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• Farmers’ hopes grow for profitable wheat harvest

  May 17, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 COLFAX – A wet spring has led to optimal conditions for the region’s new crop of winter wheat. And if prices hold, farmers are poised for another good year. 3

• Money & Markets report undergoes changes

  March 8, 2012 in Business on Page A8 Today readers will notice a few changes to our Money & Markets report on the following page. Expanding on our commodities report, we’ve added Northwest wheat prices halfway down the …

• Former grain states seeing wheat revival

  August 25, 2011 in Business on Page A7 WESTFIELD, Vt. – Amber waves of grain are rippling again in parts of New England, once considered the region’s bread basket. Vermont and Maine ceded that distinction to the Midwest … 1

• Latah County seeks federal disaster aid

  June 26, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B3 Latah County has been added to a list of local Idaho governments requesting federal aid for thousands of acres of farmland swamped by adverse spring weather. County commissioners signed a …

• 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 … 10

• Colfax-based Joseph’s Grainery now selling Palouse-grown grains, lentils across region

  March 23, 2011 in Food on Page C1 If the Myers family of Colfax had a family crest, Bill Myers says the inscription would read, “There’s got to be a better way.” The fifth-generation farmer is only half-joking …

• Wheat farmers may feel impact

  March 12, 2011 in City on Page A4 Whether it’s revolution in the Middle East or an earthquake and tsunami in Japan, this year has already been tumultuous for the region’s wheat industry. Japan buys more Washington-grown wheat …

• Census: Dwindling small towns determined to fight extinction

  March 6, 2011 in City, Region on Page A1 LaCROSSE, Wash. – The worn sign on the road into town reads: “Welcome to LaCrosse. Home of the Tigercats. Population 415.” It was painted a long time ago. Today the … 23

• Prison bakery to use regional wheat

  February 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Domestic violence put him behind bars 10 years ago, but Donald Kanne has plans for a better life when he leaves prison. And he owes it in part to dough.

• Expected slow melt, rain should help crops, forecaster says

  February 2, 2011 in City on Page A8 Keep your hat and gloves at the ready because cold weather will linger across the Inland Northwest throughout the rest of this winter and into spring. Art Douglas, who farmers …

• Unrest in Egypt concerns Washington wheat farmers

  February 2, 2011 in City on Page A10 The political unrest gripping Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries has wheat farmers half a world away in Washington worried. Egypt is the world’s largest wheat buyer, securing enough grain …

• Erratic winter hasn’t hurt wheat yet, farmers say

  January 30, 2011 in Business on Page B7 MOSCOW – With lower temperatures predicted for weeks to come, farmers are eyeing their soggy grounds where winter wheat lies dormant. Without snow insulating the planted crops, low temperatures could …

• Palouse’s wheat farmers harvest the year’s near-perfect mix

  October 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 ALMOTA – Wheat farmers across the Inland Northwest are collecting on a trifecta this year: a bumper crop, solid grain prices and continued government subsidies. The wheat crop is the … 3

• 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.

• Drought, fire hinder Russian wheat

  August 3, 2010 in Business on Page A8 MOSCOW – A severe drought destroyed one-fifth of the wheat crop in Russia, the world’s third-largest exporter, and now wildfires are sweeping in to finish off some of the fields …

• 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.

• 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 …

• Hail storm damages Grant County crops

  June 24, 2010 in City A violent hail storm damaged crops in the Coulee City and Hartline areas of Grant County Wednesday evening, sending water down gullies and leaving up to six inches of hail …

• 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? …

• Monsanto to modify wheat

  July 16, 2009 in City on Page A5 Monsanto Co. is moving back into the business of developing genetically modified wheat, a development that the Washington Grain Alliance says will help keep wheat competitive with other food crops. …

• Unexpected rain good for Palouse farmers

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

• Wheat growers concerned about Iranian market

  June 18, 2009 in City on Page A3 Regional wheat farmers hope the political unrest roiling Iran won’t disrupt a business breakthrough that during the past year resulted in the first grain sales into the country in nearly …

• Price rise too late for some Palouse wheat growers

  May 27, 2009 in City The price for soft white wheat is nearly $6 per bushel at Portland after months in the $4 to $5 range. Pacific Northwest Farmers Co-op CEO Sam White told the …

• Growing pangs

  October 26, 2008 in City on Page A1 SPANGLE – Wheat prices are in a free-fall. Last year’s crop was a billion-dollar boon to the region’s bottom line. This year’s harvest will fall far short of that measure …

• Early wheat optimism rings hollow

  August 31, 2008 in City on Page A1 REARDAN – Wheat farmers are becoming anxious as much of this year’s crop stands uncut in the rolling fields of Eastern Washington. The harvest is running about two weeks behind …

• Early July freeze tempers wheat farmers’ optimism

  July 27, 2008 in City on Page B1 COLFAX – Winds that fanned wildfires in Spokane two weeks ago delivered a cold slap to farmers. Temperatures the night of July 10 dipped into the mid-20s and nipped spring …

• Vote Scheduled For Grain Co-Op Merger

  October 14, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 More than 700 farmers west of Spokane this weekend will decide whether to merge 65-year-old Washtucna Grain Growers Co. into Ritzville Warehouse Co., one of the state’s largest grain cooperatives. …