CAPITAL PRESS – MATHEW WEAVER – Walla Walla sweet onion harvest starts this weekend, says Michael J. Locati, chairman of the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee. Walla Walla sweet onion farmers start harvesting this weekend, the leader of the … Continued
YAKIMA HERALD – LUKE THOMPSON – NACHES, Wash. — More than a dozen Zillah High School students watched intently as some 4,000 rainbow trout at the Naches Fish Hatchery were loaded into a truck headed for Dog Lake near White … Continued
SPOKESMAN REVIEW – THOMAS CLOUSE – Where’s the beef from? For now, it remains a mystery. A federal judge in Spokane this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by domestic livestock producers to reinstate country-of-origin labeling on beef and pork products. … Continued
YAKIMA HERALD – MIA HOANG – YAKIMA, Wash. — Red Delicious apples have fallen out of favor with U.S. consumers, but they’re still popular in Mexico. Export markets, such as Mexico, are crucial as the once-popular variety still makes up … Continued
SUCCESSFUL FARMING – MIKE MCGINNIS – Relaxed trade tension with China supports optimism. U.S. farmers see current ag economy conditions improvement and hold out greater hope for better future conditions. The latest monthly results of the Purdue University/CME Group Ag … Continued
CAPITAL PRESS – DAN WHEAT – PORTLAND — After several years of lighter crops, Pacific Northwest pear growers forecast an average crop this season. The question is whether the weather and other elements will intervene to scramble that picture. Pacific … Continued
UNION BULLETIN – ANDY PORTER – Despite a jot of cool weather at its end, last month finished as the warmest May on record, according to the National Weather Service. The average temperature, 65.7 degrees, was 6.4 degrees above normal. … Continued
FAST COMPANY – ALEX PASTERNACK – Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has charged Facebook and Google with violating decades-old state campaign finance laws that require disclosures for political ads. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson charged Facebook and Google … Continued
US lawmakers want to know if Facebook’s CEO lied during his testimony to Congress. CNET – ALFRED NG – After hours of questioning Mark Zuckerberg in Washington, DC, in April, two US senators aren’t done with the Facebook CEO. Sens. … Continued
NPR – BILL CHAPPELL – Mexico is putting tariffs on imports of U.S. steel and farm products — including pork, cheese, apples and potatoes — as it hits back at the U.S. for the Trump administration’s tariffs on steel and … Continued