought goal of overhauling welfare programs will get a kick-start when Congress returns … Continued
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC – DONALD W. MEYERS – Washington’s beef and wheat are among the latest commodities targeted in the growing trade war between China and the United States. More than 12.5 million bushels of the region’s soft white wheat have … Continued
The Chinese list included aircraft up to 45 tons in weight, excluding high-end Boeing jetliners such as the 747 and 777, leaving Beijing high-profile targets for possible future conflicts. SEATTLE TIMES – JOE McDONALD – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – BEIJING … Continued
KIMA TV – TRISTAN BALAGTAS – YAKIMA, Wash. — It’s been four days since Chris Nobbs and Shawn Hazen of Instar Naturals took home the top prize in the Enterprise Challenge for their innovative bee paste, which you can apply … Continued
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW – JIM CAMDEN – Chinese tariffs announced Monday in response to U.S. tariffs on steel could undo some of the work over the last decade to market the region’s cherries and hurt the sales of apples and pears, … Continued
DAILY RECORD – Top of FormBottom of Form Bills dealing with agricultural fairs and veterinary inspections were signed by Gov. Jay Inslee during a signing ceremony on Tuesday. Both bills were sponsored by state Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, who … Continued