Agriculture

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.