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OSU Malheur field day to show crop trials, impact of unusual weather
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (311+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station staff plan a crop research field day from 8: 30 a. m. to 1 p. m. at the station, 595 Onion Ave. , Ontario. Trials for onions, potatoes, sugar beets, dry beans, wheat and hemp will be featured, according…...
Study: Wind, solar projects will need thousands of square miles
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (536+ words) Published 2: 30 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 A study sponsored by Northwest electric utilities predicts that meeting Washington and Oregon's climate goals will require building 600 more utility-scale wind and solar installations. The windmills and solar panels would span 9, 200-square miles, roughly the size…...
Idaho PUC takes comments on Gateway West line segment
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (248+ words) Published 11: 00 am Friday, June 19, 2026 The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is accepting written comments through Aug. 21 on applications related to a segment of the proposed Gateway West electrical power transmission line. Idaho Power and Pacificorp unit Rocky Mountain Power seek approval…...
Co Bank: Dairy heifer inventories to stay low before '27 rebound
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (439+ words) Published 10: 00 am Friday, June 19, 2026 The number of heifers available to enter the U. S. milking herd has dropped to its lowest level since 1978. The decline comes as the total dairy herd reaches a 30-year population high at the same time strong financial…...
Southwest Washington farmers celebrate new link to markets
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (321+ words) Published 7: 00 am Friday, June 19, 2026 CHEHALIS, Wash. " A ribbon-cutting ceremony June 17 capped an eight-year campaign to build a rail terminal to connect farmers to customers and vivify agriculture in southwest Washington. Six gleaming bins at the Port of Chehalis, halfway between…...
Power council: Increased spill over dams delaying adult salmon
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (387+ words) Published 10: 30 am Thursday, June 18, 2026 The federal court order to increase spill over Columbia and Snake river dams delayed adult salmon passage "significantly" at two dams, according to the Public Power Council. Citing reports from the Columbia River Basin Water Management…...
Field day covers 20-plus topics for forest, range owners
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (228+ words) Published 9: 40 am Thursday, June 18, 2026 Forest and range owners have more than 20 topics to choose from during Washington State University's Forest and Range Owners Field Day. The event, hosted by WSU's Eastern Washington Extension Forestry program, runs 9 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m. June 27 at the…...
Washington Grain Commission approves $8. 2 million budget amid low prices
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (369+ words) Published 8: 00 am Thursday, June 18, 2026 Washington Grain Commission board members recently approved an $8. 2 million budget, down 1. 7% from nearly $8. 4 million the previous year. The commission expects to bring in nearly $5 million in revenue, down from nearly $6 million the previous year. Assessments are…...
Washington orchard grows organic heirloom fruit
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (431+ words) Published 3: 30 pm Thursday, June 18, 2026 By Heather Thomas/ For the Capital Press White Mountain Orchard is owned and managed by Claire, Hal and Simon Jackson near Tonasket, Wash. It was stablished in 1991 by Claire's father Ted Lichtenfels at base of Whitestone…...
Washington orchard becomes a diverse operation
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (515+ words) Published 3: 30 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2026 By Heather Thomas/ For the Capital Press Luke Tonnemaker's great-grandparents, Orland and Pearl Tonnemaker, started this 132-acre farm near Royal City, Wash. , in 1962. "In 1981 my father, Kole, took over the day-to-day operation of the farm when…...