Read the latest news about Washington state's top crops: apples and pears; wheat and hay; milk and dairy; potatoes and vegetables; cherries, grapes and hops. Topics also include Washington state wines and viticulture, beef cattle and other livestock; aquaculture; international trade in farm commodities; organic foods, pesticides, herbicides and the debate over genetically modified crops (GMO).
The expected bottleneck in recruitment of temporary agricultural workers arises weeks before harvest time for crops such as strawberries and lettuce that heavily depend on...
Emergency proclamations are issued pretty routinely in response to natural disasters. But this week, Gov. Jay Inslee used the emergency powers granted his office in...
Republicans and Democrats in the state Legislature say they have agreed to convene a group to examine aspects of the state’s water code, to develop...
FLORIDA CITY, Fla. (AP) — On a recent afternoon, many stools stood empty beside a conveyor belt where workers examined a stream of green tomatoes...
A Duvall resident is accused of using Green Acre Pharms in an elaborate Ponzi scheme that took in $4.85 million from at least two dozen...
An official with the National Association of Wheat Growers said industry groups first learned of Kellogg’s plans Monday morning.
From suburban Maryland to the West Coast, immigrants reshape small-scale farming in the United States, bringing back traditional and organic methods.