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• 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 …

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  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 …

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  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 …

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  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 …