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• Farmers benefiting from higher food prices

  October 23, 2011 in News Higher food prices at the grocery store might not be good news for consumers, but those prices are resulting in big returns for Washington farmers in an industry that’s proving … 5

• Bigger corn surplus could slow food inflation

  October 12, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Food prices could rise more slowly next year because farmers have a bigger surplus of corn on hand than previously thought. 3

• Late apple harvest under way in Washington

  September 20, 2011 in Business, Region It’s getting to be a common thread for Yakima Valley agriculture in 2011. Like so many crops before it, the apple harvest is late, in some cases as much as …

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  Chickpea pioneer’s innovation gave Inland Northwest vital crop

  July 6, 2011 in City on Page A5 The next time you have a big scoop of hummus – and if you’re like me, that’ll be any second now – spare a kind thought for Jim Evans of … 13

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  Persistent rain helping, hindering wheat crops

  June 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 RITZVILLE – Enough already. A soggy spring has put Eastern Washington’s wheat crop more than a week behind schedule in many areas, hampered spring seeding in others and prodded some … 11

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  Dedication to strong school system helps bring Bridgeport together

  June 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 BRIDGEPORT, Wash. – Bridgeport, in rural north central Washington, is known regionally for its abundant apple and cherry orchards. Now the nation knows it for having a high school that’s …

• Labor secretary praises school’s transformation

  June 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 BRIDGEPORT, Wash. – Bridgeport High School earned national attention as one of three finalists in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. Although it fell short of the top prize … 5

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  Global warming heats up Inland NW ag research

  May 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Inland Northwest has been going through one of its coolest and wettest springs ever while farmers and scientists are convening this week to launch a $20 million research program … 51

• Glitch at Otter’s office leaves farmers lacking aid

  October 28, 2010 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and the state’s congressional delegation have contacted federal authorities to try to get some $10 million in disaster relief money for northern Idaho farmers possibly lost … 6

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  Moscow farmer wants area to grow additional food crops

  August 22, 2010 in Business on Page E5 Rolling hills of golden wheat and the Palouse have become synonymous. But Moscow farmer Garrett Clevenger would like to see some of that wheat land directed toward producing food crops …

• Russian drought helping Washington wheat farmers

  August 6, 2010 in Region The promise of a profitable year for Washington wheat farmers became more likely Thursday because of events on the other side of the globe.

• Farmers link losses to herbicide

  August 2, 2010 in City on Page A6 BELLINGHAM – Organic farmers in Whatcom County say that herbicide contamination in the manure and compost they obtain from non-organic farms is causing severe crop damage. Farmers are blaming the …

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  Clinics, volunteers bring medical care to migrant farmworkers

  July 25, 2010 in City on Page B1 In the 24 years since President Ronald Reagan signed immigration reform granting amnesty to undocumented immigrants, a generation of farmworkers has helped make Washington tree fruit a $2.5 billion industry. … 4

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  Wheat yield looks big, thanks to rain

  July 23, 2010 in City, Region A cool and moist late spring may have posed problems for some Washington crops, but it looks to be a boon to dryland wheat farmers.

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  Hail damages wheat in Grant County

  June 25, 2010 in City on Page A13 A violent hailstorm damaged crops in the Coulee City and Hartline areas of Grant County on Wednesday evening, sending water down gullies and leaving up to six inches of hail …

• Supreme Court lifts ban on modified alfalfa seed

  June 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a judge-imposed nationwide ban on genetically modified alfalfa, handing a victory to Monsanto Co. in a long-running dispute. The U.S. Department of … 1

• Huge grasshopper outbreak projected in Northwest

  May 21, 2010 in City The Pacific Northwest must prepare for the worst grasshopper outbreak in 30 years, according to scientists for Washington State University and the USDA. 10

• Potato costs exceed prices, farmers say

  December 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 IDAHO FALLS – Leaders of potato grower industry groups say a stellar growing season has been offset by prices for Idaho potatoes that have dropped to less than half of …

• Willamette Valley growers swap grass for wheat

  November 19, 2009 in Business on Page A12 SALEM – As growers in Oregon’s Willamette Valley shift from grass seed to wheat, the question on many minds is: What are growers going to do with all that wheat? …

• Potato farmers fight pests with hot mustard

  November 9, 2009 in City on Page A6 Chinese hot mustard, like horseradish and habanero, is best consumed in small portions. That’s part of the thinking behind efforts by many Mid-Columbia farmers, particularly potato growers, to raise fields …

• As food prices rise, agriculture investment falls

  October 15, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 NAIROBI, Kenya – Parents in some of Africa’s poorest countries are cutting back on school, clothes and basic medical care just to give their children a meal once a day, …

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  McDonald’s fries the holy grail for potato farmers

  September 23, 2009 in Business, Idaho KIMBERLY, Idaho — From the fields of Idaho to tasting rooms in suburban Chicago, potato farmers, researchers and industry representatives are in the midst of an elusive hunt: finding a …

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  Fuzzy skin makes peaches susceptible to pesticide retention

  August 18, 2009 in Features on Page C1 As we munch into the fragrant core of peach season, shoppers face an array of choices for the same fuzzy fruit but little guidance on which type to pick. Expensive …

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  Aspiring farmers match up with old hands

  August 16, 2009 in Business on Page E1 RICHLAND, Iowa – He quit his job and drove his wife and their four young daughters across country, a 21st century pioneer lured to these faraway farm fields by the …

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  West Side farm plows for a purpose

  April 13, 2009 in City on Page A6 TACOMA – Otis Jackson Jr. celebrated his 21st birthday by touching a horse. Jackson was a member of a Pierce County District Court crew working to satisfy a community service …

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  Retaliatory tariffs hit Washington, Oregon fruit crops

  March 20, 2009 in City on Page A6 YAKIMA – Washington state apples escaped a tariff imposed by Mexico in retaliation for a halt to Mexican trucks entering the United States, but other Northwest crops weren’t so lucky. …

• Bill would undo wheat farmers’ tax breaks

    February 20, 2009 in City Washington wheat farmers are upset about legislation that would undo tax breaks they have enjoyed since the Great Depression.

• ‘Weatherman’ heralds promising forecast

  February 3, 2009 in City Cold weather may linger in February and this spring may deliver more snow and rain than initially predicted, according to an expert forecaster who delivered a dose of short-term hope …

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  New rule could hurt cherry exports

  December 28, 2008 in City on Page B7 WENATCHEE – Washington tree fruit companies are anxiously awaiting a new Homeland Security rule that they say could disrupt about $60 million worth of cherry exports next season. The new …

• Record apple crop projected

  December 10, 2008 in Region WENATCHEE, Wash. — This year’s apple crop in Washington is estimated at a record 113 million boxes. 3

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