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• Landers: Farmers decisions affect hunters

  March 15, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Decisions farmers are making this week will have a big impact on hunters for the next decade. Sign-ups for the Conservation Reserve Program began Monday. Producers have until April 6 … 2

• Farmers, immigrant advocates, others support bill

  January 29, 2012 in City on Page B2 SEATTLE – In Olympia, it’s not all that often that immigrant advocacy groups and farmers are on the same side of a proposed bill. But the unlikely allies have teamed … 1

• Bill would limit federal changes to dust standards

  October 27, 2011 in City on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Dust regulations for farmers aren’t going to change, the Environmental Protection Agency assured Congress recently. That’s not enough for House Republicans; they want a law. The EPA was …

• Local cherry season slow to start, fruit ready for picking next week

  July 13, 2011 in Food on Page C1 Seems patience is the secret ingredient in this year’s local growing season. The appearance of hot, sunny days may make one anxious for the fruits of mid-summer, but area farms …

• 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 …

• 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 …

• Palouse farmer introduces green garbanzo

  April 14, 2010 in Food on Page C1 Wheat is the crop that gives the rolling Palouse its famous crown, but look closely at the hills and you’ll discover other plants contributing to that signature patchwork of green … 1

• Workshops focus on saving the small farm

  February 24, 2010 in Food on Page C1 Farmers Lora Lea and Rick Misterly are offering workshops at their Quillisascut Farm School of the Domestic Arts that are designed to inspire and encourage their passion: preserving small farms, …

• Rise in small farms is changing Ag Expo’s role

  February 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spray. Dab. Wipe, wipe. With the type of gentle cleaning normally reserved for rebuilt cars of yesteryear, Mark Prewett swiped away every grain of grit. His made the yellow paint … 2

• Spokane Valley farm sends fresh produce to table near you

  September 16, 2009 in Food on Page C1 In the early morning dark behind his Spokane Valley home, Dan Jackson is already at work. With only the small burst of light from a headlamp, he harvests heirloom tomatoes, … 1

• Unexpected rain good for Palouse farmers

  June 26, 2009 in City, Region Wheat farmers in the Palouse are delighted by some unexpected rain.

• Thousands of farmers expected at Spokane Ag Expo

  February 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane Ag Expo, one of the largest trade shows in the Inland Northwest, is drawing thousands of food growers, from those who produce wheat for export around the world to …

• Forecaster warns of long dry spell

  November 15, 2008 in City on Page A1 Eastern Washington should brace for two years of dry weather. November’s rainy patterns will continue until February, an expert forecaster said Friday, but the region’s precipitation levels will drop significantly …