Agriculture

Soon, 379 workers at a Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. potato processing plant in Connell, Washington, will be out of a job.

Following a summer marked by near complete losses of stone fruits such as peaches and cherries, Saturday marked the second weekend of this year's festival, which saw hundreds of people heading for the orchards.

A prolonged cold snap in January, and cooler periods that followed, have ravaged the pear crop for both Oregon and Washington, an industry official said.

Several agriculture and industry leaders called on Congress to pass a new farm bill during a visit to Boise on Friday that was organized by the Western Caucus Foundation.

Two truckloads of live Chinook salmon were released into the Spokane River by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Friday afternoon.

The rolling hills of the Palouse are buzzing this time of year.

New lakefront property has appeared southwest of Spokane. But it’s not necessarily the homes that are new – it’s the lake.

Local farms are working hard to counteract the negative effects of last winter's weather on their crops. 

Jun. 26—Knock on wood: This year's cherry season should be better for Northwest growers, who are coming off a disaster of a 2023 harvest year. It looks like it will be better for consumers, too. B.J. Thurlby, president of Northwest Cherry Growers, said the size of the cherries are some of the biggest he's seen. "These are big cherries," he said. "We're seeing such good fruit on the trees." He ...

This year’s cherry harvest forecast has many Northwest growers hopeful for a return to normal, after extreme weather and poor market conditions have led to lackluster crops every year since the COVID-19 pandemic.

A mound of potatoes unloaded from 10 semitrucks by the Hutterite community just west of Airway Heights on Friday has sparked a free-food frenzy, with droves of people bringing trailers and buckets to get their free taters.

Are you an apple lover or someone who's good at coming up with creative names? Then enter WSU's contest to name their newest apple variety bred right here in Washington state. 

HARRINGTON, Wash. – Several energy companies are exploring major wind projects in Eastern Washington. Just don’t call them wind farms, or else some wheat farmers might take offense.

On Friday, U.S. Senators from Washington and Idaho joined a group of 12 other national lawmakers to send a letter to that advisory committee, urging it to keep potatoes classified as vegetables. The letter was addressed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary Thomas Vilsack and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra.

WASHINGTON – Harsh weather made 2023 a bad year for Washington state cherry growers, but help is on the way after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday granted Gov. Jay Inslee’s request for a federal disaster declaration.

Farmers and truckers who say they’ve unfairly paid fuel surcharges under the state’s cap-and-trade program may soon get some relief.

Farming is hard work, and getting into the industry as a relative outsider makes it harder.

Cosmic Crisps, the proprietary apple variety of Washington, is expected to plateau in price for the first time.