WASHINGTON AG NETWORK – GLENN VAAGEN – The Washington Apple Commission announced this week that the board has elected Michael Roche as Chairman and David Douglas as Vice Chairman. Roche is a fourth-generation owner of Roche Fruit based in Yakima. … Continued
THE SPOKESMAN REVIEW – RACHEL ALEXANDER – MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Lindsey du Toit is on a mission to save American spinach seeds. Her greenhouse at Washington State University’s Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center is full of … Continued
NWC LIFE CHANEL – AMY A. KREIC – WENATCHEE – Washington Apples are on China’s tariff target list as that country threatens to retaliate against US tariffs on Chinese Steel and Aluminum exports. According to an official with the Chinese … Continued
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC – DONALD W. MEYERS – YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima fruit growers are watching to see if Washington apples and cherries will become pawns in a trade war between the United States and China. With President Donald Trump threatening … Continued
WSU Ranked Number One in USDA Research and Development Expenditures WASHINGTON AG NETWORK – GLENN VAAGEN – Washington State University recently topped the list of USDA research and development expenditures. In the 2016 fiscal year, WSU researched expended $42.8 million … Continued
WASHINGTON AG NETWORK – GLENN VAAGEN – Tuesday is not only the first day of spring, but it’s also National Ag Day, 2018. Established by the Agriculture Council of America, the day was created to help educate the growing population … Continued
THE DAILY SUN – OLYMPIA – Two agricultural bills introduced by Sen. Jim Honeyford were signed into law Thursday, March 15, by Gov. Jay Inslee. Senate Bill 6125 gives the state Department of Ecology six more years to enter voluntary … Continued
KXRO NEWS – KYLE PAULEY – Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced that more than $3.5 million in investments from the Department of Natural Resource, with the majority coming to Grays Harbor and Pacific County. This includes: Reopening a … Continued
Washington’s state-run hemp program received financial help from lawmakers to survive for another year. CAPITAL PRESS – DON JENKINS – OLYMPIA — Legal hemp in Washington apparently will survive for a second season, though the state Department of Agriculture has … Continued
CAPITAL PRESS – MATTHEW WEAVER – Washington Senate Bill 6278, currently on Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk, provides a temporary agreement between the state Department of Agriculture and the Washington Crop Improvement Association with language that clarifies the use of funds … Continued