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 assistance program sought to correct long-standing disadvantages faced by Black, Latino and other minority farmers in getting loans from banks and the government. When...
Though the effects of smoke damage on grapes can vary and not all tasters will recognize a difference, in the worst-case scenario the damage can...
Though not a new problem for apple growers, the bacterial pathogen fire blight has been looming larger as the climate crisis brings longer, warmer and...
A little-known substance derived from hemp is flying off the shelves of U.S. gas stations and smoke shops. Delta-8, almost chemically identical to federally outlawed...
The cyberattack on JBS could upset the nation’s meat markets and raises new questions about the vulnerability of critical American businesses. It's the second recent...
A cyberattack on JBS, the largest meat producer globally, has forced the shutdown of beef plants in the U.S. The attack comes just three weeks...
Seven apple varieties previously believed to be lost or extinct have been found in Eastern Washington, including several on land near Pullman, Colfax and Moscow....
The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal to be cleared...
