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).
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man's cancer, a jury determined Tuesday in the first phase of...
The rising water in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri that has damaged hundreds of homes and been blamed for three deaths has also taken a heavy...
Farmers in the Yakima Valley are still assessing the damage after a snow- and windstorm a month ago left 1,850 dairy cows dead in the...
The winter wonderland, one of six in North America, is built from scratch when the cold conditions allow the ice to sprout from the barren...
Lab-grown meat, basically animal muscle cells grown in a culture, could someday compete with conventional chicken or beef, but the industry still faces significant hurdles,...
Investment firms are starting to purchase Washington tree fruit companies, including ones with a presence in the Yakima Valley. That’s prompted some family farmers to...